Editorial: Ed Burke, Chicago’s rich, powerful pol, snags some luck at sentencing

The 80-year-old former alderman, arguably the most powerful politician in Chicago for decades, surely won't be incarcerated for close to the two years he got.

From the Editorial Board:

Ed Burke, Chicago's rich, powerful pol, snags some luck at sentencing

The question is, was justice served?

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