Chicago Tribune editorial board urges voters to keep the Democratic Party Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s excessive spending The issue is at the forefront of his mind as he’s up for re-election next year.
he wrote in an editorial titled “Dolton voters should remember Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s taxpayer-funded 5-star hotel stays and lavish meals.” Board Thrown light on Henyard’s lavish spending and taxpayer-funded trips, Their lifestyles were compared to those of residents of Dalton, a fifth of whom currently live in poverty.
“It is particularly sad that Dolton’s controversial Mayor Tiffany Henyard and other village officials have spent much of the past year traveling around the country and living lavish lifestyles on taxpayers’ dime,” the board wrote.
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Tiffany Henyard, a politician who has been embroiled in numerous controversies, had another controversial meeting with her constituents this week. (Screencap courtesy of video from Fox32)
WGN reported In January, it was revealed that Henyard and his companions charged $67,000 for trips to Portland, Austin, Atlanta and New York City over a five-month period, all with taxpayer money. In Atlanta, the group stayed at the Four Seasons and allegedly billed taxpayers more than $9,300.
“Taxpayers spent a lot of money to cover the cost of the trips,” the board wrote. “The trip by Henyard and other officials to Austin in July 2023 cost taxpayers more than $9,000, which is hard to imagine.”
Tiffany Henyard Tuesday (Screencap courtesy of video from Fox32)
“If the C.T.A. and Dolton Village were operating more smoothly and there were fewer complaints from the public, there would be fewer questions about the need for these officers to spend so much time on the road, ostensibly on public duty,” the editorial added. “But that is not the truth…”
The self-described “super mayor” has been mired in scandal for months and is under federal investigation after being accused of excessive taxpayer spending, corruption, wrongdoing and retaliation against colleagues.
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who has been tasked with leading the special investigation into the mayor, Henyard revealed that Used the village’s credit card to make purchases at Amazon, Target, Walgreens, Wayfair and other retailers. A shocking statement revealed that the embattled mayor spent $33,000 on Amazon on January 5, 2023.
Tiffany Henyard filmed a music video with police officers in Illinois. (Tiffany Henyard)
Fox News Digital previously reported that Henyard is living like a king with a combined salary of nearly $300,000 — more than the state’s governor — while the average income for the Illinois town of 23,000 residents is $24,000.
Former colleagues have spoken publicly about extravagant trips and reckless spending. Henyard, who typically speaks into a golden microphone in meetings, has also come under fire for alleged sexual assault by a colleague during a trip to Las Vegas, where the alleged victim claims she was fired after speaking out. Henyard’s cancer charity is also facing scrutiny, while FOIA documents have revealed he Paid a stylist $7,650More than six transactions between April 6 and June 5, 2023.
Last month, Illinois State Comptroller The office has withheld some funds that were to be allocated to the village of Dolton due to an alleged failure to produce financial records, and there have been reports that Henyard reappointed a fired deputy police chief to lead the department after he was indicted by a federal grand jury on bankruptcy fraud charges.
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Allegations of financial misdeeds in Dolton have sparked an ongoing FBI investigation. The city has a population of just over 20,000, according to a July 2023 estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau, so the reports have been pressing. has been called a dictator by some local people.
Dolton’s next mayoral election is scheduled for April 2025 after a February 2025 primary. Several Dolton trustees are running to defeat Henyard, using the slogan “Clean House 2025.”
During a contentious board meeting on August 5, 2024, Mayor Tiffany Henyard became confrontational with the Dolton residents she was elected to represent. (Fox 32 Chicago)
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“We’ve been shut out. We’ve been lied to. The current mayor and administration have taken away from us as a community, and this all has to stop,” said Dolton Trustee Kiana Belcher. ABC7 reported,
Henyard did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Fox News’ Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
