Ex-employee testifies of Cal City corruption Witness says he did Genova home project on city's payroll

Wearing a blazing orange shirt with a dragon on it, a onetimesupporter of Calumet City Mayor Jerry Genova testified Thursday howhe was put on the public payroll to do political work for the mayorand how he put in a fireplace at Genova's home on public time.

Travis Calvillo, whose mild manner in federal court contrastedwith his sartorial sass, also recounted how he helped construct adeck at the home of the then head of the city's public worksdepartment, Jerry Stack.

At the time, Calvillo was working for public works, he said.

Calvillo's testimony touched on many of the charges facing Genovaand Stack at their racketeering trial.

Calvillo was the latest of …