Calumet City aldermen question credit card bills for Hooters, hotels, dinners and cars

Calumet City’s municipal credit card statement showing charges from Hooters, a Gordon Ramsey restaurant, a hotel in New Orleans and a Cadillac lease have led aldermen to question whether Mayor Thaddeus Jones or another official is attempting to charge city taxpayers for personal expenses.

Concerns over city spending began when aldermen noticed the city was being charged for the lease payment of a Cadillac that, according to 6th Ward Ald. James Patton, is used by Jones’ wife, Saprina.