▁ ▁Education ▁Jones ▁studied ▁at ▁Chicago ' s ▁T ild en ▁Techn ical ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁ear n ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁in ▁Arts ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Loop ▁Junior ▁College ▁( now ▁Harold ▁Washington ▁College ). ▁There after ▁he ▁attended ▁Ro ose vel t ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁major ed ▁in ▁Business ▁Administration . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Ro ose vel t ▁University ▁awarded ▁Jones ▁a ▁Doctor ate ▁of ▁Hum ane ▁Let ters ▁Honor is ▁C aus a ▁D eg ree . ▁Chicago ▁State ▁University ▁awarded ▁Jones ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Hum ane ▁Let ters ▁degree . ▁ ▁Early ▁political ▁career ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Chicago ▁Democratic ▁prec inct ▁captain , ▁Jones ▁began ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁working ▁for ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁ ▁Seven ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁al der man ' s ▁assistant . ▁His ▁career ▁included ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁pay roll , ▁ 2 0 ▁with ▁the ▁Se wer ▁Department , ▁where ▁he ▁retired ▁as ▁an ▁inspect or ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁career ▁Jones ▁began ▁his ▁elected ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Illinois ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁During ▁that ▁time