Calumet City mayor threatens $250K in state funding after television report on his credit card spending – WGNTV (Chicago)

A review of city records showed Mayor and state Rep. Thaddeus Jones spent more than $35,000 on restaurants and more than $46,000 on travel-related expenses since 2024. And just 30 minutes after the report aired, an email from Mayor Jones’ Calumet City account to seven people, including the park district’s executive director, read: “After Clerk Figgs nasty interview about me tonight on WGN, I am withdrawing my support for the $250,000 for the Park District.”