Only 38?
- Ed Burke has seen ‘em all — and now he’s joining their ignominious ranks.
Chicago’s longest-serving alderperson worked alongside all 37 previous City Council members found guilty of a crime since 1973. This week a jury tagged him as No. 38 in the chamber’s caucus of convicts.
The Southwest Side political kingpin goes down as perhaps the biggest fish caught yet by federal prosecutors, with racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion convictions that were secured partly due to Burke’s famously fishy question.
Always remember, the corruption of Chicago started (and continues) with the politicians.
Labels: city politics, corruption
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
80 Comments:
Will he lose his pension? Doubt it.
Old school corruptions pale into insignificance compared to new school shitheaderies.
Word.
12 more will be the equivalent to the whole damn city counsel.
Madigan and Burke should of rode off into the sunset ten years ago, but they forgot the old saying, pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered..
Burke is part of a disturbing trend: Pragmatic democrats from Illinois being prosecuted to make way for more liberal/commie/woke ideologues. The deep state Obama justice department doesn’t just go after Jan 6ers. It started with Blago not giving Jarrett the senate seat. Off to jail for him. Then Madigan was indicted. Shortly after that, Daughter of Madigan left on her own. (Who knows what they had in her.) Daley left on his own. Everyone thought he would die in office like his father. Something didn’t smell right. You can’t do Daley, he has too much on everyone, but you can make him step down. Each of these politicians were replaced (maybe not immediately) by politician who were more liberal/commie/woke ideologues. In the past people accepted the graft because things worked. The trains ran on time. The trains still run on time. Only now you get stabbed on the platform and the offender gets away/released.
He will never serve any time. Appeal upon appeal....
Not going to be many more Chicago Democrats getting locked up. The FBI is still going after January 6th protesters three years later, and now they added dangerous people like school board meeting protesters and Catholics that like the traditional Latin Mass to their most wanted criminal lists. Corrupt Politicians are never going to be a priority as long as Joe Biden is President and Hunter Biden is collecting bribes.
But you would think Burke would have known better having taken the ethics exam every year for all those years…………oh wait a second, they don’t have to.
"...started with the democrats."
Fixed that for you.
No charge.
All....those years...the media pictured these Democrats as the "Wise one's"...your betters...
Vote Democrat for more....
But look around and think the before and after picture of your Country, State, City...
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Looks like the feds landed the tuna good riddance and much deserved
Politicians are people.
People are every human breathing, heart beating, brain pondering, belly rumbling, etc.
So, thusly, politicians, being merely people, engage with other people and do what people do, get whatever can be gotten.
Laws attempt to define balance in this; getting unbalanced leads to conflict, which slides not so gently into violence.
Balance means the least disagreeable to the most people possible.
An unbalanced society of gettings will reliably be prone to violences.
And then, there is the fervant standard of honest earnings.
Honest earnings means sufficiently experienced as fair, mutally minimally disagreeable.
As maximimly disagreeable experiences approach the common occurences, violences cannot be impeded enough to remain civilized.
The ones who pick your pocket deftly, will piss you off, though not to the degree of you fucking slaughtering them.
The ones who inflict violences upon you, induce the immediate urgings to fucking kill them.
As the saying goes, pigs can get fat, but hogs will be slaughtered.
Moderation in all things includes being crooked.
Mourn the loss in time of our past moderation savvy politicals.
These new breeds are so fecklessly greedy that, were it not for law enforcement, they would be pieced out like the butcher reduces the hogs to bacon strips.
It ain't over yet, baby! There's many layers to this onion,,,
Always remember, the corruption of Chicago always started with the politicians.
Fifty years of graft and corruption the Chicago way, not a bad run. Now that's gangsta boi...
Come on Illinois the home of the jailed governors. Love it when Karma visits the elite. Too bad it took so long. Right now you have 35 of the 50 currently sitting alder creatures that should be behind bars, giving the other 15 huge be if it of doubt could easily be 45.
the comments of the media whores made me ill. Yes, corruption always begins with the politician. But 53 years of it I lay that blame on the media.
