A jury of nine women and three men heard from 38 witnesses over 16 days of testimony as prosecutors made their case that Burke was “a bribe taker” and “an extortionist” in a historic trial of one of the city’s most powerful politicians.
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CHICAGO — Ed Burke, for years the most powerful alderman in Chicago, resident historian of the City Council, anointer of judges and head of the influential Finance Committee, sat back in his chair in a federal courtroom Wednesday as closing arguments in his landmark corruption trial got underway. Across the room, Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane MacArthur made a sweeping gesture toward Burke, .
Burke’s defense team has promised to summon former Ald. Danny Solis to the witness stand finally giving Burke the chance to confront the man who famously turned on him while wearing an FBI wire.