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CBS News
3 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Former Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard could be jailed if she doesn't show up to court Friday
Tiffany Henyard could be jailed if she doesn't show up to court Friday Tiffany Henyard could be jailed if she doesn't show up to court Friday Tiffany Henyard could be jailed if she doesn't show up to court Friday Former Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard could is due in court on Friday, and could be put in jail if she fails to show up. Henyard is due in court for failing to produce records in a lawsuit against her and the village over documents she hasn't handed over as part of a Freedom of Information Act request. A judge previously said Henyard could be fined $1,000 a day if she doesn't give the documents to the plaintiff's lawyer. If Henyard doesn't show up to court Friday, she could be thrown in jail. Henyard is the subject of an expanded federal investigation into the finances and spending in south suburban Dolton and how taxpayer money was spent in neighboring Thornton Township, where she was the supervisor. She is also being sued by Jedidiah Brown, who accuses Henyard and several other people of attacking him during a brawl that erupted at a Thornton Township board meeting in late January.
CBS News
19-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Thornton Township swears in new board of trustees amid ongoing Tiffany Henyard investigation
South suburban Thornton Township has a new board of trustees. The new board was sworn in during a special meeting Monday, amid an ongoing federal investigation into former township supervisor Tiffany Henyard. Sources have told CBS News Chicago that the FBI is investigating how taxpayer money was handled in the township while Henyard was supervisor. Henyard's tenure as Thornton Township supervisor ended earlier in May, and she was a no-show for her final meeting. Henyard was left off the ballot for reelection after a Democratic Party caucus for the township, and Illinois state Sen. Napoleon Harris was elected to succeed her. Henyard also lost a bid for reelection as Dolton mayor.
