Married Illinois beats ‘blackmailers’ to the punch by publishing footage of scandalous kiss with mayor

Source: New York Post

A married Illinois politician released surveillance footage of herself kissing a powerful local mayor, beating her political enemies to the punch after they allegedly threatened to leak the video unless she quit her campaign. Lyons Township Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg, 51, who is running as a Democrat for Cook County Commissioner, released the compromising clip “in the interest of transparency” after alleging opponents tried to use it to force her from the race. 4 Lyons Township Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg kisses Bridgeview Mayor Steven Landek in the controversial video.