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With Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Illinois House Speaker Emanuel Chris Welch on hand, Henyard was sworn in Saturday as the first female mayor and, at 37, the youngest mayor in Dolton s 128-year history. I will say I am thrilled, I am overjoyed, Henyard said in an interview on Friday, noting that her roots in civic engagement go back more than a decade.
Henyard said she attended a block party when she was 19 and heard the neighborhood wasn t getting anywhere with a maintenance request to the village. Residents were asking me to be their spokesperson, Henyard said. I went to my first board meeting, and I demanded they trim that tree.
Dozens of protesters march through downtown Jackson calling for end to gun violence Share Updated: 10:15 PM CDT Apr 25, 2021 SOURCE: WAPT
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 10:15 PM CDT Apr 25, 2021 As violence continues in Mississippi s capital city, dozens of protesters marched through downtown Jackson on Sunday in search of an end to gun violence.So far in 2021, 50 homicides have been reported. Behind these numbers are real people with families that are grieving. In attendance at the protest were local law enforcement leaders like Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance. Having been in this 30-plus years, I d be the first one to tell you that I don t have all the solutions, said Vance.Jackson police Chief James Davis also attended the event. Davis and Vance both pledged to work together to help stop the issue of violent crime.Davis said that their plan is to oversaturate the streets with o