Defying calls to step down, Burke launches bid for 14th term as committeeperson

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Ald. Ed Burke (14) [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]

Ald. Ed Burke (14) thumbed his nose Monday at the leaders of the Cook County Democratic Party, defying their calls to step down from his post as 14th Ward Democratic committeeperson by filing to run for a record-extending 14th term.

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