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Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that they will seek to retry state Sen. Emil Jones III on bribery charges after a jury ...
Emil Jones III, a Chicago Democrat, stands accused of agreeing to take bribes from red-light camera ...
Prosecutors will take an Illinois state senator to trial a second time after jurors deadlocked in the bribery case in April.
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced they intend to retry state Sen. Emil Jones III after his April trial on charges of ...
Chicago Democrat Emil Jones III was made a state senator in 2008 in a classic Illinois way, on a path paved by his powerful father that left little to chance. Now, Jones is rolling the dice with a ...
It’s been a little more than a month since Jones’ trial ended with a hung jury. Prosecutors say Jones agreed to protect a red-light camera executive in exchange for $5,000 and a job for a former ...
When word surfaced in February that prosecutors might be in plea talks with state Sen. Emil Jones III, it seemed the longtime legislator might follow the lead of so many colleagues who faced ...
Illinois Sen. Emil Jones III said he’s looking forward “to another fight” after his federal bribery trial ended with a hung jury Thursday, sparing him from a conviction but not yet putting ...
Donation Options Search Search Search Illinois State Senator Emil Jones III walks into the Dirksen Federal Courthouse alongside his attorney for the start of his trial last week. Anthony Vazquez ...
CHICAGO — After nearly five days of testimony, state Sen. Emil Jones III’s federal corruption trial appeared to be nearing its end Tuesday afternoon — until the senator unexpectedly took the ...
Jones, a Chicago Democrat and son of former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr., stands accused of agreeing to take ...
CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that they will retry state Sen. Emil Jones III on bribery charges after a jury in April deadlocked on all counts, leading to a mistrial.