Rumors!

Someone put a lot of thought into this one:

• From the file of WOW, the Feds are being suddenly inundated with years of anonymous recordings of essentially any backroom deal done in the city and state the last 30 years. Word is Burke and his minions have everything they’ve ever dealt with caught by their own recordings. Think of the wheeling dealing to get an unknown,unqualified feminine neighborhood organizer anointed or the high level embarrassing conversations about a dope deal gone wrong in boys town with a very public assholes son. The absolute shakedown with the attempts to build, “The Spire” could cost pols past and present some sleepless nights and the Olympic Bid Boondoggle was right out the the 1930’s Chicago. If Burke goes down he’s bringing everybody down and don’t think our Judges will be exempt. For the record he loathed the Asshole in the 45th Ward and took glee in him losing. In the end Danny Solis is going to come out looking like a horny alterboy after some of the real dirt hits.

All great rumors have a sliver of truth within, and Burke has been mysteriously bulletproof for years, even after mob lawyer/fixer Bob Cooley pretty much told his story in "When Corruption Was King." Burke obviously knows all sorts of stories. Having an "insurance policy" isn't outside of the realm of possibilities.