Thornton Township’s board meeting on Tuesday ended prematurely when two trustees boycotted the session, halting all decision-making, including the appointment of a new trustee.

Two Thornton Township trustees plan to skip Tuesday night's board meeting amid ongoing issues with embattled Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard.While the scheduled biweekly meeting was scheduled to begin at 6 p.

In the ongoing power struggle in Thornton Township, township supervisor Tiffany Henyard plans to appoint a new trustee to fill a vacancy on the township’s board Tuesday night, but two other trustees who have challenged her spending are trying to prevent her from making the move by not showing up.