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Burke maintains, at taxpayer expense, a salaried staff to ghost-write speeches, resolutions, and works of non-fiction for him, including among others Thomas J. O ' Gorman, carried on Burke's City Council staff payroll as a " legislative aide " since 1995 In October 2006, Burke and O ' Gorman published End of Watch, a book which details the lives and tragedies of police officers who have died in the line of duty.

Also, Burke and R. Craig Sautter published the book Inside the Wigwam: Chicago Presidential Conventions 1860 – 1996.

Under Burke's direction, the Finance Committee staff compiled historical exhibits that hang on the walls in City Hall, and drafts resolutions which memorialize the deaths of prominent Americans and Chicagoans as well as honoring special visitors to Chicago.

Burke was named " Best Orator at City Hall " in the Chicago Readers " Best of Chicago 2010 " special issue.