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After more than 35 years as an elected official in Calumet City, Markiewicz Qualkinbush will leave city hall for the last time Friday afternoon.
Thaddeus Jones, who defeated Markiewicz Qualkinbush in a hotly contested Democratic primary in February and won the general election against token opposition earlier this month, will be sworn in Saturday afternoon as the city s first black mayor. I work as hard as a I did in 2003. I m still working today, Markiewicz Qualkinbush said Thursday afternoon. I m going to be the (city s) biggest cheerleader.
Born and raised in Calumet City, Markiewicz Qualkinbush began working for the city in 1977. She was promoted to deputy city clerk two years later and was elected to the first of five terms as city clerk in 1985.
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