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Feds play recording of Burke seeming to link approval of Burger King permit with business for his law firm

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Ald. Edward M. Burke is on trial for racketeering, bribery and extortion. Prosecutors say he used his City Council seat to steer business to his private property tax appeal firm. Zohaib Dhanani was vice president of development and construction for Tri City Foods. He had been overseeing the remodeling of a Burger King in Burke's 14th Ward.

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Feds play recording of Burke seeming to link approval of Burger King permit with business for his law firm

Ald. Edward Burke (14th) attends a Chicago City Council meeting at City Hall Sept. 21, 2022. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Two weeks after Ald. Edward M. Burke took Zohaib Dhanani and his father out for a swanky lunch at the Beverly Country Club in 2017 — and told them all about his law firm’s work for a “high profile individual” — Dhanani wound up back on the phone with the powerful politician.Dhanani was then the vice president of development and c…

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