After judge's order restricting Mayor Tiffany Henyard, who's running Dolton, Illinois?
DOLTON, Ill. (CBS) -- In south suburban Dolton, some people have been left asking who's running the town.
This comes after a judge put a stop to Mayor Tiffany Henyard's plans to appoint new village leaders on her own, in an order granted Wednesday. Cook County Judge Thaddeus Wilson's order included an injunction that prohibits Henyard from making appointments without the consent of the village board of trustees, and a restraining order prohibits any of her appointees from taking office.
Henyard had appointed a new village manager, village attorney, and police chief—none of whom can take office with the ruling now in place.
On Thursday, a day after the ruling was issued, there were no signs of Henyard—who was already under investigation for her handling of Dolton village finances.
"I've been covering government in Northern Illinois for more than 40 years, and I've never seen anything like this," said David Greising, president and chief executive officer of the Better Government Association. "This has been a slow-moving train wreck for months."
Judge Wilson's ruling Wednesday was a win in court for some village trustees.
"The trustees are trying to take back their city from a rogue mayor," Greising said.
But who is running the village—now with no village manager, village attorney and police chief because Henyard appointed them all without board consent?
"The trustees, when they can get a quorum, are the ones running Dolton," Greising said.
All of this follows former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot coming in as a special investigator here in Dolton—revealing the village's general fund had a negative balance of $3.65 million. That was after a limited examination of Dolton's finances.
Lightfoot was originally hired by trustees concerned about Henyard's spending. The accusations regarding Henyard's spending include self-promoting taxpayer funded billboards, ads, and spending on lavish dinners and trips.
Lightfoot found $40,000 spent on Amazon purchases in one day. This money is unaccounted for.
But former Mayor Lightfoot is not the only one investigating. The FBI is also conducting an investigation at Dolton Village Hall—without elaborating on who is being investigated.
Regardless, Henyard will have to cooperate if and when the FBI asks questions about village finances.
Greising said the money troubles in Dolton are far from over.
"The aftermath of this mayor's conduct is going to be a bill the residents of Dolton have to deal with for many years to come," he said.
CBS News Chicago reached out to all the Dolton villages trustees Thursday, but none of them have responded to requests for comment.