Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard vetoed action by trustees to hire former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to conduct a probe into the mayor and village finances during a raucous Village Board meeting Monday. “How dare you think you can come into someone’s town and do work,” Henyard said, saying trustees who voted to hire Lightfoot an […]
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Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot hired to investigate so-called ‘worst mayor in America’ at $400 an hour
The Village of Dolton in Illinois voted Monday to hire former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot as a “Special Investigator” to look into Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard. Starting Tuesday, Lightfoot will be paid $400 an hour to gather information on Henyard’s alleged spending and finance mismanagement as well as “any state and federal violations.” Ahead of […]
Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls on feds to accelerate migrant work authorization, launches effort to support local nonprofits
Echoing a call made by her successor and other mayors of cities affected by the growing migrant crisis, former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the federal government needs to make it easier for asylum-seekers to legally work. Speaking at the City Club of Chicago Thursday to highlight a new nonprofit that is aimed at supporting […]