Federal agents raid Chicago alderman's offices

Federal agents showed up unannounced at the Chicago City Hall office of Finance Committee Chairman Ed Burke, kicked everyone out and papered over the windows Thursday morning.

The exact nature of their visit was not known, but the 14th Ward alderman has dodged dozens of federal investigations over five decades in Chicago politics.

A source told the Sun-Times the raids were in response to new allegations and not prompted by any past controversies that have swirled around Burke. That means, for now, the investigation isn't focused on Burke's property-tax-appeal work for President Donald Trump or on Burke's oversight of a city workers' compensation fund, among other matters.

It doesn't mean, however, that those dots won't be connected later.

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