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‘Super mayor’ Tiffany Henyard skips Dolton meetings as controversial tenure nears quiet end
The final days of Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s term appear to be unfolding with less acrimony than the controversies that marked much of her tenure in office.
The scandal-plagued and self-described «super mayor,» a Democrat, failed to show up for her final village board meeting on Monday, marking her fourth consecutive absence, according to reports.
Henyard lost her bid for reelection in February when she was defeated in a landslide by Jason House, who campaigned on transparency and reform, promising a «clean house» and to bring accountability back to Dolton government. House then swept the April 1 election with 95% of the vote over Independent candidate Casundra Hopson-Jordan.
The scandal-plagued and self-described «super mayor,» a Democrat, failed to show up for her final village board meeting on Monday, marking her fourth consecutive absence, according to reports. (Screencap courtesy of video from Fox32)
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House, who will be inaugurated on May 5, said audits for the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years will be conducted over the next four months over concerns about financial mismanagement, the Chicago Tribune reports. Since Henyard took office, the village has been delinquent in filing annual financial reports and audits with the state comptroller’s office.
Henyard’s tenure has brought national attention to the small Chicago suburb for all the wrong reasons.
In April 2024, the FBI served subpoenas at Dolton Village Hall amid allegations of corruption among officials. Henyard was not served.
Tiffany Henyard gets her hair and makeup professionally done. She has been accused of lavish spending on the taxpayers’ dime. (stylemebrandon | Instagram/screenshot)
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A town meeting two months later descended into chaos when her opponents and supporters clashed after Dolton trustees voted to reinstate former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to investigate Henyard. Residents accused her of using village funds as her own piggy bank by billing taxpayers thousands of dollars for her hair and makeup team as well as going on a lavish trip to Las Vegas.
The town had previously hired Lightfoot to look into Henyard, but the Dolton mayor vetoed the move. Henyard also previously vetoed the board’s request to launch a federal investigation into gathering information on her alleged spending and financial mismanagement.
WATCH: Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard throws herself into brawl between boyfriend, activist at heated town board meeting
Henyard has been dubbed the «worst mayor in America» by critics, and has also come under fire for an alleged sexual assault by one of her allies during the Vegas trip, where the alleged victim claims to have been fired after speaking out. Henyard’s cancer charity is also facing scrutiny.
A federal subpoena was signed on Feb. 25, the day Henyard lost the mayoral primary in Dolton, as authorities pursue a criminal investigation tied to the ousted mayor. The subpoena is tied to a development project involving land once reportedly owned by Henyard’s boyfriend, FOX 32 Chicago reported.
A meeting aimed to address allegations of corruption and lavish spending against scandal-ridden ‘supermayor’ Tiffany Henyard descended into chaos as her opponents and supporters clashed in a fiery confrontation. (WFLD)
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Meanwhile, Dolton trustee Andrew Holmes, a Henyard ally, was also a no-show for Monday’s meeting, with some residents saying he hasn’t turned up in months. The new administration wants to look into why Holmes is still getting paid even though he is not showing up to village meetings, CBS reports.
Henyard also serves as supervisor for Thornton Township Supervisor, one of the 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, with Dolton being located in Thornton Township.
She was defeated in her bid for reelection for supervisor by Illinois state Senator Napoleon Harris.
In January, Henyard was seen on video jumping into a chaotic brawl that broke out between her boyfriend and an activist who called her a «b—-» during a heated Thornton Township Board of Trustees meeting.
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Democrats are hammering Republicans on Epstein, but one senator brushed off the issue years ago
Democrat senator brushed off Epstein files in 2020
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., who has been critical of the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files, previously said in 2020 that the matter was not «front of mind.» (Credit: Firing Line)
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Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., believes it’s «weird» that the Trump administration has not released documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, but at one point, it was the last thing on her mind.
Democrats have searched for an opening to sharpen their messaging against Republicans, and have pounced on the administration and their colleagues across the aisle to release the documents. But Republicans have questioned why their counterparts didn’t have the same energy when former President Joe Biden was in office.
In a recent interview on PBS’ «Firing Line,» Slotkin, who has emerged as a leading voice in the Democratic Party, said that while she did not know what was in the documents, it was odd that President Donald Trump and his administration had not released them.
