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The mayor of a Chicago suburb — who is already under investigation for allegedly misusing municipal funds, including $40,000 in Amazon purchases in one day — is now being evicted from her home, according to an eviction notice filed with the Cook County Circuit Court. court.
Dolton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her resident boyfriend, Kamal Woods, were notified on Sept. 18 that they were $3,350 in arrears on their rent and must either pay the amount or vacate the building, the notice said.
Contacted by The Independent on Monday, owner Jeanetta Hall declined to comment further on the situation.
Tiffany Henyard faces battles from multiple angles (Thornton Township)
The couple is paying $2,400 a month for the apartment, NBC Chicago reported. Their payments were not egregiously late, and it is not known why Hull moved so quickly to evict, according to WGN. Henyard, who earns $300,000 a year as mayor, serves as Thornton Township supervisor, where Woods makes more than $100,000 as youth director, according to the nonprofit Illinois Answers Project.
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been assigned to investigate allegations that Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard misused taxpayer funds (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
“This is a claim filed under false pretenses,” Henyard’s attorney, Beau Brindley, told WGN of the eviction proceedings. “I do not believe that proof can be provided that the payment was not made. This is motivated by other motives and is not a complaint made in good faith.”
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is heading an investigation into Henyard’s spending. Dolton is more than $3.5 million in the red, according to CBS News Chicago, and a flurry of apparently massive Amazon spending was just one of a slew of irregularities Lightfoot announced last month she had found. It is also alleged that Henyard spent thousands of taxpayer money on hair, makeup and other personal perks.
Hennard is also accused of billing the city $67,000 for out-of-town travel during a five-month period in 2023.
In April, FBI agents visited Dolton City Hall to execute a search warrant. However, it remains unclear what they were looking for or who exactly they were investigating.
“The Village of Dolton, once a natural prairie area and home to the Potawatomi, Sac, Illini, and Miami Indians, has now grown into a bustling suburban community of more than 23,000 residents,” Dolton’s official website tells visitors. “The village was founded by George Daulton who settled in the area with his family in 1835 and began running a ferry company with another resident of the area, J.C. Matthews. In 1866, the village built its first post office, with Andrew Daulton, George’s son, working for After a heated debate, the village of Dolton was incorporated on December 28, 1892.
Henyard was elected, according to the village website, in February 2021 with 82 percent of the vote after serving eight years as village trustee. She made history as the first woman to serve as mayor of Dolton, as well as the youngest woman ever.
“As a lifelong Dolton resident, Mayor Henyard is passionate about Dolton and continuing to live in the community in which she grew up,” her bio says.
A court date for Henyard and Woods’ eviction proceedings is set for October 22.
