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Trustees appalled after fight between mayor, clerk at Sauk Village board meeting
SAUK VILLAGE, Ill. (CBS) -- Fighting and threats erupted at Village Hall in Sauk Village this week—tied to a financial probe in the south suburb. The tension was all captured on video Tuesday night. Village Clerk Marva Campbell-Pruitt and Mayor Derrick Burgess got into a heated exchange right in the middle of a board of trustees meeting. "It just went north," said Sauk Village Trustee Diane Sapp. "I wouldn't say it went south. It went north." "Disgust, disgust," said Trustee Debbie Williams. "It's getting worse every week." Williams and Sapp had a front-row seat Tuesday night. They said village meetings...
Meeting devolves into chaos as residents lash out at Illinois mayor for lavish spending
Police were called during a Thornton Township, Illinois, budget meeting when an argument broke out between township supervisor Tiffany Henyard and a township trustee. The meeting was set to address the fact that the township was operating without a fiscal budget, but trustee Carmen Carlisle shifted the focus to Henyard’s history of lavish spending on […]
Ford Heights mayor resigns after being found guilty of stealing from village, official misconduct
A south suburban village will meet this weekend to appoint a new mayor after a judge found the now-former mayor guilty of stealing money for personal reason earlier this week.Ford Heights Mayor Charles Griffin was found guilty of felony theft and official misconduct charges Monday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchGriffin resigned from is mayoral position on Wednesday, according to Trustee Tina McMichaels. The village board will meet on Saturday to appoint a new mayor.Charges were filed against Griffin six years ago. He was accused of using thousands of dollars of village money for personal purchases, allegedly during his first stint as mayor between 2009 and 2017.He was found guilty of theft over $10,000 and less than $150,000 and official misconduct.Griffin lost his bid for reelection in 2017, but won in 2021.ABC7 reached out to Mayor Griffin for comment Monday night but were told he had no statement.He is due back in court on October 24.
Ex-Chicago Suburb Mayor Guilty of Embezzling Gambling Revenues
A former Chicago suburb mayor, Charles Griffin of Ford Heights, Illinois, was convicted on Monday for embezzling gambling revenues. Griffin was found guilty by Cook County Judge James Obbish of theft of government property of less than $100,000, but over $10,000, in addition to two counts of official misconduct. Former...
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