{"id":2339375,"date":"2024-09-10T19:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T23:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-hosted-85000-party-while-under-investigation-for-spending-practices-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T19:05:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T23:05:31","slug":"americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-hosted-85000-party-while-under-investigation-for-spending-practices-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-hosted-85000-party-while-under-investigation-for-spending-practices-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018America\u2019s worst mayor\u2019 Tiffany Henyard hosted $85,000 party while under investigation for spending practices &#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\">34<\/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%2Famericas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-hosted-85000-party-while-under-investigation-for-spending-practices-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=2339375&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>The article \u2062discusses Tiffany Henyard, the mayor of Dolton, Illinois, \u2064who has been labeled &#8220;America&#8217;s worst \u200bmayor&#8221; due to her controversial\u200d spending \u200bpractices. \u200bWhile under investigation for her use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-moves-to-take-taxpayer-money-from-iran-nuclear-deal-and-give-to-military-dogs\/\" title=\"Cruz Moves to Take Taxpayer Money from Iran Nuclear Deal and Give to Military Dogs\">taxpayer funds<\/a>, Henyard hosted an $85,000 \u200dparty for the village,\u200b spending $50,000 on entertainment\u2063 from musical artists and an \u2064additional $35,000 on various other expenses. The event \u2063reportedly had low attendance, with former Dolton trustee Valeria Stubbs criticizing it as a &#8220;flop.&#8221; The situation\u200d has raised concerns about fiscal responsibility \u200dand oversight in local government.  <\/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\">&lsquo;America&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-village-freezes-credit-card-after-mayor-tiffany-henyards-spending-frenzy-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Illinois village freezes credit card after Mayor Tiffany Henyard&#039;s spending frenzy - Washington Examiner\">worst mayor&#038;rsquo<\/a>; Tiffany Henyard hosted $85,000 party while under investigation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-anti-trump-lincoln-project-facing-questions-over-spending-practices\/\" title=\"Report: Anti-Trump Lincoln Project Facing Questions Over Spending Practices\">spending practices<\/a><\/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_1757139\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Dolton, Illinois, Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiffany-henyard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tiffany Henyard<\/a>, dubbed &ldquo;America&rsquo;s worst mayor,&rdquo; spent $85,000 on a party for the suburban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chicago<\/a> village while she faces an investigation for taxpayer-funded expenditures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Henyard spent $50,000 in taxpayers&rsquo; money on one hour of entertainment from two musical artists and then over $35,000 on other costs such as staff, activities, and equipment, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/news\/wgn-investigates\/tiffany-henyards-85k-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>WGN-9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The event did not have a high turnout, according to former Dolton trustee Valeria Stubbs. &ldquo;That was a flop,&rdquo; she said. <\/p>\n<p>Contracts for many of the event&rsquo;s arrangements were reportedly signed before the village&rsquo;s trustees had put limits on spending. Henyard has come under intense scrutiny for her spending practices in the past, which led to the Dolton Board of Trustees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3113682\/illinois-village-freezes-credit-cards-after-americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyards-spending-frenzy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>banning her from using village credit cards<\/a> last month except for &ldquo;board-approved purchases.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Illinois&rsquo;s comptroller also recently cut off Henyard&rsquo;s access to state funds.<\/p>\n<p>Dolton hired former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot at $400 an hour to investigate Henyard&rsquo;s &ldquo;excessive and unauthorized use of village funds.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot&rsquo;s findings revealed that since Henyard became mayor in 2021, the town has found itself in a $3.6 million deficit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Residents of Dolton have made several calls for Henyard&rsquo;s resignation, but she still remains the mayor.<\/p>\n<p>Henyard is also facing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-antonio-delgado-named-ny-lieutenant-gov-replaces-democrat-who-was-indicted\/\" title=\"Rep. Antonio Delgado Named NY Lieutenant Gov, Replaces Democrat Who Was Indicted\">federal investigation related<\/a> to lofty spending.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1757139\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1757139\"}});<\/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>Tiffany Henyard, the Mayor of Dolton, Illinois, who has been labeled &#8220;America&#8217;s worst mayor,&#8221; organized an $85,000 party for the suburban Chicago community while being investigated for her spending practices involving taxpayer funds. According to WGN-9, she allocated $50,000 of taxpayer money for just one hour of entertainment featuring two musical acts and over $35,000 on additional expenses like staff and equipment. The event reportedly had a low turnout; former Dolton trustee Valeria Stubbs described it as a &#8220;flop.&#8221; Many contracts related to the event were signed before village trustees imposed spending limits. Henyard has faced significant criticism regarding her financial decisions in the past, leading to a recent ban from using village credit cards except for purchases approved by the board. Additionally, Illinois&#8217; comptroller has cut off her access to state funds. The Dolton Board hired former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot at a rate of $400 per hour to investigate Henyard&#8217;s &#8220;excessive and unauthorized use&#8221; of village resources. Lightfoot&#8217;s investigation revealed that since Henyard took office in 2021, Dolton has incurred a deficit of $3.6 million. Despite numerous calls from residents for her resignation amid ongoing federal investigations into her spending habits, she continues to serve as mayor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2339376,"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\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-06-at-1.42.18-PM-1024x578.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36935,40594,36934],"class_list":["post-2339375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-americas-worst-mayor","tag-party-controversy","tag-tiffany-henyard"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screen-Shot-2024-03-06-at-1.42.18-PM-1024x578.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339375","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\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}