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Sen. Elissa Slotkin rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025, in Wyandotte, Michigan. (Paul Sancya – Pool/Getty Images)
«The president and his allies have created so much anticipation about these files at this point, it’s just weird that they’re not releasing them, right? The president fomented this,» she said.
But nearly five years ago, ahead of Biden’s eventual victory and a Democratic trifecta in Washington, the issue of Epstein was not a priority for the lawmaker, who at the time was in her first term in the House.
In a video from 2020 obtained by Fox News Digital, Slotkin said that diving into the connections between former President Bill Clinton and Epstein were not «front of mind.»
The sentiment came in response to a question about why there had been little mention of allegations that Clinton was in the trove of documents related to Epstein. She argued that there were more pressing issues at the time, like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the economic fallout spurred by it.
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Trump’s relationship with Epstein has come under more scrutiny as his DOJ under Attorney General Pam Bondi recently alleged that there is no Epstein «client list.» (Getty Images)
«In the face of those problems, I will be honest, I don’t spend a ton of time looking into connections between Bill Clinton and other people, because that doesn’t help my constituents every single day, right? And my job is to focus on those issues,» she said.
«I have no special knowledge of those issues, but my job is to focus on the things that affect people’s pocketbooks and their kids, and if I’m not making positive progress towards that, I’m not doing my job,» she continued. «And so, I can’t answer your question, because that’s not where I live and where I focus.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Slotkin for comment for this report but did not hear back.
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her husband, former president Bill Clinton. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Congressional Democrats, and some Republicans, have pushed for more transparency from the Trump administration on the release of a trove of documents, known as the so-called Epstein files, in a saga that has engulfed Capitol Hill for much of July.
The furor in Congress stemmed from a Justice Department memo released earlier this month that declared the Epstein case closed, and has not lost steam in the time since.
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Epstein intrigue paralyzed the House, causing House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to send lawmakers home early as a bipartisan swell grew to uncover the documents.
The Senate has been less chaotic. Still, Senate Democrats have ramped up their messaging against the administration, while many Senate Republicans would prefer to focus their attention elsewhere.
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Wildfires that have harassed Turkey for weeks are now threatening the country’s fourth-largest city on Sunday, forcing 1,700 evacuations and leaving another firefighter dead.
Fires surround the city of Bursa in Turkey’s northwest, with the government saying it has evacuated 1,765 people and deployed roughly 1,900 firefighters to combat the blaze. The conflagration has so far scorched over 7,000 acres and claimed the life of at least one firefighter, who had a heart attack on the scene.
Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said fire crews across the country confronted 84 separate blazes Saturday. The country’s northwest was under the greatest threat, including Karabuk, where wildfires have burned since Tuesday, he said.
The General Directorate of Meteorology said Turkey recorded its highest ever temperature of 122.9 degrees Fahrenheit in the southeastern Sirnak province on Friday.
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A wildfire rages across a forested area near Cavuslar village, in Karabuk district, northwest Turkey, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Associated Press)
Fourteen people have died in recent weeks, including 10 rescue volunteers and forestry workers killed Wednesday in a fire in Eskisehir in western Turkey.
Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said late Saturday that prosecutors had investigated fires in 33 provinces since June 26, and that legal action had been taken against 97 suspects.
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Relatives and friends mourn during the funeral of five rescue volunteers killed while battling a wildfire in northwestern Eskisehir province, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Associated Press)
The blazes have threatened to cross borders into Turkey’s neighboring countries of Greece and Bulgaria.
Bulgaria’s National Fire Service chief Alexander Djartov said they have enlisted the help of European Union partners to combat the fires. He said aircraft were expected from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Hungary and Sweden later Sunday.
Turkish soldiers carry the coffins of five rescue volunteers killed while battling a wildfire in northwestern Eskisehir province, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Associated Press)
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Turkey says it has used the military to reinforce beleaguered firefighters in many areas.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Camiones de ayuda humanitaria comenzaron a entrar a Gaza tras el anuncio de una “pausa táctica” de Israel
Los primeros camiones cargados con ayuda humanitaria comenzaron a ingresar a la Franja de Gaza desde Egipto el domingo, coincidiendo con el anuncio israelí de una “pausa táctica” en sus operaciones militares en partes del territorio devastado para permitir las entregas de asistencia.
