Tiffany Henyard, the scandal-plagued mayor of Dalton, Illinois, was reportedly found in contempt of court after allegedly walking around with a liquor license for several months.
The owners of St. Patrick's, a three-story restaurant and banquet hall on Lincoln Avenue, sued in August and reiterated that the mayor would sign off on a liquor license that had already been approved by the village's Board of Trustees but was not. He claimed to have promised.
In court Wednesday, Henyard, who serves as the village's liquor commissioner, vowed again that she would sign the license, but not before Thursday's 5 p.m. deadline.
The parties were therefore forced to return to court again on Friday, with Hennard arriving 30 minutes late for the hearing, WGN-TV reported.
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Cook County Judge Cecilia Horan held Henyard on indirect criminal contempt charges. That means the mayor was seen as “disrespectful of the authority of the court,” said Adrian Vokovich, a lawyer for the St. Patrick's owners. WMAQ-TV.
“It was a challenge to put it mildly. It shouldn't be that difficult. This is a normal event for issuing liquor licenses,” Vuckovich said. told WGN Separately.
“The judge asked the mayor, 'Would you like to sign these licenses?' And instead of signing them or answering directly to the judge, she started speaking in circles, so the judge asked “It's when indirect criminal insults and one-sided determination happen,” Vockovich said, especially if you're a public official. ”
Enyard was not taken into custody, but under threat of being held in contempt again, she signed two of the three liquor licenses.
Tiffany Henyard, a politician embroiled in many controversies, is seen in yet another contentious encounter with her constituents. (Video courtesy of FOX32: screencap)
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“This should have ended in November,” Tiffany Camara, one of St. Patrick's owners, told WMAQ.
Vuckovich said his client is pursuing a third license as well as additional results pending with the mayor. “We want her to be fined. We want her to pay her attorney's fees, and we want damages. She hurt my client,” the lawyer said. . “We're wasting money every day…taxpayer money. This is a great building that people can use, let alone have people work in.”
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Henyard's attorney, Max Solomon, reportedly tried to justify the delay.
“It's very important that people understand that there is a separate entity in the document that was signed today. That was the holdup,” Solomon told WMAQ. “That was the only thing.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Henyard and Solomon for comment, but they did not immediately respond.
Meanwhile, former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who was hired to investigate Henyard last summer, has wrapped up her probe and is scheduled to announce her findings Monday night. fox 32 chicago It has been reported.
Henyard over allegations that he misused taxpayer dollars, overly lured village credit cards and fired an employee who claimed she was sexually assaulted by a village trustee while on the job in Las Vegas. facing.
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The FBI is also reportedly investigating Ennard for alleged corruption in Dalton and Thornton Township, where he currently serves as supervisor but lost the Democratic nomination to retain the role last month. .
