Lawyers for ex-Ald. Ed Burke will get chance to make case to the jury as closings at corruption trial continue
Prosecutors Thursday are expected to highlight former Ald. Ed Burke’s alleged attempts to shake down the developers leading the $600 million Old Post Office renovation as closing arguments in Burke’s landmark corruption case continue. The post office scheme is the centerpiece of the sprawling racketeering indictment against Burke and features dozens of videotaped meetings and recorded phone ...