Editing Dolton, Illinois (section)

==Government==
[[File:Dolton Municipal Building (4534670751).jpg|thumb|Village Hall]]

Most of the village is part of the Dolton Park District, with a small portion served by the Calumet Memorial Park District. The entire village is part of the Dolton Public Library District and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.<ref name="County clerk">[http://www.cookcountyclerk.gov Cook County Clerks Office]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801113624/http://www.cookcountyclerk.gov/ |date=August 1, 2013 }}</ref>

===Allegations of misspending and harassment===
In November 2023, [[WGN-TV|WGN News]] published a two-part series alleging widespread misspending and harassment of political opponents by the mayor, [[Tiffany Henyard]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bradley |first1=Ben |last2=Schroedter |first2=Andrew |title=Claims of political targeting spark drama in Dolton |url=https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/claims-of-political-targeting-spark-drama-in-dolton/ |website=WGN TV |access-date=November 10, 2023 |ref=WGNTV}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bradley |first1=Ben |last2=Schroedter |first2=Andrew
|title=Dolton dysfunction: Bills go unpaid amid questionable expenses |url=https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/dolton-dysfunction-bills-go-unpaid-amid-questionable-expenses/ |website=WGN |access-date=November 10, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dolton dysfunction: Bills go unpaid amid questionable expenses |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACGvThJDw90 |website=YouTube |publisher=WGN News |access-date=November 10, 2023}}</ref>

On February 20, 2024, it was reported that the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] had launched a probe into alleged misconduct by Mayor Henyard.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Dane Placko |title=FBI probes misconduct allegations against Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard |url=https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-fbi-probe |access-date=February 20, 2024 |publisher=Fox 32 Chicago |date=February 20, 2024}}</ref>

