Former Dolton, Illinois 'super mayor' pushes for federal troops in Chicago after father shot in neck

Former Dolton Mayor and Thornton Township supervisor Tiffany Henyard urged Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to accept federal assistance to help clean up crime, noting in a statement that her father had become a gun violence victim.

Henyard opened her statement by calling herself "SuperMayor Tiffany A. Henyard."

"Yes, it is true, my family has been directly affected by the senseless gun violence that continues to plague Illinois. Yesterday, my father, my...