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It's unclear whether Catholic figures appealing for leniency in letters to the judge affected the two-year sentence given to Burke. But priests, nuns and lay church leaders went to bat heavy for him — after years of the ex-alderman funneling campaign cash to Catholic causes.
The nonprofit said it was unable to reach lease terms with its prospective landlord, Illinois video gambling mogul Rick Heidner.
He was also charged for not having a Firearm Owners Identification card and for using a silencer on a weapon.
Twenty-five cars in a Canadian National Railway train derailed about 10:30 a.m near 218th and Main streets in the south suburb.