In 1976, Walker was convicted of bribery in federal court involving a scheme involving the ready-mix concrete business. He went to prison, but was paroled because of his health. Walker died at St, Margaret's Hospital in Hammond, Indiana.[1][2][3]
Notes
^'Illinois Blue Book 1973-1974,' Biographical Sketch of Jack E. Walker, pg. 74
^'Jack Walker, ex-speaker of Illinois House, is dead,' Chicago Tribune, September 22, 1979, Part 1, pg. 11