Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III resigned from his leadership post and committee chairmanship Wednesday, a day after he was hit with federal bribery charges.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during a campaign stop at the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts Local 476 in Chicago on Sept. 21, 2022.
At a campaign event Wednesday morning on the Far Northwest Side, Pritzker sought to portray pervasive political corruption in Illinois as a bipartisan problem rather than one endemic to Democrats.“We’ve seen Democrats and Republicans all across the state get in trouble for not living up to the standards of public service that demand integrity,” Pritzker told reporters.
“When will we get serious about anti-corruption legislation?” Bailey wrote. “JB should demand Sen. Jones step down, but he won’t. Pritzker hides from accountability when it comes to his party & administration. I don’t care what party you belong to, it’s time to clean house in Springfield.”allege he accepted a $5,000 bribe from a red-light camera company executive to block unfavorable legislation and then lied to the FBI.
State Sen. Emil Jones III looks at a vote tally in an Illinois General Assembly session at the State Capitol in Springfield on May 30, 2017.
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