How much money did that greedy fat slob need? I mean come on, There is only so much food one can eat, there are only so many toys one can buy. WTF
Why doesn't the media ever report on the Ward Committemen/women and Ward Superintendents that have gone to jail or are up doing no good. These are the people that do the Alderperson's dirty work.
#1 on the Ward Committeemen/women going to jail is the real tuna in Dan Rostenkowski (32nd Ward - Bucktown)
Didn't Gil Villegas' (36th Ward) superintendent get out of paying a handicap parking ticket near Villegas' annual Ward picnic in the Forest Preserve thanks to Cook County Commissioner Luis Arroyo. Jr?
Arroyo, Jr. is now driving a truck for the Water Dept and another corrupt politician in his father Luis, Sr. went to jail for accepting a bribe from a federal mole.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/7/19/20700860/cook-county-commissioner-luis-arroyo-inspector-general-parking-ticket-report
Might as well count Solis in there since they had him on the hook for him to flip.
In prior post I stated that Ed helped my son get on CFD and past LT. exam. My son was going to get on sooner or later. Ed just helped him sooner. Is this really wrong? No
That what visitation school buddies do.
If the feds get Daley, Emmanuel, and Lightfoot and Johnson then Chicago has a chance.
That would send a message.
There should be a Rostenkowski Day so we can all visit his grave and piss on it. POS
OT another win for the good guys
https://cwbchicago.com/2023/12/concealed-carry-holder-shoots-robber-during-holdup-chicago.html
Keep on tuna fishing, plenty more before the quota gets filled.
The Chicago Democratic Party is Organized Crime. They give Italians a bad name.
Bye,Bye Jack Off ! Hope you rot in prison you Prick !
And his wife is supreme CT justice. How messed up is that. He’s behind bars and she on the highest court in Illinois. Only in Illinois.
Just imagine all the taxpayers money he’s stolen thruout all these years. Where is it all ? Where’s the IRS ? Busy chasing Joe Sixpack. They will go after me or you for mistakedly not paying them one dollar owed. How did we ever let our Federal Law Enforcement Agencies get so insanely out of control ?
I just want to know if I can get Burke’s “I’m a fake detective “ outfit.
Burke only thought he had power.
I remember back when the media actually did investigative journalism.
It came out that every piece of property that the city and county had bought for a decade was purchased from or through
’ELRICH Realty’ (as in Eleanor & Richard J Daley).
The story broke on a Tuesday and was the headline news in all 3 papers and the top story on every channel.
On Wednesday, it was buried in the business or metro section of the papers and the last story before the commercial going into the sports & weather on TV.
On Thursday, the story didn’t exist.
That’s REAL power.
We will remember him as Chicago values convict #38...
Thanks SCC! Merry CHRISTmas...!
Remembering "Chicago Values" since 1837
When politicians do this for decades, but a police officer has seconds, this tells me all I need to know.
Merry Christmas SCC. Thank you for this platform.
Literally thousands of city employees stole covid relief money via ghost payroll. The connected are stealing millions more "caring for the migrants". There's that and at least a dozen other theft rings taking government money going on right now.
What do the feds do? They go after a geriatric has been alderman. What he did was peanuts compared to the overt corruption and thievery going on right now. Naturally, though, the also overtly corrupt feds have to go after someone so they can wag their finger and say they're "holding people accountable ".
This country is a joke.
I wonder how all those previously convicted aldermen felt about going to jail while Burke, Daley, and the others went Scott free?
Why didn't they write a tell all book? I wonder how many secrets have gone down to the grave? Why would anyone protect these scoundrels?
Chicago's problems are directly tied to it's values
When one connected political hack leaves another takes its place.
Tom Keane was a big fish alderman that got convicted. It is close who was bigger, Keane or Burke.
