Two suburban men guilty of providing support to Islamic State

Two suburban men were found guilty Thursday of providing support to the Islamic State.

Edward Schimenti and Joseph D. Jones, both 37, were convicted of conspiracy to provide material support, and Schimenti was also convicted of lying to the FBI.

Schimenti and Jones wound up in federal custody in April 2017. A 77-page criminal complaint filed at the time contained photos of them posing with the ISIS flag at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion. It also suggested Schimenti had been trying to gather the courage to launch an attack at Naval Station Great Lakes.

But in the lead-up to their trial, which began late last month at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, their lawyers convinced U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood they should be allowed to present an entrapment defense.

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