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Henyard is pushing Tiffany forward with her campaign even as she battles accusations of wildly spending the city's money and a federal criminal investigation into her and her allies. She was ruthlessly mocked by critics after announcing the bid.

On Saturday at around 3:45pm local time, the teenage girl was with her mother watching her brother play at a field in unincorporated Lowell, about 100 miles west of Chicago. Dimas Gabriel Yanez, 26, allegedly stabbed the girl in the hand and tried to stab her mother, both of whom have yet to be identified, with a 'butcher-style knife'. Yanez, who authorities said was deported to Honduras in 2018 before returning to America illegally, was chased off into the woods near the field, after which police found the knife.

Susana Mendoza said that she would be immediately suspending 'offset' fund payments to Dolton after the village failed to hand over financial reports.Mayor Tiffany Henyard has been clinging onto power despite criticism over her management of Dolton and her alleged lavish spending. Mendoza said that Henyard had 'willfully refused to turn over the annual reports all municipalities are required to file' with her office.

Plans to open three city-owned grocery stores in struggling neighborhoods have been met with the criticism that 'socialism inches closer to a failed, lawless city run by Democrats.' Others slammed an unworkable 'waste of taxpayer money' when Chicago was already grappling with a $538 million hole in its budget. Jason Proctor, a Chicago Republican who's running for the state Senate, says retail should be left to Aldi, Walmart, and other retail experts.

An immigration watchdog has ranked the country's mayors according to their -pro-migrant policies, and a Midwestern Democrat has topped the list with a shocking record on the surge. 'Sanctuary policies are some of the biggest magnets drawing illegal aliens into this country, and sanctuary mayors are the loudest advocates of those policies,' said the group's executive director Dale Wilcox.

Tiffany Henyard is said to have racked up tens of thousands of dollars' worth of costs on the village of Dolton's plastic, often in just a single day. The embattled politician is facing fresh calls to step down after details of her spending were uncovered in an investigation by former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Henyard has been clinging onto power despite criticism over her management of Dolton and her alleged lavish spending. She is also currently under investigation. At a meeting on Monday, trustees said that they will only allow the Director of Administrative Services to use the village's credit card on 'board-approved purchases' only.

Mayor Tiffany Henyard has ben sued by a former maintenance manger in Dolton, Illinois, Dwayne Thrash, 63 (right). The lawsuit claims that he was fired after not complying with a scheme that Henyard's ally's presented to him. This is the latest legal filling against Henyard as she received two federal subpoenas just last month over her excessive spending habits.

In one year, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson burned through $30,000 on personal grooming, with most of the money being spent on makeup. To pay for makeup and hair appointments, Johnson used the money his supporters contributed to his Friends of Brandon Johnson campaign fund. Most of the $30,000 went to Denise Milloy, a makeup artist and self-professed 'skincare enthusiast' who operates on the south side. The rest of the sum- $4,000- was spent on hair appointments at a beauty salon.

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, referred to as 'America's worst mayor,' is currently under federal investigation, as well as immense pressure from her constituents to resign. Recently, the town board requested the launch of a federal investigation into her alleged misuse of town finances, which town trustees say has led to a deficit of more than $5million. They also attempted to hire former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot - who worked for years as a federal prosecutor - to lead a special investigation into Henyard.

Mayor Tiffany Henyard charged the wrong taxpayers for a trip she took in January to the White House. She used a credit card for Thornton Township to cover $9,167 in costs, including $5,000 to the U.S. Conference of Mayors and a plane ticket for her and her assistant Keith Freeman for $718 a piece, amongst other fees. Henyard is a supervisor for Thornton Township and trustees said that this is not the first time that she has blurred her roles in two completely separate government bodies.

The move came as citizens of the town continue in their effort to oust Mayor Tiffany Henyard - who has repeatedly been dubbed America's Worst Mayor. At present, Henyard is under federal investigation , and was recently served federal subpoenas seeking records about trips taken by city officials and potential financial mismanagement. The 40-year-old municipal leader has developed a nationally terrible reputation for her confrontational antics, failure to do her job, alleged corruption, and apparent disdain for her constituents, whom she has berated publicly and once with the assistance of a DJ.

Tiffany Henyard (pictured right), 40, the Mayor of Dolton, is facing claims of misusing funds, wrongful termination and covering up the sexual assault of a former employee. The village has hired former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to investigate Henyard, which she vetoed , while reports emerged last week that she's under criminal investigation after being subpoenaed by the feds. Now, Fenia Dukes (pictured left), Henyard's former assistant, has made her claims regarding Henyard and Dolton Trustee Andrew Holmes public in a video released Monday.

Tiffany Henyard, 40, slammed her city colleagues in a scathing response to their move against her, telling them there is a 'right way to do things and this is not that' as she made her veto. The Mayor of Dolton erupted in a furious rant on Monday evening as she shot down the probe, telling her colleagues at a city council meeting: 'How dare you!' The city council meeting was met with extra police security and protests over Henyard's recent controversies, and was the first since federal investigators served subpoenas on city hall. The subpoenas are seeking documents from Henyard and Dolton Village Administrator Keith Freeman related to expenses reimbursements and trips allegedly paid for by the city. After trustees voted to hire Lightfoot for $400 an hour to investigate, Henyard rejected the move, telling the city council meeting: 'You know, it's veto power, so how dare you think you can come into someone's town and do work.' 'There is a right way to do things, and this is just not that,' she said. '(Lightfoot) will not be paid for her services.'

Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard is said to be the subject of a criminal investigation after FBI agents served subpoenas at the Thornton Township Hall, where she also works as township supervisor. One subpoena is reported to focus entirely on Henyard, including a restaurant and a property management company she owns, as well as her political fund and the charity bearing her name. The second subpoena is said to request township records, including financial reports, budgets, payroll records and ordinances. 'It's very broad in scope. It's very broad in the number of people and entities they're asking for records on. So there must be some serious allegations of wrongdoing that they're trying to get to the bottom of,' former FBI agent Ross Rice (inset) said.

The Del Galdo Law Group is asking to withdraw from cases in which it represents Mayor Tiffany Henyard and the village of Dolton, Illinois. In a letter to Henyard and trustees, the firm said the village is approaching the point of becoming uninsurable. It faces millions of dollars in judgments from earlier cases and could potentially be required to shell out millions more in 22 ongoing lawsuits. To add insult to injury, the firm has allegedly not been paid for its work. Henyard, 40, has been accused of misusing funds while the village sinks deeper into debt, wrongful termination, and covering up sexual misconduct by a village employee during a trip to Las Vegas.

Longtime local barber Tyrone Isom Jr is claiming the mayor's office improperly denied his permit to expand his business to a new commercial venue in the Chicago suburb of Dolton. Isom says he purchased a property on Sibley Road with the intent to establish a new branch of his business, Elite Clientele LLC, but his venture was blocked on the whims of Henyard, 40. Filed in Illinois , the civil lawsuit is the latest to land at Henyard's door. She faces a litany of investigations over claims of corruption, sexual harassment and retaliation against political opponents.

Meant to be a demolition, the malfunction took place at the former Crawford Power Plant just over four years ago, and sent a thick plume of smoke over the Little Village neighborhood of the city. It left the mostly Mexican-American nabe blanketed in dust, despite being planned by local officials. A subsequent inspector general's probe found fault with the company that commissioned the plant implosion. Identified in charging documents as Hilco Redevelopment, the firm on Tuesday agreed to the settlement. Residents affected, meanwhile, recalled to the US Northern District Court of Illinois how the cloud of dust suffocated them within seconds, after the 400-foot smoke stack set to be imploded fell. Some said they still have difficulty breathing, as the settlement means Hilco is now safe from any more suits. The firm has yet to comment on the new development, after being subcontracted by the city.

Angry Chicago residents blasted Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson during a meeting on Wednesday as he tried to get $70million in taxpayer's money to go toward the ongoing migrant crisis in the city. One woman, dressed in a red MAGA cowboy hat and a 'Chicago RED' t-shirt slammed Johnson and said: 'We need that money in my neighborhood, we need that money on my block.' Johnson has long defended the city's sanctuary policies as $30million has already gone toward the crisis. Other concerned citizens said that they will vote Johnson out of office if he continues to use the money on migrants.

Dolton administrator Keith Freeman (left) is accused of under reporting his income on a bankruptcy petition by hundreds of thousands of dollars. Freeman is a top aide to embattled Dolton mayor Tiffany Henyard (right) who is facing a slew of misconduct allegations of her own which are now being probed by Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot (inset).

Dolton Democrat Mayor Tiffany Henyard, 40, faces a litany of investigations over claims of corruption, sexual harassment and retaliation against political opponents. In the latest lawsuit, Henyard is accused of attempting to protect Dolton Trustee and community activist Andrew Holmes after he was accused of sexual assault. The alleged victim claims Holmes assaulted her before parading her naked body on a video call to Henyard's security officer after a conference on May 26, 2023. The officer alerted Henyard - but she responded by demoting him to 'patrol duty' and firing the alleged victim, per the lawsuit. Holmes vehemently denies the claims.

'America's worst mayor' was booed at a town hall meeting as she claimed citizens of the small Illinois town were asking her an 'unfair amount of questions.' Tiffany Henyard, the scorned 40-year-old mayor of Dolton, Illinois, faced challenging questions from board members and local residents throughout the annual township meeting on Tuesday night. As the crowd booed loudly at Henyard, she didn't hold back as she expressed her frustration, saying it was 'unfair' that she was getting slammed with questions when residents don't ask as many in other communities.

America's 'worst mayor' is clinging on to power - and a nearly $300,000 salary - despite a slew of complaints and investigations into claims of corruption, sexual harassment and retaliation against political opponents. As the list of allegations grows against Tiffany Henyard, who is mayor of the small village of Dolton, Illinois , critics and her own constituents are asking how she still remains in position. The litany of allegations against Henyard, who is also supervisor of Thornton Township immediately south of Chicago, include misspending taxpayers' money on lavish trips, employing a convicted sex offender to a public role and firing staff who refuse to support her.

Former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot (top right)was hired by the village board of Dalton, Illinois, to investigate its own mayor Tiffany Henyard (bottom right), who is accused of embezzling public funds. Her appointment, and salary, triggered surprise given Lightfoot's controversial tenure and swift fall from breakout political star to punchline. 'She must have a little time on her hands,' Fox News commentator Tomi Lahren (left) joked.