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Roland99

(53,342 posts) Thu Nov 29, 2018, 11:43 PM Nov 2018

Burke law office raid apparently not about Twitler

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Burke law office raid apparently not about Twitler (Original Post) Roland99 Nov 2018 OP

There was one aspect that related to Twitler Jarqui Nov 2018 #1

Ed Burke was not voted out of office. former9thward Nov 2018 #2

Sorry, I stand corrected Jarqui Nov 2018 #3

It sounds like a local matter dalton99a Nov 2018 #4

Corruption? In Chicago? Please...say it ain't so. CincyDem Nov 2018 #5

Jarqui

(10,125 posts)

1. There was one aspect that related to Twitler

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2018, 11:51 PM

Nov 2018

He and his brother are politicians in districts that have a high Latino population. When they found out the Burkes worked with Trump, the Latinos turned on them and voted them out of office. (I think Chicago Tribune had that story ...)

former9thward

(32,004 posts)

2. Ed Burke was not voted out of office.

Reply to Jarqui (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 29, 2018, 11:56 PM

Nov 2018

He is still in office (and is the city's most powerful alderman) and is favored to win in the February election.

Jarqui

(10,125 posts)

3. Sorry, I stand corrected

Reply to former9thward (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 30, 2018, 12:05 AM

Nov 2018

I thought they both got it. Maybe it was a premature postmortem ...

dalton99a

(81,485 posts)

4. It sounds like a local matter

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Fri Nov 30, 2018, 12:06 AM

Nov 2018

CincyDem

(6,358 posts)

5. Corruption? In Chicago? Please...say it ain't so.

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 30, 2018, 12:14 AM

Nov 2018

lol.

I get to say that as a former south sider and still hard core blackhawks fan.

lol.

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