38 found guilty. How many not charged, warned etc.?
Time for term limits and no pensions, after all it’s a part time gig
Many of those arrested aldermen were presents from daley so he can stay out of jail
Typical Feds. Take down the elderly after decades of criminal behavior
OT...
the FOP was told by BJ the city would split interest arb award in 2 parts and FOP could've stopped it on legal grounds but chose not too b/c we were promised raises would pass overwhelmingly. FOP fixed the match in round 1. why? JCAT prioritized raises and all that $$$ for everyone right away and put discipline/police board cases on back burner for all them guys fighting for their jobs. John will deny this all day but it's 100% true.
also FWIW...
interest arb awards are final and haven't ever been SPLIT for cpd, cfd, isp, county unions or ctu/cps- nor the afscme or trades- ever. unless the employee bargaining unit ok's it like JCAT just did. just another example of our FOP caring about money over everything else.
Yea well a went to Visitation, and no one helped me, nor did I want any help ! Earned it on my own, and owe nobody nothing ! No return favors from me unlike you guys !
Isn't it "odd" how the local newspapers and TV news always seem to fail to mention the Democrat party affiliation of this endless parade of grasping crooks?
A lot of POs are crying ,They lost their China man.
Years ago you could get on CFD with a 5K gift to the Alderman
Madigan and Burke's carriages turned into pumpkins.
They should have exited the dance festivities long ago.
But coulda, shoulda, woulda, counts for nothing. It is just hindsight.
No keeses for him.
When are they gonna go after Preckwinkle, Fox, Evans, Pritzger, Daley, Rahm & Lightfoot.
""""" Anonymous said...
How much money did that greedy fat slob need? I mean come on, There is only so much food one can eat, there are only so many toys one can buy. WTF"""""
Yeah but you know how these fucks are. We had guys who'd never spend a dime, would go 40 years without paying for a lunch while grabbing everything they could with both hands, and still they would come out of your alarm call with their jackets bulging with shit. They just couldn't help themselves ; They'd risk the pension for $20 worth of shit.
We had a guy on Belmont we called "The Joker" cause he looked just like the Joker on Batman. That asshole was a pirate his entire career and up until the day he left he grabbed everything he could. I knew guys who'd steal toilet paper from the District shitters even tho they were drowning in cash like the Joker who died from cancer like a year after he retired.
He'll be laughing all the way to Club Fed . For 50 years he grabbed everything he could and had a hell of a life. He's now 80yo and may not even hit a cell anyway and even if he does he'll claim ill health and probably get out.
You beat 'em Ed. So check out with a smile.
The hubris of our “leaders and officials” is astonishing. Never more so than with the exempt level of this department. Nepotism, while not illegal, has always been taught as unethical in any public sector management class. It’s obvious our leaders ignored that principal. Promotions are treated as a birthright handed down time and again. The disgusting thing is those that rule this organization makes no effort to hide it and feels no shame about it. Nothing is more demoralizing on this job than accepting orders from exempts who you know were anointed from day one in the academy and the thought that you have limited chance of advancing in this caste system.
Madigan and Burke's carriages turned into pumpkins.
They should have exited the dance festivities long ago.
But coulda, shoulda, woulda, counts for nothing. It is just hindsight.
12/24/2023 02:18:00 PM
These assholes have egos so big, they think they're untouchable. Look at Michael Madigan as one example.
Sadly, they rarely get caught, let alone prosecuted. Public hanging for violating the public trust would be a great punishment. Then guys like Rostenkowski wouldn't get pardoned.
He'll be laughing all the way to Club Fed . For 50 years he grabbed everything he could and had a hell of a life. He's now 80yo and may not even hit a cell anyway and even if he does he'll claim ill health and probably get out.
You beat 'em Ed. So check out with a smile.
12/24/2023 03:30:00 PM
I was surprised when they didn't let George Ryan out. Let's hope Burke gets a similar opportunity to serve out the rest of his life in prison.
