{"id":2317718,"date":"2024-08-01T17:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T21:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-aide-to-americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-fired-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T17:09:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T21:09:28","slug":"top-aide-to-americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-fired-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-aide-to-americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-fired-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Top aide to \u2018America\u2019s worst mayor\u2019 Tiffany Henyard fired &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-aide-to-americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-fired-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2317718&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A top aide to Dolton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard has\u2063 been fired due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-department-of-education-takes-funds-for-disadvantaged-kids-pays-1619-project-creator-50k-report\/\" title=\"Oregon Department Of Education Takes Funds For Disadvantaged Kids, Pays 1619 Project Creator k: Report\">chronic absenteeism<\/a>\u200b from work. The aide, Keith \u200cFreeman,\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-vote-three-things-to-know-about-speaker-designate-mike-johnson\/\" title=\"Speaker vote: Key facts about Speaker-designate Mike Johnson\">held significant positions<\/a> as Henyard&#8217;s\u200b senior adviser in Thornton Township and as village administrator in Dolton. He was\u200c dismissed after failing to report to work regularly, a situation deemed unacceptable by the \u2064Human\u2064 Resources Department. Although\u2064 he was let go from his\u2062 position in Thornton, it appears he is still employed in Dolton, leading to speculation about a possible severing \u2063of ties between him and\u2063 Henyard. Freeman had previously received a\u200d warning about his attendance and was noted to have worked \u200bonly 46 hours in June, raising concerns about his commitment.\u200c The\u200d situation is complicated by Henyard&#8217;s controversial management style,\u200b as she is also under investigation for\u200b extravagant spending of town funds, including\u200b vacation expenses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Top aide to &lsquo;America&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/de-blasio-makes-a-move-that-could-signal-run-for-governor\/\" title=\"De Blasio Makes A Move That Could Signal Run For Governor\">worst mayor<\/a>&rsquo; Tiffany Henyard fired<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1622673\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A top aide to embattled Dolton, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illinois\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Illinois<\/a>, Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiffany-henyard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tiffany Henyard<\/a> has been fired from one of his jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The aide, Keith Freeman, was fired in July for repeatedly not showing up to work. Henyard serves as Dolton&rsquo;s mayor, but she is also the town supervisor of the neighboring township of Thornton, where Freeman was fired.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Due to the high-ranking position that you hold within the township, this type of misconduct cannot be tolerated,&rdquo; the Human Resources Department of Thorton wrote in its email notifying Freeman he had been fired. &ldquo;Your misconduct is a detriment to the smooth functioning of the township&rsquo;s operations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Freeman was working as both Henyard&rsquo;s senior adviser in Thornton Township and as village administrator in Dolton. Payroll records indicate he is still employed in Dolton.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There appears to be a severing of ties going on between Tiffany and Keith; but nothing from the mayor&rsquo;s office has come out saying he&rsquo;s terminated,&rdquo; trustee Jason House, who announced <a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/dolton\/dolton-senior-trustee-announces-candidacy-for-mayor-plans-to-clean-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he&rsquo;s challenging Henyard for mayor<\/a> in the 2025 election, said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2024\/07\/30\/thornton-township-administrator-top-tiffany-henyard-aide-keith-freeman-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Chicago Tribune<\/em><\/a>, Freeman was given a written warning about his behavior in June.&nbsp;He was told he needed to have &ldquo;better communications of [his] whereabouts and more time spent at the township.&rdquo; Records from the township also show he worked just 46 hours in the entire month of June, including several weeks with nearly zero hours.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Henyard has blurred the line between both towns she runs with employees oftentimes doing work tasks for each town.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She is also under federal scrutiny for lavish spending of town money on vacations, including one to Las Vegas, where an employee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-veto-investigation-into-herself\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>claimed<\/a> she was sexually assaulted by a fellow employee and then fired for speaking out. Multiple lawsuits have also been filed against Henyard and Freeman for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2024\/03\/29\/details-of-federal-lawsuits-by-former-dolton-thornton-township-employees-portray-tiffany-henyard-as-vindictive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>unlawful retaliation<\/a> against employees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They say that you&rsquo;re the worst mayor in America. I agree,&rdquo; one Dolton resident said at a meeting following the trip to Las Vegas. The trip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-veto-investigation-into-herself\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>cost<\/a> taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Freeman is also in legal trouble after being charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2024\/04\/16\/dolton-administrator-charged-with-bankruptcy-fraud-denied-working-for-village-feds-allege\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bankruptcy fraud<\/a> for making false statements in a bankruptcy petition he filed earlier this year to conceal his assets and sources of income, according to a federal indictment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1622673\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1622673\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A senior aide to Dolton, Illinois Mayor Tiffany Henyard has been dismissed from one of his positions. Keith Freeman was let go in July due to his consistent absenteeism. While Henyard is the mayor of Dolton, she also oversees the neighboring Thornton Township, where Freeman&#8217;s termination occurred. The Human Resources Department of Thornton stated in an email that Freeman&#8217;s high-ranking role made his misconduct unacceptable and detrimental to the township&#8217;s operations. He held dual roles as Henyard\u2019s senior adviser in Thornton and as village administrator in Dolton, where he remains employed according to payroll records.<\/p>\n<p>Trustee Jason House, who plans to run against Henyard for mayor in 2025, noted a potential rift between her and Freeman but mentioned that there has been no official announcement regarding his termination from the mayor\u2019s office. The Chicago Tribune reported that Freeman received a written warning about his attendance issues in June and was advised to improve communication regarding his whereabouts while spending more time at work; records show he logged only 46 hours for the entire month of June.<\/p>\n<p>Henyard has faced criticism for blurring responsibilities between both towns she manages, often having employees perform tasks for each municipality. She is currently under federal investigation for extravagant spending on vacations with taxpayer money\u2014one trip included allegations of sexual assault against an employee who later claimed she was fired for reporting it. Additionally, multiple lawsuits have been filed against both Henyard and Freeman alleging unlawful retaliation against staff members.<\/p>\n<p>One resident expressed their discontent at a meeting following the Las Vegas trip by stating they agree with claims labeling her as &#8220;the worst mayor in America,&#8221; referencing expenses that cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars. Furthermore, Freeman faces legal issues himself after being indicted on charges related to bankruptcy fraud involving false statements made during a bankruptcy petition earlier this year aimed at hiding assets and income sources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2317719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/zumaamericasfortytwo414123-1024x684.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36936,36935,36934],"class_list":["post-2317718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-aide-fired","tag-americas-worst-mayor","tag-tiffany-henyard"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/zumaamericasfortytwo414123-1024x684.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}