Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard was the only one to show up for a scheduled meeting of the board of trustees Tuesday night—with others saying they are worried for their own safety.

The most notable difference at the Tuesday night meeting was that everyone entering the township building in South Holland had to go through security.

It is because of lack of security that the trustees opted to not attend Tuesday night—leaving Henyard to make her own address about a variety of topics.

Henyard entered the room to a nearly vacant board table. She gave the clerk a hug, but every other seat next to them was vacant.

"Due to the fact that we do not have a quorum, there will not be an actual voting meeting," Henyard said.

The reason the trustees did not show up, they argue, is due to meetings that have gotten out of control.

"It was about to get physical," trustee Chris Gonzalez said of a recent meeting.