'What you have here is absolutely a legal rollercoaster,' said CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller.
-- The people of south suburban Dolton voted to kick the mayor out of office – but she is not going anywhere for now.was sworn in as Dolton's mayor just over a year ago. On Tuesday, voters recalled her.
"We listened to the community. They community has asked us, 'What can we do?'" said Dolton Village Trustee Jason House."They were uncomfortable with the lack of transparency. They were uncomfortable with the spending.""We are a democracy," House said."The people have spoken, and we really are going to do everything we can to make sure that their voice is heard.
But the mayor took her fight to court – and won in a lower court. In turn, a ruling from the Illinois Appellate Court – days before the statewide primary election Tuesday – said the recall vote against Henyard could go on."What you have here is absolutely a legal rollercoaster," said CBS 2 Legal Analyst Irv Miller."They're asking for time to review it," Miller said.
Yet Mayor Henyard said in a statement:"I remain confident the Appellate Court will affirm the recall initiative is unconstitutional, but sadly because the vote was allowed to happen, our community is more divided than ever. As we await a final decision from the Appellate Court, I will continue to do the work I am doing now to serve the people of Dolton."A Mayor's office spokesman said many of Henyard's supporters were confused, and opted not to cast a vote on the recall.
But we are told only 100 people left that section blank on the ballot, while more than 450 votes separated the recall decision.
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