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Former Ald. Ed Burke asks judge to overturn convictions, order new trial on some charges

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Former alderman Ed Burke was back in court Wednesday asking a judge to overturn his corruption convictions, throw out some charges and order a new trial for others.

Sarah SchulteConvicted former alderman Ed Burke was back in court Wednesday, trying to get some of the counts against him thrown out and to get a new trial on others.

"The notion that Ed Burke is trying to ram rod her a job at the Field Museum is preposterous," Burke's attorney Chris Gair argued Wednesday. In addition, in two other schemes involving a Binny's pole sign and the Old Post Office the defense argued Burke did not take anything of value in exchange for his position as a public figure.

 

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