Chicago Alderman Ed Burke, the longest-serving member of the city council, will not run for reelection after his ward was dramatically redrawn.
An extraordinary era in Chicago politics ended quietly on Monday - and not in the way the City Council dean once predicted.
"He will go down as one of the most influential and powerful aldermen in the history of the City Council. You will never see the likes of him again," said former Ald. Joe Moore . Garcia has endorsed Brighton Park resident Jeylu Gutierrez, district director for Cook County Commissioner Alma Anaya. Burke is expected to support Raul Reyes, a loyal member of his 14th Ward Regular Democratic Organization.
At the time, big brother Edward had only been charged with attempted extortion for allegedly shaking down a Burger King franchise owner for legal business and for a $10,000 campaign contribution to County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. In 54 years as ward committeeman and 53 as alderman of a now-majority Hispanic ward, Burke survived numerous threats to depose him as chairman of the City Council's Finance Committee by mayors with whom he subsequently reached political accommodation.
& Burke, repeatedly sought to reduce the property taxes that Trump tower and other commercial properties have to pay. "Say Eddie Burke to anybody. Council Wars is the first thing they think about. That is his legacy," Grimshaw said. He is no longer the center of attention at council meetings he once dominated. He occupies the front-row seat closest to the door, arrives late, leaves immediately and seldom flashes his notorious speaking skills, encyclopedic knowledge of Chicago history and Roberts Rules of Order.
Beale argued that Burke's diminished status has allowed Lightfoot to repeatedly run roughshod over the City Council with a series of questionable rulings that ignore the council rules that Burke knows like the back of his hand.
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