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  Ald. Burke indicted over alleged attempted shake down; Property tax appeal law firm at heart of charges

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Thursday, Jan 3, 2019 @ 9:58pm

  Powerful Chicago Ald. Ed Burke was indicted Thursday on a charge of attempting to shake down the owner of a Chicago fast food restaurant seeking to renovate their establishment. And at the center of the charge stands Burke's law firm, which has built a huge business specializing in appealing property tax assessments.

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• Chicago alderman saved Trump $11.7 million in property tax appeal scheme

  By Austin Berg, Illinois Policy Institute | Monday, May 2, 2016 @ 2:28pm

  A new report revealed that Klafter & Burke, a property-tax law firm owned by Chicago Alderman Ed Burke, helped Donald Trump cut property taxes on his downtown Chicago hotel by nearly 40 percent over seven years, saving Trump and his investors $11.7 million.

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