Fox News: Embattled Illinois mayor declares 'I am your Rosa Parks' amid leadership feud

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Embattled Illinois mayor declares 'I am your Rosa Parks' amid leadership feud

Embattled Thornton Township supervisor Tiffany Henyard contested the caucus that ousted her from the top of the ticket.......                    ...                        ...Controversial Dolton, Illinois "super mayor" and Thornton Township supervisor Tiffany Henyard compared herself to multiple historical figures amid a struggle to maintain power. ......Within the Thornton Township in Illinois, an ongoing insurance dispute between supervisor Henyard and local board members Carmen Carlisle and Chris Gonzalez has escalated into a government shutdown. As a result, many services are unavailable due to a lack of liability insurance, including access to pay bills amid the gridlocked government.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login that the core of the feud is that the two trustees "say they're boycotting to prevent Henyard from appointing a tie-breaking trustee."......"Our hesitation is that if there's a person in there that will just say yes to everything, it will set us back," Carlisle said.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......When Henyard was asked in an interview by the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login whether she indeed would have the power to appoint such a person, she disputed the trustees' claims......."I do not. I do not have sole power to appoint anybody," Henyard said. "When you gonna say, 'Hey, it's neglect.' You're neglecting your duties as an elected official."......The area is still reeling from a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login where State Sen. Napoleon Harris replaced Henyard at the top of the ticket.......Henyard reacted to the shakeup by You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login "We didn't have our opportunity to be heard," and that "On Dec. 3, 2024, your right to vote was hijacked by your committeeman, Sen. Napoleon Harris." ......Harris disputed this narrative when he spoke to ABC7......."No one was denied entry, everything was done above board," he said. "We need to respect the rule of law."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Henyard disputed the shakeup again by declaring to the same news outlet, "I am history. I am the 21st Century History," Henyard said. "I am your Rosa Parks, your Harriet Tubmans. [sic] I am that person. Somebody has to say never, never ever give up."......The town's shutdown is taking a toll on local residents like Tom Olejniczak, who showed up early on Wednesday morning to hand in paperwork for an assistance program.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login........."OK, here I am, and they disappeared now," Olejniczak observed. "So now what? What do you do now?"...

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