Dolton ‘dictator’ Tiffany Henyard loses township nomination in historic caucus — and vows to sue

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard will likely be shedding a few of her political energy after a historic caucus Tuesday evening.

The Illinois “tremendous mayor” misplaced the Democratic nomination for Thornton Township supervisor, a place Henyard at present holds.

Henyard’s title was not even on the poll as a result of she didn’t have a licensed assessor on her ticket.

All nominees are required to have eight folks on their slate: supervisor, freeway director, clerk, assessor, and 4 trustees.

As an alternative, Illinois state Sen. and Thornton Township Democratic Committeeman Napoleon Harris overwhelmingly received the nomination.

The caucus and its outcomes enraged Henyard later that evening.

“You didn’t run none of this the precise approach,” Henyard was heard saying after the caucus. “Unlawful, Napoleon.”

As committeeman, Harris made the choice to maneuver from a major to a caucus, the primary caucus Thornton Township’s Democratic Celebration has had in many years.

The occasion additionally introduced that evening that supervisor nominees can not run for different positions.

Harris denied the method was unfair and insisted voters had their say.

“Folks in Thornton Township could also be new to caucuses as a result of they haven’t had them shortly, however this has been the custom for a lot of different townships across the state,” Harris mentioned.

Henyard can nonetheless be on the poll in April for Thornton Township supervisor as a write-in or impartial candidate, however thus far, she has not proven any indication of operating that approach.

Nonetheless, after shedding the nomination, Henyard was heard shouting that she could be suing everybody concerned within the course of.

Fox Information Digital reached out to Henyard’s workplace for remark.

Henyard is operating for re-election as Dolton mayor as she faces a number of ongoing scandals for allegedly embezzling funds and politically focusing on her opponents.

Her workplace additionally confronted an investigation by former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Lightfoot’s investigation into the Village of Dolton’s monetary state of affairs revealed in a preliminary report that Dolton’s normal fund steadiness was $5.61 million in 2022, however by Might 2024 it had dropped to a deficit of $3.65 million.

Lightfoot additionally disclosed that Henyard used the village bank card to make purchases at Amazon, Goal, Walgreens, Wayfair and different retailers.

One jaw-dropping assertion revealed that the embattled mayor had dropped $33,000 on Jan. 5, 2023, on Amazon.

Fox Information’ Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.