On Tuesday evening, Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard sat idly waiting to preside over yet another stunted bi-monthly board meeting.

"Thank you, guys, for coming out this evening. We are waiting to see if we have a quorum," said Henyard, who is also the mayor of Dolton.

Without enough board members to proceed, to Henyard's great frustration, the meeting ended before it even began.

"Our job is to come, pay the bills, pass ordinances and make sure you understand what it is that we have been doing for an entire month. Eventually, we will end up in court, because this cannot and will not go on," Henyard said.

Henyard's landlord, Genetta Hull, is feeling the same exasperation.