FILE – In this July 31, 2015 file photo, Chicago Alderman Ed Burke chairs a committee meeting in Chicago. Burke, one of the most powerful City Council members in Chicago history has been charged Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in a federal criminal complaint with attempted extortion for “corruptly soliciting business” for his private law firm. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

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Tribune reporter Ray Long: Ed Burke was the most powerful alderman ever

by: Pete Zimmerman

Posted: Nov 6, 2023 / 05:25 PM CST

Updated: Nov 6, 2023 / 05:25 PM CST

FILE – In this July 31, 2015 file photo, Chicago Alderman Ed Burke chairs a committee meeting in Chicago. Burke, one of the most powerful City Council members in Chicago history has been charged Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in a federal criminal complaint with attempted extortion for “corruptly soliciting business” for his private law firm. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

by: Pete Zimmerman

Posted: Nov 6, 2023 / 05:25 PM CST

Updated: Nov 6, 2023 / 05:25 PM CST

Ray Long, the great investigative reporter at the Chicago Tribune, joins John Williams to break down everything we need to know about the corruption trial of former Alderman Ed Burke.

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