Chicago state lawmaker charged in bribery scheme

State Sen. Emil Jones III is pictured outside of the Illinois Senate in January 2020, speaking to supporters after supporting Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oa...

September 22, 2022
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State Sen. Emil Jones III is pictured outside of the Illinois Senate in January 2020, speaking to supporters after supporting Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, for Senate president over Sen. Kimberly Lightford, of Maywood. Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government that is distributed to more than 400 newspapers statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.