Ald. Ed Burke’s law firm had only 37 clients doing business with the city in 2005, down from 43 and 40 in the two previous years. He practices safe aldermanship, however, abstaining from council votes in which any of the 37 is involved. No winks or nods either, we may be certain.
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Jim Bowman covered religion 1968-78 for the Chicago Daily News, since then has written books, articles, etc., mostly on corporate history but also on religion (Company Man: My Jesuit Life, 1950-1968), and more recently on politics (Illinois Blues: How the Ruling Party Talks to Voters -- Lulu.com, Kindle). Longtime Oak Park, Illinois, resident, he lives now on Chicago's North Side, where four of his and Winnie's six children live close by. View all posts by Jim Bowman
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