The Calumet City Public Library, which was abruptly shut down earlier this month by Mayor Thaddeus Jones amid allegations of financial irregularities, will reopen next week, an official said.
Two former members of the Calumet City Public Library Board of Trustees say they saw no evidence of the "malfeasance" cited by Mayor Thaddeus Jones in his decision to close
A day after the abrupt resignation of Calumet City Library Director Jennifer Hovanec, the facility was shut down indefinitely and city police were on hand to prevent the unauthorized removal
CALUMET CITY â A dispute between two of the city s top elected officials went public Wednesday as Clerk Nyota Figgs and Mayor Thaddeus Jones traded allegations.
In a Wednesday morning rally and news conference across the street from City Hall at Pulaski Park, Figgs said, I feel like I m being bullied within the mayor s administration. . I noticed that every time that I would operate in the capacity of my job . and I would inform the mayor of policies and procedures or the state statute that relates to my job, I feel like there was some form of retaliation.
Jones responded to Figgs in a written statement released Wednesday afternoon.
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