Why didn't they write a tell all book? I wonder how many secrets have gone down to the grave? Why would anyone protect these scoundrels?
Chicago's problems are directly tied to it's values
12/24/2023 10:06:00 AM
The families were probably taken care of. Just like the Mob.
They should have exited the dance festivities long ago.
But coulda, shoulda, woulda, counts for nothing. It is just hindsight.
12/24/2023 02:18:00 PM
They're just like CPD bosses that stay too long. At home they're nobodies; just "Ed," or "the asshole." At work people have to act like they respect them and kiss their asses. They feel like kings.
3:34pm——you can have perfect credit, the finest education (not joke schools), solid marriage and family, awards in private life, physically fit, and drive an American car but in the cpd you ain’t shit unless you are associated with a corrupt family.
Anonymous said...
Tom Keane was a big fish alderman that got convicted. It is close who was bigger, Keane or Burke.
12/24/2023 10:24:00 AM
Keane is the heavyweight All Star, he ate at the trough.
The feds just got an 80 year old found guilty. I don’t know about you, but I feel so much safer living in Chicago now.
OT:
I miss Norm McDonald.
https://youtu.be/RxINRbE2R8A?si=lklQAUl_xL42JgCL
Anonymous Anonymous said...
And his wife is supreme CT justice. How messed up is that.
He’s behind bars and she on the highest court in Illinois. Only in Illinois
She’s retired, dumbshit.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
OT...
the FOP was told by BJ the city would split interest arb award in 2 parts and FOP could've stopped it on legal grounds but chose not too b/c we were promised raises would pass overwhelmingly. FOP fixed the match in round 1. why? JCAT prioritized raises and all that $$$ for everyone right away and put discipline/police board cases on back burner for all them guys fighting for their jobs. John will deny this all day but it's 100% true.
also FWIW...
interest arb awards are final and haven't ever been SPLIT for cpd, cfd, isp, county unions or ctu/cps- nor the afscme or trades- ever. unless the employee bargaining unit ok's it like JCAT just did. just another example of our FOP caring about money over everything else.
12/24/2023 10:59:00 AM
J-Cat would rather get the masses their money to keep voting for him for bigger aspirations than prioritizing discipline cases saving the men/women who are wrongly stripped, facing termination and going through insane kanagroo anti-police police board/COPA. J-Cat is a two faced POS.
Anonymous said...
And his wife is supreme CT justice. How messed up is that. He’s behind bars and she on the highest court in Illinois. Only in Illinois.
12/24/2023 09:41:00 AM
From news stories last fall ”Chief Justice Anne M. Burke announced her retirement from the Illinois Supreme Court Monday. Her last day on the bench will be Nov. 30, 2022”
It’s fucked up she ever was a Supreme Court justice , but she’s been retired for a year. Maybe she had a shred of decency and thought she should go before his long delayed trial started, or more likely the lawyers told her it would be a huge negative. And unfortunately he isn’t behind bars and very likely won’t be for years, if ever.
Dear Scc,
Given the state of things in the city..is it worth leaving cpd with 9 or ten years on and work for the suburbs or are they having it worse finding people?
The Sandman ran his grift till he became expendable with
a cash out prize {Training Day}
Madigan ran his grift till women started rising in the ranks
of power. Women don't play the long game with their markers.
{What have you done for me lately, Mikey?}
Burke ran show with his grift till his age made him miss
the shift of key network pieces aging out and or being replaced
by Ham Handed / Lazy tools {Weak Sauce Nepo Babies & Lunatic Obamanites}
The HAL 9000 from Clake's Spaceballs figured the Caper by lip reading.
If your gonna Grift, probably wanna do Biden/Madoff version, the wife gets
good life. The kids not so much.
Brando & CPD Brass are gonna be EPIC. The Hubris & Lag time thinking already
to much for their B- League handlers.
