Afternoon Briefing: Thornton Township trustees fire allies of Tiffany Henyard
Good afternoon, Chicago.
Just over a week after a Thornton Township meeting broke out in brawl involving Supervisor Tiffany Henyard, anti-Henyard activists and others, township trustees met yesterday to discuss their budget proposal and fire two employees.
Trustees Christopher Gonzalez, Stephanie Wiedeman and Carmen Carlisle required members of the public watch yesterday's special meeting from the township basement while the board convened upstairs 'to ensure a safe and orderly board meeting' following last week's chaos. Gonzalez was appointed supervisor pro tem in Henyard's absence.
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The International Criminal Court called on its member states to stand up against sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump, saying that the move was an attempt to 'harm its independent and impartial judicial work.' Read more here.
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