Ill. Gov. Quinn Defends Hiring Chicago Mob Linked Alderman Burkes' daughter to $117,000-a-year state post

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn today said politics were “absolutely not” involved in his decision to give a high paying appointment to the daughter of an Illinois Supreme Court justice and a powerful Chicago alderman who was a major campaign donor.

The governor defended naming attorney Jennifer Burke to the Illinois Pollution Control Board, saying she is more than qualified for the $117,043-a-year post.

She is the daughter of Justice Anne Burke, who swore Quinn into office, and 14th Ward Ald. Ed Burke, chairman of the City Council’s Finance Committee. Jennifer Burke, 41, works for the city as an assistant corporation counsel supervisor. As of last month, her annual salary was $99,948.

For a look at Alderman Burke's ties to the Chicago Mob click on this and this. There's also a whole blog dedicated to Eddy and the Mrs.