Posted on 02/18/2024 7:03:14 AM PST by lowbridge
The sign outside Thornton Township's office in South Holland reads, "Welcome to Thornton Township. People working with people." But when residents showed up Tuesday night to speak at a public board meeting, they got anything but a warm welcome.
"When I arrived there was security here," said Stephanie Wiedeman, a former township employee and frequent Henyard critic. "He was standing at the bottom of the stairs preventing anybody from going up to the boardroom. I asked him if the meeting was downstairs, he replied yes."
Wiedeman and a handful of other residents wanted to speak directly to Supervisor Tiffany Henyard, who has generated controversy for spending hundreds of thousands of tax dollars on trips, police security, billboards, and her own personal charity.
"I'm just curious to see who makes the decisions about how our tax dollars are being spent," said Thornton Township resident Paul Robertz, who also tried to attend the meeting. But they never got that chance.
After being blocked from going to the boardroom upstairs, the residents were sent to the basement where they were told the township board meeting would be held. It wasn't. They say they asked for a signup sheet for public comment and never got it. And before they knew what had happened, the four-minute meeting upstairs was over and Henyard was gone, without hearing from her constituents.
"They are violating our rights," said Wiedeman. "I pay taxes here. I have a right to get up and speak whether this administration likes it or not."
Not only were the residents shut out, so was a local newspaper reporter who came to cover the meeting.
"I was told by a security guard that I was not allowed upstairs where the boardroom meeting is," said Josh Bootsma, managing editor of the Lansing Journal.
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This is what blacks do when they get into power.
Cronyism, corruption, taking care of "they" people...
I'll never vote for a black politician. Not even guys like Ben Carson, because he'll get pressured by the activist groups to look out for them.
We need to separate. We can't live like this anymore.
I have been watching/listening to the FANNY Willis videos this morning while I am cleaning the kitchen.
You are dead on - that entire legal system in Ga and in Illinois is not what makes this country a livable place.
We need to separate - they demand their own schools, holidays, groups - let them have them. We need a wall in our own country.
There’s a reason that “diversity” looks a lot like “divisiveness.” And it’s more than just the spelling.
Recall the TYRANTS!!!!
“Security.” A real police officer? Or someone in appropriate attire putting up a bold front?
They got “what” they voted for. Enjoy the suck, folks!
Peaceful Coexistence is not possible. We need to Stop pretending that it is..............
just another up close and in your face example of the consequences of voting for the candidate who will screw you but has the party letter you ALWAYS vote for. “elections have consequences and then everyone suffers the consequences” L.Star
The bank is going to repossess the town’s police and fire vehicles for non payment. Where did the money go?................
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/repossession-isnt-dolton-mayors-first-car-trouble/
Illinois ‘super mayor’ Tiffany Henyard accused of using cops to harass enemies, blowing thousands on lavish vacations and plastering face on posters across town
Illinois mayor is now accused of shutting down businesses that refuse to donate to her campaign and blasting Rihanna’s ‘B***h Better Have My Money’ at board meetings - after being slammed for using city money to fund her glamorous looks
Sneaky way to defund the police!
> Security.” A real police officer? <
Good question. A security guard cannot deny you access to a public space. His only job is to observe and report.
And if it’s a police officer, it’s just another example of a cop mindlessly carrying out an illegal order.
Dolton is a suburb of Chicongo................
Tribalism is in their DNA.
Just like DEI ,they get in and rob you blind
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