College of DuPage – Watchdogs hit it out of the park!

DuPage Co. (ECWd) –

With close to two years invested in exposing the actions of soon to be “former” COD president Robert Breuder, we are taking great pride in the Board Packet that outlines the reasons this person is to be terminated, especially in light of Breuders reference to us being nothing more than a couple hay seeds from Southern Illinois.

Item # 2 -Electioneering and engaging in prohibited political activity during both the 2010 Bond Referendum and the 2015 Board Election, including:

We covered this in numerous articles

• Smoking Gun?
• Pay to Play
• Controls fall short
• $168 Million Dollar Bond
• More evidence of Electioneering
• Election Laws violated

 In short, we hit that one out of the park!

Item #3 – Mismanaging College and Foundation funds, including a lack of oversight, lack of accountability and failure to implement proper controls, as evidenced by:
Item 3 lists a huge volume of wrongdoing that covers everything from the investments, Waterleaf, Inn at Waters Edge, WDCB Radio Station and Max McGraw.
This list of articles tie directly to items 3b-3i:
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation:  Clearly our Grand Slam!

• Criminal Cover up?
• Criminal Statutes apply?
• Breuder – Master of Deception
• President Receives “F”
• Truth Rating hits Bottom
• Misused public funds
• Not part of Compensation
• 3 Strikes your out
• 4th Excuse
• Carlin & Birt Complicit?

Waterleaf:

• This little Piggy
• Waterleaf Receipts
• Financials Unverifiable
• Success Misinformation
• Grand Jury Subpoena

Inn at Waters Edge:

• A lesson in Ethical Conduct
• This little Piggy

WDCB Radio Station:

• What is Birt hiding
• Fighting FOIA Suit
• COD Releases invoices

Investment related issues:

• Public Investment Act Violated
• Criminal Charges in order?

Item #4 – Damaging the College and the Office of the College President’s reputation through improper conduct with respect to a $20,000,000 grant from the State of Illinois in spring 2014.

• McGuire admits embarrassment
• For Good of Illinois $20 Million Dollar e-mail

Although this list is not inclusive of everything we have covered on these topics, it is clear that our reporting was instrumental in many of the justifications for Breuder’s Termination.
I have to laugh looking back at former Chairman Erin Birt’s comments about our exposing her DUI and other issues at COD back in August of 2014.   (“When you write on your little blogs…”)

I guess she underestimated this “little blog”

Next Stop – Prosecutions!