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- ↑ "Illinois General Assembly - Senator Biography". www.ilga.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- 1 2 3 Zimmer, Nathaniel (2008-12-26). "Jones III set to succeed father, mum on Blago scandal". SouthtownStar . Tinley Park, Illinois: Sun-Times News Group. Archived from the original on December 29, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
Jones effectively inherited the seat when his father announced in August that he wouldn't run for re-election and local Democratic committeemen dutifully chose the younger Jones to replace him on the ballot.
- ↑ "Illinois State Board of Elections". Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ↑ "Illinois General Assembly - Senator Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ↑ Kapos, Shia (2020-12-11). "BLACK CAUCUS' NEW LEADERSHIP — LaHOOD, BOST SPIN IN A TEXAS TORNADO — CALLING THE NATIONAL GUARD". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ "State Sen. Emil Jones III Took Bribes from Red-Light Camera Company, Lied to Feds: Charges". wttw.com. PBS. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ↑ "State Sen Emil Jones III pleads not guilty in bribery case". capitolnewsillinois.com. Capitol News. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ↑ Marin, Carol. "Nepotitis. No cure. State politics smitten with incurable plague". Chicago Sun-Times blog. Sun-Times News Group. Archived from the original on 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2009-01-09.