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Law firm representing village of Dolton resigns from pending cases
The law firm representing south suburban Dolton in at least 19 lawsuits in Cook County and federal court is planning to withdraw from the cases due to lack of payment.
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Yorkville HS students petition to wear pin at graduation honoring late classmate
Sydney Cantwell, an 18-year-old from suburban Yorkville, had so many plans for the future. Pictures tell a story of happy days with her father who was also her softball coach. Now her father dwells in a place of hope and heartache. “Just a little over a month ago and now she is not,” Sydney’s father, Casey Cantwell, said. On...
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Fallen Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca remembered at visitation
Mourners from across the U.S. paid tribute to fallen Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca on Sunday, one week to the day since the public servant was shot and killed. Visitation for the officer was held at Blake Lamb Funeral Home in Oak Lawn, where there was plenty of hurt and heartache on the faces of visitors. “A young man,...
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Answers sought over use of taxpayer dollars in Thornton Township
Residents from several south suburban communities stood united on Saturday as they pushed for accountability and transparency into how their tax dollars are being spent. “We want people to know what is going on so we can try to stop it,” said Mary Avant, a retired police officer who lives in Dolton. Embattled Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard also serves as…
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24-hour vigil in remembrance of fallen Chicago police officers held
A 24-hour vigil paying tribute to Chicago police officers who died in the line of duty was held Friday at the Gold Star Families Memorial.
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High-ranking Dolton official pleads not guilty to bankruptcy fraud
During his first appearance in federal court, a top advisor to Dolton’s mayor on Wednesday entered a not guilty plea to an alleged scheme to commit bankruptcy fraud.
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Subpoenas served at Dolton Village Hall seek personnel records and disciplinary files
NBC Chicago has learned that two separate grand jury subpoenas were served Friday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation at Dolton’s Village Hall, requesting personnel records and disciplinary files from the village.
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University of Chicago student fights off armed robber
A University of Chicago student robbed at gunpoint this week fought back and grabbed a key piece of evidence that’s now in the hand of detectives.
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Legal troubles mount in Dolton as senior administrator charged in federal court
Several high-level officials in south suburban Dolton are now facing a rush of lawsuits and investigations.
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Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and trustee Andrew Holmes face lawsuit alleging assault, battery, retaliation
A civil lawsuit has been filed against Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard as well as trustee and local activist Andrew Holmes, alleging Holmes of assault and battery and Henyard of retaliation regarding a village economic development trip to Las Vegas in May 2023.