The corruption trial of former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke is set to resume Monday after a Thanksgiving break with more testimony about an alleged scheme to pressure the owners of a Burger King in Burke’s ward to hire the powerful alderman’s private law firm. When the trial recessed early on Wednesday, prosecution witness Pam Smith had just started testifying about her role in the remodeling of .
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The federal racketeering case against Ed Burke is pure Chicago. At its core, the Burke trial, which just wrapped its third week, is about a series of alleged shakedowns by the longest-serving alderman in City Council history — a potential highlight reel for the sordid legacy of City Hall. The former 14th Ward alderman is not accused of taking bribe money in an envelope, in a brown paper bag or .
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