A gathering in Thornton Township devolved into chaos over the scandal-ridden Dolton, Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard Tuesday evening.
In accordance with CBS Information Chicago, the assembly was initially meant to deal with the Thornton Township Board at present working and not using a fiscal finances, main trustees to demand Henyard, who additionally serves as Thornton Township Supervisor, be extra open about her lavish spending habits.
Although former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot beforehand investigated Henyard for her spending habits within the Village of Dolton, there was no investigation into her spending habits concerning Thornton Township.
“Lori Lightfoot did such an excellent job in Dolton,” Thornton Township Trustee Carmen Carlisle mentioned on the assembly. “I might welcome her to come back and do the identical factor right here at Thornton Township.”
Tiffany Henyard, mayor of Dolton, Illinois, has come beneath hearth for her extreme spending. (Fox 32)
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Henyard accused the board of trustees of attacking her, insisting that the township was in a deficit previous to her time period as mayor and supervisor.
“That is what I imply about my board,” Henyard mentioned. “It is loads of hate, jealousy, and envy amongst them in the direction of their supervisor.”
The board continued to accuse her of out-of-control spending, which led to an offended backwards and forwards between Henyard and Carlisle.
“I’m the chief for Thornton Township. I’m the supervisor of Thornton Township,” Henyard mentioned, “And I’ll ensure you all give me my respect and cease taking part in these video games each time you come to the assembly.”
“Respect is earned. It isn’t demanded,” Carlisle mentioned.
The assembly acquired extra heated as Henyard and Carlisle accused one another of being liars, in line with footage from ABC7 Chicago.
“She lies on a regular basis,” Henyard mentioned.
“No, you lie on a regular basis,” Carlisle responded, with just a few folks cheering at her remark.
Mayor Tiffany Henyard appeared confrontational with the Dolton residents she was elected to symbolize throughout a contentious board assembly on Aug. 5, 2024. (FOX 32 Chicago)
CBS Information Chicago later reported police have been known as after somebody referred to Henyard as an animal. Fox Information Digital reached out to the mayor’s workplace for a remark.
Police have been known as to interrupt up the chaos in Dolton city corridor conferences a number of instances over the previous 12 months. In April, police have been compelled to close down a gathering resulting from security issues following contentious exchanges between Henyard and residents.
In June, law enforcement officials broke up a scuffle between supporters and opponents of Henyard earlier than it turned violent.
In Could, Lightfoot’s investigation into the city’s monetary state of affairs revealed in a preliminary report that Dolton’s basic fund steadiness was $5.61 million in 2022, however by Could 2024 the steadiness had dropped to a deficit of $3.65 million.
Tiffany Henyard, a politician who has been embroiled in quite a few controversies, had yet one more contentious assembly along with her constituents this week. (Screencap courtesy of video from Fox32)
In the meantime, Henyard has come beneath hearth for extravagant spending on the taxpayer’s dime. Most just lately, she spent roughly $85,000 to throw a celebration that featured R&B singer Keke Wyatt and rapper J. Vacation final month.
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Fox Information’ Louis Casiano contributed to this report.