Ed Burke's lawyers swamp judge with glowing letters of support ahead of sentencing: 'I know who Ed really is'

Prosecutors want a judge to give Chicago's longest-serving City Council member a 10-year prison sentence for corruption. But defense attorneys hope to sway the judge to spare him any prison time with stories of Ed Burke's good deeds.

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