Illinois state Sen. Emil Jones is scheduled to be arraigned on federal charges Friday. The charges allege he took bribes from a red-light camera company in exchange for killing legislation that went against the company’s interests.
State Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, presents cemetery reform legislation before the Senate Executive Committee at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Dec. 13, 2011. He has held his seat since 2009.
The hearing comes amid increasing pressure for Jones to step down from the seat he’s held since 2009, when his powerful father, then-Senate President Emil Jones Jr., appointed him to fill a vacancy.Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday called for Jones to resign on Thursday, one day after Jones stepped down from his unpaid post as deputy leader for the Senate Democrats and his $11,098-per-year committee chair position at the request of Senate President Don Harmon.
“Everyone knows he is an honest, hardworking legislator,” Jones Jr. said. “I intend to fight with him and stand alongside him throughout this process.” In February 2019, Jones introduced a bill in the Senate that would have required the Illinois Department of Transportation to conduct a statewide study of automated traffic law enforcement systems, including red-light cameras such as those operated by SafeSpeed, according to the six-page information.
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