Teen whose city sticker design was nixed will still get $1,000

call” if she wants to meet with the boy, Horwitz said. “We’ll take care of it in due time.”

Mendoza’s decision comes after the Rev. Michael Pfleger said he would give the money to Pulgar if Mendoza didn’t.

Pfleger, appearing at an event with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, wouldn’t say whether he thinks Mendoza did the right thing in nixing the sticker, even though the winning teen’s mother and art teacher denied the design used gang symbols.

“He should still get the $1,000 bond,” Pfleger said Thursday morning. Pfleger added: “He did his best. ... He won. And we should still honor him. We can disagree on the sticker. We can pull the sticker. We should not dishonor this child.”

Pfleger said it’s “horrible” that Pulgar, a special needs student at Lawrence Hall Youth Services, was so excited to win only to see all the negative attention around the sticker.