Los medios estatales egipcios confirmaron el movimiento de convoyes, compartiendo imágenes de camiones en la zona fronteriza. Las imágenes de AFP mostraron grandes camiones cargados con sacos blancos atravesando el lado egipcio del paso de Rafah.
Algunos camiones exhibían el logo de la Media Luna Roja Egipcia, mientras que otros portaban la bandera de Emiratos Árabes Unidos, con letreros que decían: “Emiratos Árabes Unidos – Ayuda Humanitaria para Gaza – Proyectos de Apoyo de Agua en Gaza”.
Sin embargo, los camiones que cruzan la frontera de Rafah no pueden ingresar directamente a Gaza, ya que el lado palestino del cruce fue tomado por el ejército israelí el año pasado y ha resultado gravemente dañado. En su lugar, deben desviarse algunos kilómetros hacia el cercano cruce de Kerem Shalom (Karam Abu Salem), que está controlado por Israel. Allí son inspeccionados antes de ser autorizados a entrar al sur de Gaza.
El ejército israelí anunció el domingo que la pausa diaria en el enclave, que se extenderá de 10:00 a.m. a 8:00 p.m., se aplicará únicamente a áreas específicas, incluyendo Al-Mawasi, Deir el-Balah y partes de la Ciudad de Gaza, donde las tropas israelíes no están operando actualmente.
El comunicado militar agregó que se habían abierto rutas seguras a través del enclave para facilitar los convoyes de las Naciones Unidas y otras organizaciones de ayuda. Estas rutas operarán “de las 06:00 a las 23:00 (03:00 a 20:00 GMT) para permitir el paso con toda seguridad de las caravanas de la ONU y de las organizaciones de ayuda humanitaria que entregan y distribuyen alimentos y medicamentos a la población”.
La medida surge en medio de una creciente presión internacional sobre la crisis de hambre que se agrava en Gaza. Israel comenzó a lanzar alimentos desde el aire hacia el territorio, siguiendo anuncios similares de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos y el Reino Unido.
El ejército israelí difundió imágenes del lanzamiento en paracaídas de “siete lotes de ayuda que contienen harina, azúcar y conservas” sobre el enclave, realizado “en coordinación con organizaciones internacionales y dirigido por el Cogat”, un organismo del Ministerio de Defensa israelí responsable de los asuntos civiles en los Territorios Palestinos.
Sin embargo, los funcionarios humanitarios se mantienen escépticos sobre la efectividad de estas medidas. El jefe de la agencia de la ONU para los refugiados palestinos (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, advirtió que los lanzamientos aéreos eran “costosos, ineficaces y pueden inclusive matar a civiles hambrientos”.
Israel insiste en que no está restringiendo la ayuda y afirma que algunas agencias de la ONU no están distribuyendo los suministros que ya se encuentran dentro de Gaza. Pero las organizaciones de auxilio acusan al ejército de limitar el acceso y crear condiciones peligrosas cerca de los centros de distribución.
La situación humanitaria se ha deteriorado gravemente en los últimos días. Más de 100 organizaciones no gubernamentales advirtieron esta semana que el “hambre masiva” se extiende por la Franja de Gaza, donde viven más de dos millones de personas.
El sábado, la agencia de defensa civil de Gaza informó que más de 50 palestinos murieron en ataques y disparos israelíes, incluyendo algunos que esperaban ayuda.
A finales de mayo, Israel levantó muy parcialmente el bloqueo total impuesto a la Franja en marzo, lo que ha llevado a graves carencias de alimentos, medicamentos y otros bienes de primera necesidad. La ONU y diferentes organizaciones no gubernamentales han denunciado un aumento de la desnutrición infantil.
El viernes, París, Berlín y Londres instaron a Israel a “levantar inmediatamente las restricciones sobre el envío de ayuda”. La ONU realizará este lunes y martes una conferencia de alto nivel en su sede de Nueva York para debatir una solución diplomática.
La guerra en Gaza fue desencadenada por un ataque del grupo terrorista palestino Hamas en Israel el 7 de octubre de 2023, que provocó la muerte de 1.219 personas del lado israelí, en su mayoría civiles. En respuesta, Israel lanzó una ofensiva que ha dejado al menos 59.733 muertos en la Franja, en su mayoría civiles, según datos del Ministerio de Salud de Hamás, considerados fiables por la ONU.
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