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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, Chicago Alderman Ed Burke, 75, walks into the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. The fallout is continuing for the longtime Chicago City Council member who charged with trying to shake down a fast-food chain _ and for politicians with connections to him. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Chicago mayor proposes reforms after alderman is charged

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Alderman Ed Burke, 75, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse following his release after turning himself in, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Chicago. Burke, one of the most powerful City Council members in Chicago, is charged with one count of attempted extortion in trying to shake down a fast-food restaurant seeking city remodeling permits, according to a federal complaint unsealed Thursday. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune via AP)

The Latest: Corruption case rocks Chicago’s mayoral race

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Alderman Ed Burke, 75, walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse following his release after turning himself in, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Chicago. Burke, one of the most powerful City Council members in Chicago, is charged with one count of attempted extortion in trying to shake down a fast-food restaurant seeking city remodeling permits, according to a federal complaint unsealed Thursday. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Corruption case injects uncertainty into Chicago mayor race

By TAMMY WEBBER - Associated Press

Alderman Ed Burke, 75, walks into the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, in Chicago. Burke, one of the most powerful City Council members in Chicago, is charged with one count of attempted extortion in trying to shake down a fast-food restaurant seeking city remodeling permits, according to a federal complaint unsealed Thursday. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

The Latest: Chicago alderman says ‘I’ve done nothing wrong’

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Chicago aldermen want police to discuss anti-texting tools

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John Slater, a United Airlines vice president, testifies at a City Council committee hearing in Chicago on Thursday, April 13, 2017. Slater said that bumping passengers to accommodate airline employees happens infrequently, and that federal guidelines requiring rest for crew members made it necessary to get the employees on the United flight in which Dr. David Dao was dragged from on Sunday. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

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**FILE** This file photo shows Eliot Ness in Cleveland. Portrayed over the years by Kevin Costner and Robert Stack as an incorruptible hero, Ness' legend is now at risk, with some claiming his role in taking out Chicago mobster Al Capone is mythical. (Associated Press/The Plain Dealer)

Eliot Ness name mulled as new ATF building moniker

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - This undated file photo shows Eliot Ness in Cleveland. Portrayed over the years by Kevin Costner and Robert Stack as an incorruptible hero, Ness' legend is now at risk, with some claiming his role in taking out Chicago mobster Al Capone is as mythical as Mrs. O’Leary’s cow starting the Great Chicago Fire. Illinois’ two U.S. senators, Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Mark Kirk, have proposed naming the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives headquarters in Washington after the Prohibition-era crime fighter, but Ed Burke, a prominent Chicago alderman and others are trying to convince the senators to drop the whole thing. Both senators are not backing down, though, insisting he deserves it anyway. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, File)

Was Eliot Ness a hero or Hollywood-inspired myth?

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Chicago alderman fights to lift ban on historic guns in museums

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