Illinois Sen. Emil Jones III has agreed to resolve his federal bribery case with a one-year deal that could spare him from a conviction but requires him to make a “number of admissions,” prosecutors said Thursday.

U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood revealed the so-called deferred prosecution agreement during a status hearing in her courtroom, weeks before Jones was due to face a jury again. His first trial, in April, ended with a hung jury .

When Wood asked Jones whether he wanted to go forward with the arrangement, Jones said “absolutely.”

Federal prosecutors in Chicago struck a similar deal in October with ex-AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza, whose own trial also ended with a hung jury.

Despite being a relatively straightforward case, Jones’ trial in April featured plenty of int

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