DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Douse the Spotlight on COD, all Issues at COD have been addressed……… Thank goodness, all reform efforts at COD are complete, with a 100% success rate. Whew, for a moment there, the citizens of Illinois were getting a bit worried. But since...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - We recently reported that Joe Ewing had appointed Gary Strohm to the Clark County Park District Ethics Commission, and also stated Strohm was conflicted on should not be on that commission because he could never FAITHFULLY execute the duties of that...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - College of DuPage requested an extension of time in responding to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), regarding the accreditation issue. They asked for a deadline to respond of December 29th, 2015. (See extension request here) The HLC denied their request and...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - As if participating in election fraud was not enough for the "Honorable", LOL, Joe Ewing, he decided to kick-it-up-a-notch and appoint his very own Judge and Jury, which includes himself, by way of Ethics Commission appointments. We realize that Clark County Park...
Kane Co. (ECWd) - It is clear that illegal spending has been going on for so long, with so many of our public bodies, we now have people insisting those actions are legal. Some of these very people are broadcasting such views over the radio...
DuPgae Co. (ECWd) - In an ongoing FOIA production from the College of DuPage relating to e-mails to and from Carla Burkhart's e-mail accounts used for Herricane Graphics, we have come across a noteworthy e-mail addressed to Tom Glaser, former Executive VP and Treasure at...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Published November 12, 2015 - If you relied on local media to report the happenings in respect to county business, you would have missed a very important issue this month - health insurance for county elected officials. Previously we have reported on board...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Is it any wonder that a contract recipient, who's contract was found to be invalid, is the very person in the middle of an effort in which a bid was awarded even though it was declared non-compliant by the Procurement Officer? As...
Orland Park, IL. (ECWd) - Fifteen months after submitting a Request for Review to the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor ("PAC") for access to public records that were required to be provided within FIVE DAYS, the PAC determined that the Orland Park Police Department ("OPPD")...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - More than six weeks ago, an Ethics Complaint was filed with the Clark County Park District naming several Commissioners within the Complaint, including Joe Ewing, Terry Step, Ron Stone, former Commissioner Larry Yargus, and Executive Director Charity Murphy. Since that time, there...
