Tiffany Henyard, Democrat, Dalton, Illinois dubbing Mayor John F. Kennedy, known as “America's worst mayor,” is once again under fire after a barely attended $85,000 taxpayer-funded party featuring R&B singer Kiki Wyatt and rapper J. Holiday.
Mr. Henyard With labels She calls herself the “super mayor” of the Chicago suburb and also serves as supervisor for Thornton Township, which includes Dalton.
At the “Taste of Thornton Township” party in August, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request A report filed by WGN Investigations revealed that Henyard paid Wyatt $30,000 for a 30-minute performance and J. Holiday $20,000 for the same length.
The town also rented an inflatable bounce house for $6,600 and paid for a comedian, sound system and event staff, totaling taxpayer bills of at least $85,769.
Unconfirmed claims have been circulating on social media that only 70 people attended the party, with Henyard allegedly spending more than $1,200 per person.
Former Dolton councillor Valeria Stubbs, who was among those in attendance, called the meeting a “failure.”
Jennifer Roberts, a resident of the township's Village of Lansing, told WGN she was “astonished” by the cost of the event.
“I was upset. It's my money. It's the people's money.”
“This is all about the baby,” Henyard said in a Facebook video seen by the outlet. “You don't see this side of Tiffany Henyard, which is the productivity.”
Henyard was hired by the village of Dalton and is currently the subject of a “special investigation” by former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot that is looking into her alleged extravagant spending habits and abuse of power, Fox News reported. Reported.
At a village hall in August, Mayor Lightfoot revealed that the town's general fund balance had fallen from $5.61 million to a deficit of $3.65 million just two years after she took office.
The “special agent” also said Henyard used the village's credit card to make numerous large purchases at retailers including Amazon, Target, Walgreens and Wayfair, Breitbart News reported. Reported.
The credit card statement shared by Lightfoot showed a massive Amazon order made on Jan. 5, 2023, for $33,000.
“Someone is taking this amount out of their tax money and using their credit card,” Lightfoot told angry residents of Dolton, a city of about 20,000 residents.
In the town where 20.2% of the residents live poverty Henyard earned a salary of about $300,000 for his roles as mayor and supervisor, according to U.S. Census records.
Henyard also said: Conceal The victim was fired following allegations of sexual assault by one of her coworkers. employment Breitbart News reported that she is a registered sex offender.
The FBI also Indicted Federal investigators are investigating allegations of corruption within the small-town government and, as part of that investigation, arrested a Dolton police officer and close aide to Henyard in August on bankruptcy and fraud charges.
Lightfoot's preliminary investigation revealed that two other Dalton officers received overtime pay far in excess of their annual salaries.
“One officer's salary was $87,295 for fiscal year 2024 but was receiving $114,800 in overtime pay. The second officer's salary was $73,515 but was receiving $102,077 in overtime pay for fiscal year 2024,” Fox News reported. Reported Survey results.
