Calumet City aldermen dismiss Mayor Thaddeus Jones’ case against Clerk Nyota Figgs

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Calumet City aldermen dismiss Mayor Thaddeus Jones’ case against Clerk Nyota Figgs

The latest salvo in an ongoing feud between Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones and Clerk Nyota Figgs was delivered Wednesday night as a lawsuit involving both parties was dismissed by members of the City Council during a special meeting held outdoors on the steps of City Hall. Ald. James Patton, 6th Ward, said he called the special meeting after repeated failures to place a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on regular city meeting agendas. He said th…