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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.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot may have a new job very soon, as she's been hired by the nearby village of Dolton, Illinois to investigator their mayor, whom many have called 'America's worst.'

Self-described 'Super Mayor' Tiffany Henyard, 40, has been accused of embezzling $2million in taxpayer funds and retaliating against a victim of sexual assault - and last month vetoed an investigation into the allegations. Lightfoot - who was ousted as mayor of Chicago last year - was approved by the village's board of trustees to investigate Henyard's alleged corruption at the cost of $400 per hour. 'I bring expertise in leading investigations of this kind and understand the complex challenges of governing. I will follow the facts where they lead, without bias, and reserve comments until the work is complete,' Lightfoot told the board Monday.

Superintendent Eddie Johnson, 63, was suspended in 2019 after being found dead at the wheel of his police car and later yelling back ten drinks at a downtown bar and then lying about it. New information has now surfaced concerning Cynthia Donald, his former assistant, who is suing him for years of alleged'sexual and emotional torture' she suffered at his hands. According to a friend who was also present, Donald, 48, accompanied Johnson and his wife on a trip to London in October 2019 where the Bears defeated the Oakland Raiders. 'OK, well, if the Raiders lose, I get the panties that Cynthia has on right now,' the friend recalled as they discussed a bet on the game.'

During a sitdown with CBS 2's Sabrina Franza on Thursday, the Windy City mayor made the remarks - or lack thereof - when discussing the issue of setting a annual city budget. The discussion, on the other hand, devolved to his predecessors' pledge to house-bound asylum seekers, a pledge that he has kept since an estimated 20,000 people entered Chicago in 2023 alone. More than 500 migrants were waiting to be inserted in one of the city's 27 temporary shelters, with roughly 200 remaining in warming buses at the city's landing zone. Franza questioned the city's future with those facilities now packed and busses arriving from states like Texas on a daily basis.

Johnson, a Democrat, has blamed everyone from his predecessor Lori Lightfoot to the Biden Administration and Texas Republicans for his town's struggle to care for thousands of migrants. Johnson blasted Texas Republican again, saying he has been 'determined to sow seeds of confusion' in several interviews given Sunday.' However, he made it clear that Chicago would have no problem taking the migrants in in a tweet made when he was running for mayor in March.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2024 budget includes $100 million for violence prevention but also $500,000 to establish a Commission on Restoration and Reparations. Johnson said on Wednesday that reparations would also help reduce violent crime, although he was yet to state specifically how. I've spent a half-a million dollars on reconstruction and reconstruction to address,' he said, the cycle of violence.'

Teresa Haley made the remarks during a Zoom call in October, where she referred to the over 25,000 new arrivals as "savages" and "rapists." The soundbite went viral, prompting both an apology from Haley and a statement from the seminal civil rights organisation. The Baltimore-based department reported in a tweet that Haley, 58, had been suspended on December 13 - the day before she announced her apology. The NAACP did not immediately inform or clarify the former state employee's dismissal, as well as how long it would last. They said in the previous statement that they would not be offering 'comment at this time.'

The discussion was caught at The Chicago City Council's special meeting on Thursday, which was originally scheduled to obtain citizens' perspectives on the migrant crisis. It comes after the city spent almost $1 million to install a migrant camp that was scrapped this month, and the city's estimated 26,000 migrants have arrived since last year. The meeting was tense, with Lauren Lawrence's remark that she was born and raised in Chicago, sparking a fierce conversation. Lawrence lamented how she had witnessed a "transition" that has left people in the lurch as Johnson bowed attention - "as if a large number of people are not important here."

Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago says he 'inherited' the city's burgeoning migrant crisis and took aim at Lori Lightfoot's former government. At a press conference on Tuesday, Johnson chastised Lightfoot's administration for announcing the Unity initiative, an interfaith alliance aimed at removing migrants from police stations and into shelters. Johnson told reporters that 'the international crisis that I inherited six months ago, I've made it very clear that we're going to move people out of police districts, women, and children who are sleeping outside so we can create spaces that foster more dignity.'

A Chicago mother has shared her fear after being arrested while four months pregnant, revealing how she feared the ordeal would cause her to lose her baby. Mayor Brandon Johnson begged her to do more to reduce the rampant violence in her neighborhood, which saw a jump of 40% in a year. On Wednesday, the mother appeared alongside Alderman Gilbert Vegas at a rally to demand more cops in the area.

A disturbing video captures the moment when Chicago grandfather and hip hop television host Keltule Meeks, 48, fatally shot outside his Chicago home when attempting to shield his wife during an armed robbery attempt. On Tuesday morning, Rapper Meeks, who was known as Rus T Blade in the city's hip hop scene, was shot and killed. So far no criminals have been apprehended, but no criminals have been arrested. He leaves his wife, two children, and grandson behind.