Mayor, money and mistrust in Dolton

The self-proclaimed “supermayor” of a small suburb south of Chicago has earned enough headlines to fill a month’s worth of newspapers. She’s also earned the attention of federal investigators who have picked-up the trail our reporting uncovered.

WGN Investigates: Investigating public corruption, crime & fraud

This is the story of Dolton, Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard who is equal parts politician and influencer. The two governments Henyard controls have spent tens of thousands of dollars on first class travel, fine dining, an armed security detail and a social media team worthy of a B-List celebrity.

And did we mention Henyard has a cancer charity that hasn’t shown how it helps cancer patients? Taxpayers are the ones picking-up the bill in a community that can’t afford it.

This is the story of how one of WGN Investigates’ most popular series of stories came to be.

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