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Accusations flew and tempers were raised Thursday night between Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones and City Council members. Second Ward Ald. Monet Wilson sent a message to the news media March 18 accusing Jones of having “disabled” her city email account. Wilson, the only woman on council, restated that belief multiple times Thursday during her opportunity to speak as chair of the Health, ...

In an undated letter addressed to residents of the Calumet City’s 2nd Ward, Mayor Thaddeus Jones announced he is appointing two city employees to be the ward’s “community liaisons.” But in a responding letter sent Thursday to the city’s slew of legal advisers, 2nd Ward Ald. Monet Wilson said this appointment usurps her duties as the elected representative and she threatened legal action if the ...

Farnsworth Group, the engineering and architecture firm appointed by Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones to be the city engineer, plays an integral role in helping the city select what firms should win publicly funded construction contracts. But a monthslong investigation into Calumet City’s spending habits shows the firm also wins a large portion of engineering and architecture contracts, ...

A Calumet City alderman said his consulting business has suffered after Mayor Thaddeus Jones, who is also a state representative, sent an email to Democratic colleagues urging them to cease doing business with him. The email advised other legislators not to use the services of 1833 Group, the consulting company run by 6th Ward Ald. James “JR” Patton. Patton said he lost three clients from the ...

Calumet City residents packed Thursday’s City Council meeting seeking answers about the historic flooding the town experienced following heavy rains Sept. 17 that overwhelmed the city’s sewer system. Residents from all seven wards came hoping to hear plans to fix the sewer systems that overflowed and help them overcome the significant damage caused by record rainfall. They described how heavy ...