Controversial “Mayor” of Dolton, Illinois and Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard has compared herself to multiple historical figures amid a struggle to maintain power.
Within the town of Thornton, Illinois, an ongoing insurance dispute between Supervisor Henyard and local board members Carmen Carlisle and Chris Gonzalez escalated into a government shutdown. As a result, many services are unavailable due to a lack of liability insurance, including access to bill payment amid government gridlock.
ABC7 reported The crux of the dispute is that the trustees “say they are boycotting to prevent Hennyard from appointing a tie-breaking trustee.”
“Our hesitation is that if someone says yes to everything, that will set us back,” Carlisle said.
Embattled Illinois politician Tiffany Henyard has compared herself to multiple figures associated with civil rights. (ABC 7 Chicago YouTube channel)
When asked in an interview, Henyard Local news outlet Whether it actually had the power to appoint such a person, she disputed the trustees' claims.
“I don't do that. I don't have the sole authority to appoint anyone,” Henyard said. “When you say, ‘Hey, this is negligence.’” “You are neglecting your duties as an elected official.”
The region still suffers from A A controversial democratic bloc State Senator Napoleon Harris replaced Henyard at the top of the ticket.
State Sen. Napoleon Harris told ABC7 that “everything was done in public” during the recent caucus. (ABC 7 Chicago YouTube channel)
Henyard reacted to the change through advertisement, “We did not have the opportunity to be heard,” and that “on December 3, 2024, your right to vote was hijacked by a member of the committee, Senator Napoleon Harris.”
Harris disputed that account when speaking to ABC7.
“No one was denied entry, everything was done on board,” he said. “We need to respect the rule of law.”
Henyard objected to the change again by telling the same news outlet, “I am history. I am the history of the 21st century,” Henyard said. “I'm Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubmans. (sic) I'm that person. Someone's gotta say never give up.”
The city's closure is impacting local residents like Tom Oleniczak, who showed up early Wednesday morning to turn in paperwork for the aid program.
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“Well, here I am, and now they're gone,” Oleniczak said. “So what now? What do you do now?”
