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 .
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Some city officials in Illinois are now engaged in a round of "How Can I Get Sued?" Sounds like fun, but Calumet City officials might do well to remember the only way to win is not to play. That's the upshot of the latest bit of officious nonsense to surface in the Chicago area. Granted,…