All Burke and Madigan had to was cooperate and give up someone as big or bigger. I’m sure they have dirt on BHO or fat JB
Word is Burke's attorneys laid down in his defense after the prosecution agreed not to go Anne Burke. Burke wanted to save face by not pleading guilty to anything and he went through a horse and pony show of a trial just to make things look good to the public.
And his wife is supreme CT justice. How messed up is that. He’s behind bars and she on the highest court in Illinois. Only in Illinois.
12/24/2023 09:41:00 AM
She retired on the last day of November 2022.
Being over 55 yoa, that most-likely gave her back-to-back COLA additions to her pension. Wise move on her part. She thought ahead. If only her spouse had thought ahead 10 years ago and pulled the pin then. Instead, he stayed in the game too long and gave the feds an opening to land their own tuna.
An on—going “ Chicken versus Egg” ( “ Which came First”?)mental argument: WHICH came First? The Corruption in Springfield or the Corruption in Chicago? Did Springfield influence Chicago and plant and fertilize the seeds that continue to bear fruit after 190 years? Or, was it the other way around?
12/25/2023 01:03:00 AM -
Tell me nobody has any dirt on RMD. The Feds would love to reel in that fish.
Maybe now burke will stop flashing that phony alderman badge to the cameras when he walks out of his house
12/24/2023 10:44:00PM
Yep. Thats why fop needs to be dumped. Get a real union like Teamsters, MAAP, anything but a fraternal bs pretend union whose elected guys look out for themselves #1 and then the rest of the members
3:34pm——you can have perfect credit, the finest education (not joke schools), solid marriage and family, awards in private life, physically fit, and drive an American car but in the cpd you ain’t shit unless you are associated with a corrupt family.
12/24/2023 05:45:00 PM
You're whining about shit that has NOTHING to do with police work.
I got news for you guy, if you start any job and don't do a fucking thing and don't know anybody there, you are going no fucking where.
Nobody cares about your credit except the mortgage company that's going to bend you over for 30 years. Nobody cares about any of the shit you are talking about and that fact that you think they should means you are retarded no matter where "real" education is from.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Maybe now burke will stop flashing that phony alderman badge to the cameras when he walks out of his house
12/25/2023 07:33:00 AM
Are you familiar with the statute of limitations. Daley has been out of office since 2011.
Madigan and Daley likely had much higher IQ's than Mayor Fredo, but Fredo had the sense to retire and will die outside of a federal prison hospital
At least Burke lost his pension!
Tell me nobody has any dirt on RMD. The Feds would love to reel in that fish.
12/25/2023 07:28:00 AM
If you do not swim, you cannot get landed. (Mr. Moto, 1939)
Burke is like the Greek Mythological Character Icarus: Icarus flew too close to the Sun, his wings melted, and he crashed.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
12/24/2023 10:44:00PM
Yep. Thats why fop needs to be dumped. Get a real union like Teamsters, MAAP, anything but a fraternal bs pretend union whose elected guys look out for themselves #1 and then the rest of the members
12/25/2023 07:53:00 AM
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FYI MAAP may be out of business by the end of the year. Most of their bargaining units are looking to ICOP and FOP.
Chicago Teamster President Terrence Hancock was removed from off this spring and former Teamsters boss John Coli was sentenced last year.
Two questions for the teamsters how could you lose money in Vegas and where is Jimmy Hoffa buried?
12/26/2023 09:14:00PM
Replace with ICOP and FOP? OMG, whoever is looking for those 2 options deserve what they are about to get. LMFAO
And STILL Ali Daley is a free man after he and his 40plus thieves raped and pillaged our pension fund with reckless abandon, no fear of repercussion and impunity. Why is this prick so untouchable?
He was Car 1 for many years. Every Friday transfer order would be sent to him for review prior to release, from 1970-1990ish. He was a fan of the police. Axelrod said it best , “He stayed too long at the dance.”
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