{"id":2356317,"date":"2024-10-17T16:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-will-run-for-second-term-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T16:56:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:56:45","slug":"americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-will-run-for-second-term-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-worst-mayor-tiffany-henyard-will-run-for-second-term-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;America&#8217;s worst mayor&#8217; Tiffany Henyard will run for second term &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-will-run-for-second-term-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=2356317&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>Tiffany Henyard, \u200bthe mayor of Dolton, Illinois, \u200coften \u2063referred to as &#8220;America&#8217;s worst mayor,&#8221; has \u200dannounced her \u2063candidacy for reelection amid controversy over her extravagant spending\u2064 habits. \u200dElected in 2021\u200c with around 80% of the vote, Henyard now faces significant backlash\u200c from residents \u200band board\u2062 trustees who are \u200durging her to resign\u2062 due to\u2062 her use of taxpayer funds. Recently, tensions escalated \u2064during a \u2064meeting where \u2062police \u200bwere \u2064called to address a verbal altercation \u200dbetween Henyard and\u200d a trustee critical of her financial management. Despite the scrutiny, Henyard expressed her\u2062 determination to\u200c run for another term through a Facebook post,\u200b signaling her intention to continue\u2064 her political career.  <\/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 announces she will run for reelection<\/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_1742632\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Embattled Dolton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiffany-henyard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Henyard<\/a> has announced she will be seeking another term in office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Attention Attention Attention Attention,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TiffanyAHenyard\/?os=windhgbityl&amp;ref=app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Henyard wrote in a Facebook post<\/a>. &ldquo;I am running for Reelection for Mayor of Dolton.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dalton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-woman-accuses-cuomo-of-making-unwanted-advances\/\" title=\"Third Woman Accuses Cuomo of Making Unwanted Advances\">facing intense scrutiny<\/a> for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-two-of-hunter-bidens-ex-lovers-have-testified-before-federal-grand-jury-looking-into-his-tax-affairs\/\" title=\"At Least Two of Hunter Biden\u2019s Ex-Lovers Have Testified Before Federal Grand Jury Looking Into His Tax Affairs\">lavish spending habits<\/a> that appear to go above and beyond her $300,000 annual salary. (Credit: Screenshot Village of Dalton Board Meeting March 4, 2024.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Henyard was elected mayor of the suburban village outside of Chicago in 2021, winning about 80% of the vote. However, residents and <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">the board of trustee mayors have dubbed her &ldquo;America&rsquo;s worst mayor&rdquo; and repeatedly called for her resignation due to her lavish spending on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxpayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taxpayers&rsquo;<\/a>&nbsp;dollars<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3169278\/residents-lash-out-dolton-illinois-mayor-lavish-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>police were dispatched<\/a> to a meeting of officials in Thornton Township, where Henyard serves as township supervisor. A verbal fight broke out between Heynard and Carmen Carlisle, a board of trustees member, who was upset about Henyard&rsquo;s spending practices. Carlisle even called on former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to conduct an investigation into Thornton Township&rsquo;s finances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot was hired for $400 an hour to uncover how Heynard was spending Dolton&rsquo;s money, an assignment Carlisle wanted to be done for Thornton Township.<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot&rsquo;s audit revealed that, under Henyard&rsquo;s leadership, the village&rsquo;s credit cards paid for nine domestic trips, $43,000 on Amazon in one day, $8,000 of purchases at Wayfair, and $2,000 at Best Buy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The former Chicago mayor found Dolton&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-school-district-taxes-expected-to-rise-almost-5-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania school district taxes expected to rise almost 5% - Washington Examiner\">general fund balance<\/a> at a $3.65 million deficit. When Heynard took office in April 2022, the town had a surplus of $5.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>Federal agents are investigating Dolton Village Hall, and Henyard has been forbidden from making appointments to village posts without the board of trustees&rsquo; approval. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">She also<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-reelection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;reportedly<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;faces personal financial problems, as she and her boyfriend have $3,350 past due on their rent.<\/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_1742632\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1742632\"}});<\/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, dubbed &#8216;America&#8217;s worst mayor,&#8217; seeks reelection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2356318,"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\/08\/Tiffany-Henyard-SOPA-Zuma-Press-Wire-080924-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36935,37990,32187,36934,32076],"class_list":["post-2356317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-americas-worst-mayor","tag-local-politics","tag-second-term","tag-tiffany-henyard","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Tiffany-Henyard-SOPA-Zuma-Press-Wire-080924-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356317","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=2356317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}