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He entered politics as one of the youngest Chicago City Council members in history and became its most powerful and longest-serving member. Now, he’s fighting to avoid prison.
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Burke has been on the Chicago City Council more than 50 years but faces trial for wide-ranging allegations of corruption.
He is bankrolling a legal team of former federal prosecutors, who have filed hundreds of pages of motions before U.S. District Judge Robert Dow, a rigorous effort that has left
Embattled Ald. Ed Burke has spent more than $2.7 million on legal fees, tapping a deep reservoir of campaign funds built up over decades as he waits trial on federal corruption charges.