Courthouse display touting public corruption convictions covered at request of Ed Burke's lawyers

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As prospective jurors walked into the courtroom for the second day of former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke’s federal trial on Tuesday, there was a change to the…

While the majority of prospective jurors questioned Tuesday said they had little knowledge of Burke, there were some small connections - like one whose neighbor is Burke ally Ed Vrdolyak's sonAs prospective jurors walked into the courtroom for the second day of former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke’s federal trial on Tuesday, there was a change to the scenery.

Indicted in 2019 alongside aide Peter Andrews and developer Charles Cui, Burke is accused of using his official positions as 14th Ward Alderman and Finance Committee chair to steer private business to his law firm. How Ed Burke built his political empire – and the feds built their case – as corruption trial begins for Chicago's once most powerful alderman

 

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