Tiffany Henyard asks judge to force trustees to show-up to meetings

Faced with a revolt that’s paralyzed one local government, Tiffany Henyard is asking a judge to intervene and force two Thornton Township trustees to attend meetings.

Trustees Chis Gonzalez and Carmen Carlisle have previously said they were refusing to attend board meetings due to security concerns and fear that Henyard would use meeting to fill a vacancy on the board and shift control back into her hands.

As a result of the stand-off, Henyard says the township was unable to renew insurance policies forcing her to lock the township building in South Holland and suspend bus service.