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The Public Should Have Open Access to Judicial Records. A Recent Investigation Shows Why.

Tiffany Henyard · Dolton

The Public Should Have Open Access to Judicial Records. A Recent Investigation Shows Why.

75% Right coverage: 4 sources

BGA Policy has long documented the perils that come with the judiciary being exempt from the Freedom of Information Act. This lack of public oversight puts those in the courts’ care, including kids, at risk. And it’s not how Illinois treats the other branches of government or how other states treat their courts. Even when the court is mandated to supply data, delays and lags prevent public accountability. Now, Injustice Watch and the Chicago Tri…See the Story

Tiffany Henyard pleads the Fifth after failing to produce public records in court

Tiffany Henyard · Dolton

Tiffany Henyard pleads the Fifth after failing to produce public records in court

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Former Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard is facing yet another legal hurdle after failing to produce public records from her time in office after being held in contempt of court earlier this month.See the Story

Tiffany Henyard Ordered to Appear for Contempt Hearing

Tiffany Henyard · Dolton

Tiffany Henyard Ordered to Appear for Contempt Hearing

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DOLTON, Ill. (WGN) — Tiffany Henyard is no longer the mayor of south suburban Dolton but legal cases continue to haunt her. A Cook County judge previously held Henyard in contempt of court for failing to turn over records from her tenure as required by state transparency laws. Henyard reportedly told the judge Friday she was the "face" of the village but didn't handle record-keeping. The judge ordered Henyard to appear in person on Friday, June…See the Story

Local cleaning company owner says village of Dolton owes her nearly $13K, could lose business

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The owner of TNT Cleaning Solutions says the village of Dolton owes her nearly $13K, and she could lose her business without the money.Dolton · Dolton Read Article

Other View: Chicago suburb can take a beat before taking pope's boyhood home

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Boy, did Dolton need that white smoke rising from the Vatican. The southside suburb just outside Chicago has taken blow after blow in recent years. Former Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s antics led to an FBI investigation and a separate investigation by former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who was appointed by village board members to look into allegations that Henyard misused and mismanaged village funds. Tack on brawls in public meetings, and Dolton b…Pope Francis · Dolton Read Article

Tiffany Henyard virtually appears in court; judge orders in-person appearance

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Former Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard virtually appeared in court virtually after a judge's order.Tiffany Henyard · Dolton Read Article

The House Where Pope Leo XIV Was Born in the United States Goes to Auction

Photo: Hello News Budzik told the NYT newspaper that “they found it impossible to set a price for the house by knowing its unique story.” Both appealed to Paramount Realty, the real estate auction company. Chicago.- Pope Leo XIV grew up in Dolton, near Lake Michigan, south of Chicago. The house he lived in, a three-bedroom brick residence, will be sold at an online auction open until June. Paweł Radzik, the current owner of the property, “change…Pope Leo XIV · Dolton Read Article

Dolton Moves to Secure Pope Leo XIV's Childhood Home Through Eminent Domain

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New Hope for Pope's Hometown of Dolton?

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When a young Robert Francis Prevost set off in the early 1980s for Rome to take his vows as a priest, his hometown of Dolton was on the precipice of fundamental changes.As the future Pope Leo XIV was being ordained and earning a doctorate in church law, the steel mills in Chicago were closing, instigating the decline of Dolton and its neighbors. Good-paying jobs disappeared. Household income fell. Waves of white families left, and Black families…Pope Leo XIV · Dolton See the Story

Brawls to blessings: Can Pope Leo's Dolton roots help rebrand village plagued by political turmoil?

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Where is the new pope from? Pope Leo XIV lived in the 200-block of East 141st Place in Dolton, Illinois, recently plagued by political turmoil.Pope Francis · Dolton Read Article

Pope's childhood home became a drug den... now price is set to rocket

The price of the new Pope’s childhood home, which in recent years had been used as a drug den, is set to ‘skyrocket’, Extra.ie has learned. The Pope’s opulent new Rome digs at the Vatican and his papal summer palace, Castel Gandolfo, could not be further away from his humble beginnings. The modest three-bedroom brick bungalow in Dolton, a suburb of Chicago, was put on the market for $246k (€218k) on May 5 but was pulled from sale once Chicago-bo…Pope Francis · Dolton Read Article

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