Activist Jedidiah Brown and different Dolton residents marched miles to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s dwelling in Chicago’s Gold Coast early Tuesday morning, calling for motion towards embattled Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard.
The march, which was streamed dwell on YouTube and drew tons of of views, comes a number of weeks after an unbiased investigation performed by former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot revealed proof of economic mismanagement throughout the village.
“The governor cannot hold kicking the can down the highway,” Brown mentioned through the stroll, which started at Dolton Metropolis Corridor round 8:45 p.m. Monday. “He mentioned he was going to help Lori Lightfoot’s investigation. Her investigation alleged malfeasance, using public funds for private achieve.”
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The activists started their journey from Dolton to the Gold Coast following Monday’s village board assembly, after trustees discovered that the life insurance coverage coverage for all village staff was canceled for nonpayment. Henyard was not current on the assembly.
“Whereas they’re posturing on nationwide points towards Trump, are they going to do something about native points underneath their roof?”, Brown mentioned. “They gotta act.”
Brown added that Dolton residents have repeated raised issues with Pritzker, together with different elected officers.
Brown and different residents plan to carry a protest as soon as they arrive at Pritzker’s home, he mentioned. Whereas some activists have been strolling by foot, others adopted behind in vehicles. By early Tuesday morning, just a few activists remained.
Gov. Pritzker’s workplace didn’t instantly reply to NBC Chicago’s request for remark.
