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Illinois ‘super mayor' Tiffany Henyard accused of using cops to harass enemies, blowing thousands on lavish vacations and plastering face on posters across town
[NY Post] She's a real treasure, just ask herThe eccentric self-described "super mayor" of a Chicago suburb was compared to a South American dictator by disgruntled constituents, who complained about massive billboards bearing her face across town and the "militarization" of local police against her political enemies. "Keeping my promises, Fighting for my residents," reads one sign alongside the face of Mayor Tiffany Henyard on a shuttered strip of downtown Dolton, Illinois. "The people’s choice," reads another not 300 feet away bearing her bejeweled visage. Across the street, another says, "Congratulations on making history Tiffany A. Henyard, Thornton Township Supervisor," showing the 40-year-old mayor smiling in a pink blazer. "It’s Venezuela. Isn’t that what they are doing out there with [President Nicolás] Maduro? His face is all over, like ’I’m the dictator,'" a 66-year-old Dolton resident said of the Henyard posters. "It’s like a dictator. There is no call for it," he added. Henyard was first elected in 2021 to lead the small town of 20,000 people about 20 miles south of downtown Chicago. She has come under scrutiny in recent weeks for a laundry list of antics, including accusations of blowing thousands in public funds on luxury travel and dining, turning local police into both her personal bodyguards and backup dancers for music videos, and hiring DJs for town meetings — all while the city falls $5 million into debt. Posted by: Frank G 2024-02-15 |
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