Henyard skips Dolton meeting; activist Jedidiah Brown apologizes for role in Thornton Twp. brawl​on February 4, 2025 at 9:56 am

DOLTON, Ill. (WLS) — Mayor Tiffany Henyard did not attend Monday night’s Dolton board meeting.

She was also a no-show at last month’s regular board meeting, citing safety concerns, and last week, she said she would not attend this meeting unless security changes were made.

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This gathering was the first since a fight broke out during Tuesday’s Thornton Township Board of Trustees meeting in South Holland.

Henyard is also the township supervisor, and she was in the middle of that melee, which began after someone called her an expletive during public comment. The fight also involved Henyard’s boyfriend.

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This was also the first meeting since former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot released a scathing report, alleging a pattern of mismanagement and deception by Henyard.

Lightfoot says Henyard kept Dolton trustees in the dark about large expenditures, including for travel, meals at local restaurants and various retail purchases.

But speaking exclusively with ABC7 on Friday, Henyard said she is being blamed for the actions of others.

“I don’t deal with finances. I’ve said that several times. I do not, will not, and I think you’ve saw a lot of different meetings where I don’t take credit cards when they try to give me a credit card. I don’t deal with finances. We have finance directors for that. We have accountants slash CPAs for that. They’re the ones dealing with my day-to-day operations as it deals with money,” Henyard said.

Henyard wants to appoint a new police chief, but trustees said they have seen no resume or application materials for Darryl Stroud, who has previously worked for Harvey and University Park police.