Dolton residents will be voting for mayor in just four weeks, and this small south suburban election might just be the wildest political story in Illinois right now. Current Mayor Tiffany Henyard — who’s also the Thornton Township supervisor — has been accused of mismanaging public funds (from a taxpayer funded trip to Las Vegas to a line item for the mayor’s stylist) and retaliating against political opponents. The acrimony has prompted multiple investigations, a failed recall effort, and all but halted progress in village meetings. NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup explains how these issues go beyond political chaos and actually affect the people of Dolton.

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