Ex-Ald. Ed Burke corruption trial to resume with testimony about alleged Field Museum shakedown
The historic corruption trial of former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke is set to resume Monday with testimony about Burke’s alleged threats to block a fee increase for the Field Museum because its leadership ignored his internship recommendation. Before breaking for the week on Friday, jurors had just listened to the first wiretapped recording in the trial: A November 2017 call between Burke and an ...