Burke maintains a taxpayer-salaried staff to ghost-write speeches, resolutions, and works of non-fiction for him, including 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 detailing the lives and tragedies of police officers who 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 compiles historical exhibits in City Hall and drafts honorary resolutions for special visitors to Chicago or recently deceased prominent Americans and Chicagoans. Burke was named "Best Orator at City Hall" in the "Chicago Reader"'s "Best of Chicago 2010" special issue.