Chaos erupted at the Dolton Village Board meeting as Mayor Tiffany Henyard brought two high-profile criminal defense attorneys, Beau Brindley and Ed McDavid, to the session.
Henyard, currently under federal investigation, retained the lawyers to assess the board's actions.
Concerns arose among trustees that the village might be funding her legal defense.
The meeting also saw the firing of several village employees amid financial turmoil, with former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot expected to report severe fiscal mismanagement in Dolton soon.