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Podcast: The Block Club Chicago Podcast
Episode: Why Ed Burke Was Found Guilty
Description: Host - Jon HansenGuest - Michael Leonard, Leonard Trial LawyersFormer Ald. Ed Burke, the city’s longest-serving alderman and one of its most powerful politicians for decades, was convicted of racketeering conspiracy Thursday afternoon.
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