Henyard is now saying she is taking those absentee trustees to court, and she spoke exclusively with ABC7 on Thursday.
After weeks of infighting and two trustees boycotting, the day finally came.
Henyard was asked by ABC7's Mark Rivera if Thornton Township is shutdown because of insurance.
"Yes that is true," Henyard said. "The fact is the board of trustees, Carmen Carlisle and Chris Gonzalez, did not come to any board meetings for 60 days, causing us to not have insurance,"
Doors at township offices are locked. Even government officials trying to enter were barred.
"We are still during our busy season, and I come in and the staffs here, and we can't get in the building," Thornton Township Assessor Cassandra Elston said.
Henyard confirmed to ABC7 COVID-era shutdown protocols are in place, now allowing township staff to work from home to avoid layoffs after a battle between Henyard and the two chronically absent members of the Thornton Township board, Carmen Carlisle and Chris Gonzalez.
"Our hesitation is that if there's a person in there that will just say yes to everything, it will set us back," Carlisle said.
The trustees say they're boycotting to prevent Henyard from appointing a tie breaking trustee. That's something Henyard maintains the two could block if they attended meetings.
Henyard was asked if she has the power to unilaterally appoint someone to this tie breaking vote position?
"I do not. I do not have sole power to appoint anybody," Henyard said. "When you gonna say, 'Hey, It's neglect.' You're neglecting your duties as an elected official."
In the meantime, there is government gridlock and mounting unpaid bills.
State Senator Napoleon Harris, who replaced Henyard at the top of the township ticket running for supervisor after a controversial caucus, is weighing in on what happened. At first, he gave ABC7 a flat no comment on anything to do with the caucus.
"I'm not going to comment on any other questions political right now," Harris said when asked why a caucus was called versus a primary.
Eventually, Harris did respond on the matter.
"No one was denied entry, everything was done above board," Harris said. "We need to respect the rule of law."
That's something Henyard disputes as well, asking a judge in a lawsuit against Harris for what she described as a fair caucus.
"I am history. I am the 21st Century History," Henyard said. "I am your Rosa Parks, your Harriet Tubmans. I am that person. Somebody has to say never ever ever give up."
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Many services remain shut down because the township has no liability insurance and no ability to pay its bills or levy taxes because of a gridlocked board.
Thornton Township residents reacted to the shutdown Wednesday morning.
"I'm the only one, and I don't even work here and I'm here," resident Tom Olejniczak said.
Olejniczak showed up first thing Wednesday morning to hand in important paperwork for an assistance program due Friday, but was met by a closed sign.
"OK, here I am and they disappeared now," Olejniczak said. "So now what? What do you do now?"