Ed Burke Episode 1: Pinball and Patronage.
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This is the beginning of a five-part series where Alyssa tells John Zinn about someone who might be Chicago’s most notorious current politician. Known as Slow Ed to some and Burger King Burke to others we are gong to highlight the fifty-four-year career of former alderman Ed Burke a man described by the Federal Prosecutors as “thoroughly corrupt.”
In this episode we lay the groundwork for his rise to power covering the 1960’s and 1970’s.
We also talk about Lauren Boebert’s night at the theatre.
SHOW NOTES:
Chicago Magazine: In 1997, We Profiled Ed Burke. He Was in Trouble Then, Too
WTTW: End of the Burke Era: A 54-year Political Reign at City Hall Comes to a Close
WBUR: How Chicago Politics Produced A Deeply Entrenched Culture Of Corruption
Chicago Magazine: Ed Burke Is Maybe, Finally Done
Reason: Chicago Alderman and Notorious Nanny-Stater Ed Burke Charged in Federal Corruption Scheme
Chicago Magazine: Oh, How the Mighty Three Eddies Have Fallen
Chicago Magazine: Nobody Wants to Be Ed Burke’s Friend Anymore
Chicago Magazine: The Most Corrupt Addresses in the Chicago Area
Chicago Reader: Chicago once waged a 40-year war on pinball
CST: From ‘young Turk’ to Trump tax lawyer — Burke’s half century of ups and downs
CST: Ald. Ed Burke at 50 years: A remarkable story of political survival
ABC: Ald. Ed Burke praised, criticized for legacy on Chicago City Council
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