===Mayors===
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! style="background:#F5DEB3"|  <small>Mayors of Dolton, Illinois</small>
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| Fred J. Ehlert
| 1913–1919
| <ref>{{Cite news|first=  |last= |authorlink=   |title= F.J.Ehlert Dies of Heart Attack; Dolton's ex-Mayor |newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|date=October 21, 1934 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/141862526/  |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| Charles H. Smythe
| 1919–1923
| <ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/29296/rec/70|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Illinois blue book, 1923-1924|pages=538 |publisher=[[State of Illinois]]|date=|isbn=}}</ref>
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| William C. Krueger
| 1923–1927
| <ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/6166|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Illinois blue book, 1925-1926|pages=610 |publisher=[[State of Illinois]]|date=|isbn=}}</ref>
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| John Harms Jr.
| 1927–1929
| <ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/23580/rec/50|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Illinois blue book, 1927-1928|pages=694 |publisher=[[State of Illinois]]|date=|isbn=}}</ref>
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| Charles Dickelman
| 1929–1935
| <ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/30378/rec/26|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Illinois blue book, 1929-1930|pages=660 |publisher=[[State of Illinois]]|date=|isbn=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/18745/rec/22|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Illinois blue book, 1931-1931|pages=625 |publisher=[[State of Illinois]]|date=|isbn=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/13423/rec/69|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Illinois blue book, 1933-1934|pages=647 |publisher=[[State of Illinois]]|date=|isbn=}}</ref>
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| Ira Hastings
| 1935–1957
|<ref>{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= River Ferry Helped Dolton Grow as Settlers Flooded into Junction|newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|date=October 29, 1986 |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/10/29/river-ferry-helped-dolton-grow-as-settlers-flooded-into-junction/|via=|archive-url=| archive-date=|quote=In 1935, Ira Hastings was elected village president, beginning the longest presidential administration in Dolton`s history. Serving until 1957, when the first planning commission was established, Hastings saw the village through a post-World War II building boom that had swollen the population to 13,102 by the time he turned in his gavel.}}</ref>
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| Fred Kasten
| 1957–1965
| <ref name=Derwinski>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BjfjSTTZqo0C&pg=SL1-PA4099|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Congressional Record - Volume 112 - Part 31 - Extension of Remarks of Hon. Edward J. Derwinski|pages=A4099 |publisher=[[United States Congress]]|date=August 3, 1966|isbn=}}</ref>
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| Albert J. Ohlsen
| 1965
| Served the last six months of mayor Kasten's term<ref name=Derwinski/><ref>{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= Obituary: Ohlsen, Albert J.  |newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|date=November 21, 2004 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/11/21/ohlsen-albert-j-2/ |via=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
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| Thomas Harper
| 1965–1969
|<ref>{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= Dolton, South Holland Echo Older Time  |newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|date= October 29, 1986|url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/10/29/dolton-south-holland-echo-older-time/|via=|archive-url=| archive-date=|quote=Thomas Harper, 75, a Dolton native who has served as a park district commissioner, police magistrate and the village`s mayor from 1965 to 1969. }}</ref>
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| [[File:Norman MacKay, mayor of Dolton.jpg|75px]]
| Norman MacKay
| 1969–1985
|<ref>{{Cite news|first= Sharon |last= Ross |authorlink=   |title= Dolton Incumbents Recapture Seats |newspaper=The Times|date=April 20, 1977 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/141765794/  |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref name=Upset>{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= Suburbs Sprinkled With Big Upsets  |newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|date= April 4, 1985 |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/04/04/suburbs-sprinkled-with-big-upsets/|via=|archive-url=| archive-date=|quote=Mayor Norman MacKay held a charm over Dolton for 10 years as a village board member and 16 years as mayor, but the charm apparently wore off when he decided to retire this year. Trustee Stan Fryzel was backed by MacKay for mayor but lost by more than a 2-to-1 ratio to Michael Peck.}}</ref>
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| J. Michael Peck
| 1985–1993
|<ref name=Upset/><ref>{{Cite news|first=Gregory  |last= Lewandowski|authorlink=   |title= Peck, Fryzell agree on intent of transfer tax |newspaper=The Times|date=February 24, 1985|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/141769469/  |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| Donald Hart
| 1993–1997
| <ref>{{Cite news|first=Bonnie Miller|last= Rubin|authorlink=   |title=Mayor firmly at Dolton's helm in mind if not body |newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]]|date=May 14, 1995|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/141770057/  |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| [[File:William "Bill" Shaw, circa 1983.jpg|100px]]
| [[William Shaw (Illinois politician)|William Shaw]]
| 1997–2008
| Died in office<br> First African-American mayor.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Turner |first1=Tatyana |title=Former 9th Ward Ald. Robert Shaw, a South Side powerbroker, dies at 83 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-robert-shaw-obit-20210727-rilr5oiacnfgbdwgjxo7yc57ga-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=August 9, 2021 |date=July 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1= Crabtree|first1=  Stephen|title=Shaw Campaign Sweeps in Dolton |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/141771396/ |newspaper=The Times |date=April 2, 1997 |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/141771396/ B1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/141771555/ B2] |accessdate= |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| Ronnie Lewis
| 2008–2013
| Acting in 2008;<ref>{{cite news |last1= Srinivasan|first1= Kirstin |title=Dolton: Lewis Staves Off Challenger Rogers in Mayoral Primary Challenge |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/307843350 |newspaper= [[The Times (Munster)]]|date= February 25, 2009|pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/image/307843350 A1], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108150906/the-times/ A4] |accessdate= |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> elected to full term in 2009<ref>{{Cite news|first=  |last= |authorlink=   |title= Educator was Suburb's First Black Official  |newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]] |date=December 8, 2014 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108150603/chicago-tribune/  |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| Riley H. Rogers
| 2013–2021
|<ref>{{Cite news |last= Edwards |first=Lee |date=April 10, 2013 |title=Riley Rogers Triumphant in Dolton's Mayoral Race |language=en |work=The Weekly Citizen |url=https://citizennewspapergroup.com/news/2013/apr/10/riley-rogers-triumphant-in-doltons-mayoral-race/ |access-date= |archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>
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| [[Tiffany Henyard]]
| 2021–2025
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=McAdams |first=Alexis |date=May 8, 2021 |title=Dolton swears in Tiffany Henyard, 37, as village's first female, youngest mayor |language=en |work=ABC7 Chicago |url=https://abc7chicago.com/tiffany-henyard-dolton-mayor-first-woman-female/10599797/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211024219/https://abc7chicago.com/tiffany-henyard-dolton-mayor-first-woman-female/10599797/ |archive-date=December 11, 2023}}</ref>
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| Jason House
| 2025–''present''
|<ref name="House">{{cite web |last1=Brónagh |first1=Tumulty |last2=Ong |first2=Eli |title=Jason House sworn in as Dolton mayor, marking end of Tiffany Henyard era |url=https://wgntv.com/dolton/jason-house-to-be-sworn-in-as-dolton-mayor-marking-end-of-henyards-era/ |website=WGN 9 |access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref>
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