Voters in the gymnasium nominated three people to fill the vacant trustee seat — and selected Wiedeman with a show of panels. Wiedeman is no stranger to Thornton Township. She served as the ...

Two men filed lawsuits saying their free speech rights were violated during January's Thornton Township meeting brawl.

Henyard, dubbed America's so-called 'worst mayor', lost the Democratic nomination for Thornton Township supervisor ... other political members inside a gymnasium as residents stood behind her.