Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been hired by the nearby village of Dolton to investigator their mayor - whom has been branded 'America's worst.'
Self-described 'Super Mayor' Tiffany Henyard, 40, has been accused of embezzling 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.
Henyard, a Democrat, was not present for the meeting Monday where Lightfoot's investigation was approved.
Lightfoot is a former prosecutor who has been tasked by the board with 'All allegations of misconduct, and all internal investigations, if any, along with any village state and federal law violations,' Dolton Trustee Jason House said.
It is unclear what they can actually do to stop it, as Henyard continues to make national headlines for all the wrong reasons despite running a village of just 20,000 people.
The high-rolling mayor, who earns $300,000 for her public duties, has spent thousands more on first class trips, a professional hair and makeup team and a security detail.
She has been accused of unlawfully signing off contracts as dozens of unpaid suppliers threaten to take the town to court.
A year after her election, Dolton residents triggered a recall process largely due to her hiring of convicted sex offender Lavelle Redmond into a role that would require him to enter people's homes.
According to reporting at the time, the then-16-year-old Redmond and three others kidnapped and sexually assaulted two girls, ages 13 and 14.
At age 17, Redmond was sentenced to 50 years in prison but was paroled in 2016 and required to register as a sex offender. At the time Henyard defended the move, stating that convicts who have served time deserve a second chance.
However, the recall failed on a technicality and Henyard remained in post, turning up to the next board meeting blasting a disco song and dancing on the podium.
The mayor has admitted a $2 million deficit, blaming the trustees for incompetence, but some fear the true figure could be as high as $5 million.
The town owes more than $427,000 to a company that repaved its streets, and another $400,000 to a tree-trimming company that worked for it last year.
'It's unfortunate that politics are being played. What's happened is a million dollars out of my budget have been cut because of politics,' Dolton Police Chief Lewis Lacey said.
The first female mayor in the town's 128-year history was at the White House meeting President Joe Biden in January, but she has been accused of shutting down businesses that refuse to donate to her campaign.
One resident, Lawrence Gardner, claimed that Henyard forced the closure of his trucking business after he refused to renew a $3,500 business after he refused to renew a $3,500 contribution to her political fund.
The mayor was slammed for hiring her former campaign worker as the town's code enforcement officer despite the fact he is a convicted child rapist.
She also raised eyebrows after spending hundreds of thousands of tax dollars on security details, including one occasion where she pulled cops off the street to perform a protection outfit.
A successful recall vote was overturned on a technicality last year prompting her to dance on a podium at the subsequent board meeting to the strains of Rihanna's 'B***h Better Have My Money'.
The dismantling of America...🤕
They will be hiring Hunter to investigate Sniffy Joe next.
Beetle juice, Beetle juice, Beetle…
Both those bitches are as corrupt as can be. We dont work in dolton for 2 reasons one not dealing with the shakedown from her and 2 we dont want our shot stolen.
OP is a clown, but these people get exactly what they vote for. It boggles the mind how someone could vote so hard against their own interests. Even the "investigation" for $400 per hour consulting is the very definition of corruption.
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Common sense is heavily outnumbered when it comes to voting in Chicago.
OP's as clowns?
Interesting view.
"Original Poster". The individual whom started this thread.
I don't know who's crazier...the elected officials or the people that elect them.
Greed and self importance...
If this crap is what keeps him out of the moto section then I'm all for it.
I got that home boy......now the rest of the quote of your post, if you can....
Thanks in advance.
The state of Illinois elects only the worst and most corrupt of officials (Detroit and most of Michigan does too, but thats another story). The mayor, Mrs. Henyard in question - was an elected offical. So was Rod Blagoveich, so was an absentee senator who later became president, so on and so on. She was elected into that position - why voters refuse to learn from the past mistakes of voting is lost on me.
OK, they seemed to like CLD,s then.......they are entertaining.
Dude it's almost ever state at this point.
This is a Texas congressman. We live in Idiocracy
and more geniuses
I love those female black demorats......always good for a laugh.
Oh, the irony.
You SIR, need to look at this Dalton Mayor before casting doubt.
This corrupt idiot is drowning the Dalton public into debt that she has organized.
Deeper than you will ever think possible.
Chicago Mafia back in the day is nothing compared to what this POS is doing to the Residents
"OP is a clown"? educate yourself
You better look into that further.
She was NOT elected
Its as corrupt as corrupt can be.
OP has a legitimate point on this one....No "crap"
If these folks in a position of power go unchecked, than we are all FUCKED!
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Cool story, just keep him over here.
They are both corrupt....so it's gonna lead to nowhere.....at $400 / hr.
I think the media should all be jailed for making us have to look at that fugly monster…
AGAIN!!!
We’ve missed the real issue here…where can I get a 50 upper for my AR? 😂😂😂
I thought it was beetlejuice.
Holy shit.....the fact these dumb fucks are in charge of making decisions for our Country says all that needs to be said about our future.
I sometimes wonder if I made a mistake having kids because they are doomed, we don't have a future, we are fucked.
Now, think about it. These geniuses are on committees making policy regarding Climate Change...and just take a look at their fundamentally misguided concepts on BASIC SCIENCE AND COMMON-SENSE.
You don't have to make this shit up.
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F U!
That was just mean.
Like toddlers
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