Tiffany Henyard sues Thornton Township Democratic Party, Dolton trustees, and officials during a period of political unrest

THORNTON TOWNSHIP, Ill. (WLS) — Embattled south suburban politician Tiffany Henyard filed multiple lawsuits against government officials this week.

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Henyard is suing the Thornton Township Democratic Party after losing last week’s caucus for Thornton Township Supervisor.

State Senator Napoleon Harris ended up being nominated as the Democratic challenger for that position. Harris is also named in the lawsuit.

Henyard, the current supervisor, accuses the township’s Democratic party of preventing her and her supporters from attending the caucus meeting. She believes this affected the voting results and goes against township code.

The Thornton Township Democratic Party, under the leadership of Harris, claims they followed state statutes and party rules. They assert that the only complaints are from the current Supervisor and a few other candidates who oppose the Democratic party’s chosen slate.

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Earlier this week, Henyard also filed a lawsuit in Dolton, where she’s the mayor.

Henyard also alleges that certain trustees, as well as the village administrator and clerk, colluded to diminish her authority by making appointments without her involvement.

Henyard filed a temporary restraining order Thursday to try to appoint a police chief, village administrator and village attorney. No decision has been made on that request.

The village officials who are named have not commented on the lawsuit.

ABC7 has reached out to Henyard for comment on both of the lawsuits she filed this week, but has not yet heard back.