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* Tribune courts reporter Jason Meisner…
JUST IN: Prosecutors say they WILL retry state Sen. Emil Jones III on bribery charges after a jury in April deadlocked on all three counts
Background:https://t.co/y9iQqvYjNc— Jason Meisner (@jmetr22b) June 10, 2025
This post will likely be updated.
…Adding… Capitol News Illinois’ Hannah Meisel…
News: prosecutors WILL retry state Sen. Emil Jones on charges of bribery, lying to FBI after April mistrial. Scheduling won’t happen today, though; defense wants him to be present for a hearing in late June on the date.
AUSA says retrial would include “a few additional witnesses” https://t.co/4xLHD3sKUC— Hannah Meisel (@hannahmeisel) June 10, 2025
…Adding… Sun-Times…
Attorneys and U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood are expected to set a new trial date later this month.
A new trial could last four weeks since prosecutors intend to call “a few additional witnesses,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Prashant Kolluri said in court.
It’s been a little more than a month since Jones’ trial ended with a hung jury. Despite being a relatively straightforward case, the trial featured plenty of intrigue. Jurors heard from a former red-light camera executive who wore a wire for the FBI after being caught giving “benefits” to public officials across the suburbs, and they viewed undercover recordings he made in 2019. […]
Ultimately, Jones’ trial turned out to be the third of four federal corruption trials in Chicago to end without a conviction since August.
posted by Isabel Miller
Tuesday, Jun 10, 25 @ 10:55 am
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After the mistrial, the question was if the office would reevaluate their approach after so many failed cases. Looks like they’re doubling down.
I wonder if the new US Attorney is going to start cherry-picking which corruption cases he’ll be pursuing, balancing the president’s desire to go after Democratic politicians and his goal of rolling back anti-corruption efforts.
Comment by NIU Grad Tuesday, Jun 10, 25 @ 11:02 am
I mean what are they even doing over there? Take the L and do a better job next time. I don’t want to gloss over any kind of corruption but there has to be bigger fish to fry right now.
Comment by ElTacoBandito Tuesday, Jun 10, 25 @ 11:03 am
An office that’s out of control. Running entrapments. Overcharging cases. The various acquittals and/or inability to reach unanimous verdicts. The gratuitous inclusion of Madigan’s net worth.
The feds have limitless resources to keep trying cases. Most defendants not so much - save for corporations like ComEd, that do have the resources to fight and are therefore able to cut sweetheart non-prosecution deals and pay a cost-of-doing business fine negotiated for them by former federal prosecutors working on the defense side of the revolving door.
This is an abuse of power.
Comment by Moe Berg Tuesday, Jun 10, 25 @ 11:38 am
Unreal.
Comment by Alton Sinkhole Tuesday, Jun 10, 25 @ 11:43 am
Because… Madigan
Comment by Remember the Alamo II Tuesday, Jun 10, 25 @ 12:05 pm
This federal regime can’t credibly tackle corruption. At this point, anything the feds say is the opposite of the truth.
Comment by Irreverent Tuesday, Jun 10, 25 @ 12:12 pm
Perhaps it it time for a DOGE-like meter to clock the waste of the USA Northern District of IL. Some wise person should explain how this retrial and the DOJ sweetheart deal with the LaHood’s and their “loan”, lies and false documents square up.
Comment by Annon'in Tuesday, Jun 10, 25 @ 12:50 pm
The Feds should be required to pay for the defense
@Moe Berg is 100 % right. A total abuse of power
Comment by DuPage Saint Tuesday, Jun 10, 25 @ 2:17 pm
Yeah, Emil is innocent, and Madigan is just a loving father.
Comment by Just Me 2 Tuesday, Jun 10, 25 @ 2:46 pm
@Moe Berg nailed it. This is ridiculous. All over the quid of a pushed and purported $5,000 never-made contribution for the quo of a sponsor of a consumer friendly bill promising to compromise and follow the Chair’s requirement to get an agreed bill with industry and thus promising not to magically pass a more onerous non-agreed Republican bill from the other chamber. Both sides of this quid pro quo are equally fake (at least from news reports of the allegation).
Comment by Dan Johnson Tuesday, Jun 10, 25 @ 2:57 pm
I’m disappointed in the feds. They had their shot and failed because it was a weak case. The feds dragging the intern into the case was inappropriate. They should drop it.
Comment by City Guy Tuesday, Jun 10, 25 @ 4:11 pm
The Feds should be required to pay for the defense
@Moe Berg is 100 % right. A total abuse of power
And Illinois Politicians should not be able to use Campaign Funds for legal defense fees….would bring about a big change to behaviors…..
Comment by It's always Sunny in Illinois Tuesday, Jun 10, 25 @ 4:22 pm
Agree with the above. I’m surprised and disappointed. If the jury could have coughed up one count to “teach the defendant a lesson,” you know they would have. But they couldn’t. The case isn’t getting any stronger the second time around. Move on.
Comment by state worker Tuesday, Jun 10, 25 @ 4:29 pm
Waste of time….I agree it’s prosecutorial abuse.
Comment by Watchdog Wednesday, Jun 11, 25 @ 2:05 am
I wonder if Blago will weigh in on Threemil’s charges, considering that he and his Dad were buddies (to the detriment of the state’s budget and well-being) during his administration.
Comment by Leatherneck Wednesday, Jun 11, 25 @ 8:21 am