The meeting is also the first since an independent investigation​ found widespread financial mismanagement in the troubled south suburb.

It was a calm meeting in Dolton, unlike many over the past year. Embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard, who’s accused of financial mismanagement, was not present. She denies any wrongdoing.

Extra security was in place Monday night for a Dolton Village Board meeting, following a brawl last week at a board meeting for Thornton Township.

A heated altercation broke out during a public meeting in Dolton, Illinois, involving controversial Mayor Tiffany Henyard.

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was hired by the Dolton Board of Trustees to investigate Henyard's alleged misuse of public money.

This was also the first Dolton Village Board meeting since an independent investigation found widespread financial mismanagement in the troubled south suburb. As Jermont Terry reports, Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard was not there.

The meeting is also the first since an independent investigation found widespread financial mismanagement in the troubled south suburb. Jermont Terry reports.

A Dolton Village Board meeting tonight will be the first since a report about Mayor Tiffany Henyard came out. Henyard said she might not attend that meeting after a brawl broke out at a Thornton Township board meeting last week.