The astonishing moment a lawmaker said over the phone that he wanted a slice of a local entrepreneur's business has been played in court. Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke faces 14 counts of federal corruption charges including racketeering, federal program bribery and attempted extortion over his handling of an application for renovations on a fast food restaurant in 2017.Shoukat Dhanani, who owns hundreds of Burger Kings, testified that he felt he had to give Burke his property tax business to secure a construction permit for his joint at 41st and Pulaski in the Windy City, according to .
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