Illinois Budget Meeting Erupts Over Mayor’s Lavish Spending

Police were called as tensions flared between Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard and trustee Carmen Carlisle over allegations of financial misconduct.

The budget meeting was initially convened to address the township operating without an approved fiscal budget.
Trustee Carmen Carlisle shifted the focus to Supervisor Tiffany Henyard's history of extravagant spending, citing an audit by former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Lightfoot's investigation revealed significant misuse of village funds, including $43,000 spent on Amazon in one day and a $3.65 million deficit in Dolton's general fund.
Henyard and Carlisle engaged in a heated exchange, accusing each other of dishonesty, which led to the police being called after a public comment compared Henyard to an animal.
This incident is part of a pattern of contentious meetings involving Henyard, who has faced multiple accusations of financial mismanagement and extravagant spending on taxpayer dollars.