Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday called for state Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, to resign from the Illinois Senate after he was charged with bribery and lying to federal agents.
Jones is scheduled to be arraigned Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Andrea Wood. Jones did not immediately respond to phone or email messages from WTTW News Thursday morning.
Both Jones and Hastings resigned from their leadership positions posts in the party, and Jones stepped down as chair of the Licensed Activities Committee and vice chair of the Public Safety Committee at the request of Senate President Don Harmon.But that is not enough, Pritzker said. Pritzker is facing state Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, in November’s general election. Bailey has sought to capitalize on the charges facing Jones and the allegations against Hastings in his campaign.
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