Tiffany HenyardThe scandal-embattled mayor of Dalton, Ill., was reportedly found in court after allegedly having his liquor license tied to him for several months.
Owner of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, three-story restaurant and banquet room on lincoln avenuesued in August, claiming the mayor repeatedly promised to sign off on liquor licenses that had been approved by the village board but did not.
In court on Wednesday, Henyard, who also serves as country liquor commissioner, reportedly vowed again to sign off on the license, but she did not meet the 5pm deadline on Thursday.
WGN-TV reported that the parties returned to court again on Friday, with Henyard arriving half an hour late for the hearing.
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Cook County Judge Cecilia Horan held Henyard with indirect criminal contempt. This means the mayor is deemed to have “disrespected the court’s mandate” WMAQ-TV.
Vuckovich Tell WGN respectively.
“The judge asked the mayor, ‘Will you sign these permits?’ Instead of signing them or answering the judge directly, she reportedly started talking in circles, so the judge determined that what is known as indirect criminal contempt occurred. , especially if you are a public official.”
Henyard was not detained, but under threat of being held in contempt again, she signed two of the three liquor licenses, meaning St. Patrick’s could finally open.
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“This should be over by November,” Tiffany Kamara, one of the owners of St. Patrick’s, told WMAQ.
Vakovich said his client is seeking a third permit and has other consequences for the mayor. “We want her to be fined. We want her to pay her attorney fees and we want damages. She hurt my client,” the attorney reportedly said. “We’re wasting money every day…taxpayer money. This is A nice building for people to use, let alone work in. ”
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Hennider’s attorney, Max Solomon, reportedly tried to justify the delay.
“It’s very important for people to understand that the document that was signed today has another entity. That’s the holding,” Solomon told WMAQ. “That’s the only thing.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Henyard and Solomon for comment but were not immediately heard from.
At the same time, before Chicago Mayor Lori LightfootHired last summer to investigate Henyard, her investigation has concluded and is expected to release her findings on Monday night. Fox 32 Chicago Report.
Henyard faces accusations that she misused taxpayer money, topped up Village credit cards and fired an employee who claimed she was sexually assaulted by Village trustees while on a job trip to Las Vegas.
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The FBI is also reportedly investigating Henyard for alleged corruption in Dolton and Thornton Township, where she currently serves as a supervisor but was fired last month. lost the Democratic nomination for the position.
