SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois Senate President Emil Jones is retiring after 36 years in the Legislature. Jones bid farewell to his colleagues Tu...
Posted 09.22.2008 | Chicago
The son of retiring State Senate President Emil Jones was chosen to replace his father on the November ballot Thursday night, all but assuring the pol...
WBEZ | Ben Calhoun | Posted 09.20.2008 | Chicago
It's now been a couple days since Illinois State Senate President Emil Jones announced his retirement. The same day he broke the news, Jones filed pap...
Chicago Sun-Times | Dave McKinney and Chris Fusco | Posted 09.19.2008 | Chicago
Following the lead of political families like the Strogers and Lipinskis, Illinois Senate President Emil Jones is anointing one of his children to tak...
Chicago Sun-Times | Dave McKinney and Chris Fusco | Posted 09.18.2008 | Chicago
llinois Senate President Emil Jones announced this afternoon he will retire early next year, ending a 35-year General Assembly career in which he beca...
AP | Posted 02.14.2009 | Chicago