The Chicago Ties That Bind. Ed Burke's son spared from Preckwinkle pop tax layoffs, records show deeper ties

The Chicago Tribune reports:

While Preckwinkle has said she had “little contact and no relationship with the alderman,” she has had at least 10 meetings that included Burke since 2015, according to her official calendars. Those same documents also show at least 34 meetings with Justice Burke, who is chairman of the county’s Justice Advisory Council.

The schedules, released in response to a Tribune open records request, exclude the $116,000 fundraiser in January 2018 at the Burkes’ home.

Alderman Burke is expected to be indicted by May 3.