Saturday, December 18, 2010

Chicago Mob Linked Old-School Politician Thrives in a Changed Ward: Alderman Burke Plies His Trade

Chicago New Cooperative reports on powerful Chicago Alderman Ed Burke:
This month, his office helped 200 constituents review their property tax bills and look for exemptions, he said.

“I don’t see anything wrong with the old-school way of doing things,” Mr. Burke said. “The proof is in the pudding — I don’t have an opponent.”
Since Chicago has lax "ethics" laws Alderman Burke's "real job" is running a property tax law firm. Here's more from Andrew Breitbart's Big Government. Even the xtranormal world looks at Alderman Burke.