Burke is the latest veteran alderperson to bow out, creating a brain drain of experience and political knowledge.
Burke frequently started meetings by regaling his colleagues with stories of Chicago's political past.
Now, only 9 alders in the next council are expected to remain from the days of Mayor Richard M. Daley, who retired in 2011.With Burke and others exiting, the mantle of elder alder will go to Ald. Walter Burnett , who began his tenure in 1995.Burnett stands to become not just the longest-serving alder, but also one of the last with a political lineage to the Chicago machine.
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