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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Jon Seidel

BIZARRE: Edward m burke figurehead of the old regime faces historic corruption trial | Mind Blowing Facts

Former Ald. Ed Burkę enters the Dirksen Federal Courthouse Monday for the start of his corruption trial. (Ashlee Rezin | Sun-Times)

Edward M. Burke spent decades consolidating power, challenging his political nemeses and cementing an unrivaled legacy representing the 14th Ward at City Hall.

But the final chapter of his 54-year career as Chicago’s longest-serving City Council member is now set to be written in depressingly common fashion four blocks to the south — at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.

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