New Dolton Mayor Jason House sworn in as residents hope to turn page
House defeated one-term Mayor Henyard in the February Democratic mayoral primary.
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House defeated one-term Mayor Henyard in the February Democratic mayoral primary.
Jason House’s name was placed on the Village of Dolton Municipal Building weeks ago. But on Monday night, he was sworn in to replace embattled now-former Mayor Tiffany Henyard. Jermont Terry reports.
House looks to honor his campaign slogan, "cleaning house," and get the village back on track.
A U-Haul facility that was destroyed in a massive fire on Tuesday in south suburban Dolton, Illinois, also caught fire days earlier, and the owner believes both fires were suspicious.
Video shows the truss roof collapsing as the flames consume the building.
Video shows the truss roof collapsing as the flames consume the building.
Sources say in the past three weeks, investigators have talked to several current and past Thornton Township employees about the financial spending during Henyard's tenure.
Village Trustee Jason House defeated Henyard in the February primary, won the general election on April 1, and will be sworn in as the new mayor on May 5.
Tiffany Henyard still has a couple of weeks left to serve as mayor of Dolton, Illinois, but crews have already removed her name from the sign outside the village hall, as Trustee Jason House prepares to be sworn in as the new mayor next month.
Both Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her ally trustee Andrew Holmes were no-shows at Henyard's last Dolton Village Board meeting Monday.
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Jermont Terry talked with one woman who had to be rescued by the fire department in Dolton after a road was left flooded, while Sabrina Franza has an update from the Mobile Weather Lab on I-57 near Kankakee.
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House won the race with more than 95% of the vote, up against Rebuilding Dolton Party candidate Casundra Hopson-Jordan.
After dispatching incumbent Tiffany Henyard in the Democratic primary, House won more than 95% of the vote over challenger Casundra Hopson-Jordan. Jermont Terry reports.
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Last week, Henyard lost the Democratic primary for another term as Dolton mayor. Now, federal subpoenas reveal the criminal investigation into Henyard and her administration has ramped up.
This comes as Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard was a no-show at a village board meeting, and less than a week after she lost the Democratic primary in a bid for reelection. Jermont Terry reports.
Unofficial Cook County results showed with all precincts reporting, Henyard had only 12% of the vote.
House came away with about 88% of the vote, compared with just 12% for embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard. Jermont Terry reports.
Henyard expressed confidence that she would win the mayoral primary Tuesday, but so did Trustee Jason House. Jermont Terry reports.
Incumbent and embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard is trying to win her second term, while village Trustee Jason House looks to take her seat. Jermont Terry reports.
Primary elections are also under way in Cicero and Aurora, among other municipalities. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
Dolton is one of many Illinois communities with primary elections on Tuesday. As Jermont Terry reports, residents of the south Chicago suburb emphasized the importance of the primary.
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