South Holland police ultimately had to clear out trustees, neighbors, and the news media after allies and critics of Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard let their fists speak for them.

Chaos erupted after community activist Jedidiah Brown called Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard an expletive.

WGN Investigates has the inside story of bad blood that boiled over into a brawl during a board meeting in the south suburbs on Tuesday night. The altercation came after more than a year of WGN Investigates reporting that exposed questionable spending and conduct by the self-proclaimed super-mayor Tiffany Henyard.