“If hypocrisy were a crime, JB would end up doing more time in prison than me,” former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said.
Earlier this week, State Sen. Emil Jones IIIas part of a yearslong investigation involving the politically connected red-light camera company SafeSpeed LLC.
, "thereby excluding from study and recommendations automated traffic enforcement systems utilized in numerous other municipalities" served by SafeSpeed.Jones also allegedly told the individual with an interest in SafeSpeed that he would protect it from legislation in the General Assembly in exchange for $5,000 and a job for an unnamed associate."Maybe Gov. Pritzker should resign too," Blagojevich continues in his statement.
A day after federal prosecutors accused Jones of taking $5,000 to protect SafeSpeed from unfavorable legislation, state Senate President Don Harmon "asked for and received" the senator’s resignation as chair of the Senate Licensed Activities Committee, according to a letter Harmon filed with the secretary of the Senate.
Pritzker said Illinois residents deserve to have elected leaders who are focused on representing their needs, "not on holding office when facing serious and credible charges." The indicted senator’s father issued a statement Tuesday asserting the charges against his son "do not reflect the man he is," with the retired leader vowing "to fight with him and stand alongside him throughout this process."
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls on Democratic state Sens. Emil Jones III and Mike Hastings to resignGov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday called for the resignation of two Democratic state senators, one facing federal bribery charges and the other under a cloud of controversy over questions about his treatment of women.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls on Democratic state Sens. Emil Jones III and Michael Hastings to resignGov. J.B. Pritzker has called for the resignation of two Democratic state senators, one facing federal bribery charges and the other facing questions about his treatment of women.
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Pritzker Calls on Jones, Hastings to Resign from State SenateGov. 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.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker deflects on corruption as indicted state Sen. Emil Jones III resigns leadership and committee postsDemocratic state Sen. Emil Jones III resigned from his leadership post and committee chairmanship Wednesday, a day after he was hit with federal bribery charges.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker deflects on corruption as state Sen. Emil Jones III resigns leadership and committee posts after federal bribery chargesAt a campaign event Wednesday on the Far Northwest Side, Gov. Pritzker sought to portray pervasive political corruption in Illinois as a bipartisan problem rather than one endemic to Democrats.
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