CHICAGO — Tiffany Henyard's era as Dolton mayor and Thornton Township supervisor is over, but her legal cases continue.

A Cook County judge ordered Henyard to appear in court to answer claims that during her time in office, she failed to follow state transparency laws and turn over spending and other records.

She fired back that she was simply "the face of the village" and not its record keeper.

The Friday hearing is in connection to a lawsuit filed by the Edgar County Watchdogs, Inc. The organization sued the Village of Dolton after Henyard's administration ignored Freedom Of Information Act requests last January.

Prior to Friday's appearance, Henyard was found in contempt of court. We expect to learn Friday whether there will be any punishment for that.

Over the last several years,

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