Advertisement“Not guilty,” he replied when asked how he pleaded to a charge of having accepted a bribe as Illinois’ governor in the 1960s. “It has been said of Otto Kerner that he was born with a golden ballot in his mouth,” the New York Times wrote. Raised in Chicago, Kerner’s father served on the same federal appeals court where his son would later hold forth. Sign up to receive the Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter at chicagotribune.com/newsletters for more photos and stories from the Tribune’s archives. Have an idea for Vintage Chicago Tribune?

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