chicago politics November 22, 2023 6:46 pm

Ed Burke's defense grills Burger King mogul as federal corruption trial continues

Was it a friendly business meeting – or an alleged shakedown? That’s the question attorneys asked jurors to weigh Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, who for decades was the most powerful member of City Council, NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle reports.

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