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Mayor/State Rep Jones Misappropriates Clerk Figgs Signature and Usurps her Authority  (Calumet City, IL) - Today, one day after Calumet City Clerk Nyota Figgs was forced to file a lawsuit against Calumet City Mayor and State Representative Thaddeus Jones

Clerk Figgs is seeking injunctive relief to restore her duties for which she was elected to perform.

Questions arise about State Representative Rita Mayfield's role in Calumet City politics (Calumet City, IL) - State Representative Rita Mayfield has been vocal on social media regarding an ongoing battle between State Representative and Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones and Calumet City Clerk Nyota Figgs.

"I know Mayor Jones very well. I knew him when he was a city councilman, I knew him as a state representative, and I knew him as an abuser of women," said Bradley referring to a past alleged domestic violence case against Mr. Jones.

Citizens of Calumet City show support for Clerk Figgs (Calumet City, IL) - This morning, several residents of Calumet City gathered at Pulaski Park across the street from City Hall to show support for their longstanding clerk, Nyota Figgs.

The recently reelected Calumet City Clerk, Nyota Figgs, took to Facebook yesterday to express concerns about the new administration's decision to remove her from her duties.

State lawmaker faces renewed challenges over Calumet City mayoral election (Springfield, IL) - State Rep. Thaddeus Jones, who was elected Calumet City mayor in April, is facing a challenge to his mayorship that is based on a municipal referendum that prohibits a Calumet City mayor from also serving as a state representative.