Mayor Tiffany Henyard loses in court Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order

A judge on Wednesday granted an order forbidding Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard from making appointments without the consent of village trustees.

Attorney Burton Odelson, legislative counsel to the Dolton Village Board, Cook County Judge Thaddeus Wilson granted the injunction and restraining order after a four-hour hearing Wednesday afternoon.

The injunctions prohibit Henyard from making appointments without board approval, while the restraining order prohibits any of her appointees from taking office.

At a meeting earlier this month at which Henyard was not present, the board made it clear they never approved the firing of the current village manager, Keith Freeman. Henyard had appointed a new village manager to replace Freeman at a prior board meeting, which went on despite not having enough trustees to do so.

The order blocks the appointment of the new village manager, as well as a new village attorney and police chief whom Henyard appointed.