The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
CHICAGO -- Members of the Dolton Village Board plan to hire former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot , a onetime federal prosecutor, to investigate Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, who has been accused of misusing public funds while the village is millions of dollars in debt.Sources confirmed the board was working on a resolution proposing to hire Lightfoot to investigate allegations regarding Henyard's spending, including lavish personal spending, reportedly on the taxpayers' dime.
After Village Trustee Jason House expressed concern about the meeting possibly violating the Open Meetings Act, because of people who were not allowed in, trustees voted to postpone the meeting until next Monday, April 8, over Henyard's objections.Henyard has criticized the news coverage of scandals in Dolton, claiming unvetted false information has been published.
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