College of DuPage (ECWd) - On December 12, 2014, a group of nine students filed a Verified Complaint for Temporary Restraining Order, Preliminary and Permanent Injunction, and Other Relief based on Breach of Contract/Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act in DuPage County Circuit Court. This complaint...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The schedule has been set for Petition for Judicial Review of the Clark County Electoral Board petition objection determinations of the candidate petitions for Clark County Park District Commissioner. On Tuesday, February 17, at 2 p.m. in Courtroom 1B of the Vermilion County...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - In a previous article titled "Administration for Dummies" I focused on the non-compliance of the law as it relates to the Local Government Selection Act. A law that was not followed for the hiring of an Architect firm on two different occasions,...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor is looking into allegations that the Clark County Electoral Board violated the Open Meetings Act by not deliberating in public on their recent petition objection hearings. I filed a complaint alleging the board did not...
LIVINGSTON CO., IL. (ECWd) - Dear Friends, Constituents and Fellow Citizens, Despite last week’s statements by the Livingston County Zoning Administrator that citizens did not need to attend this week’s Regional Planning Commission meeting, 50 persons attended tonight’s (Feb 2, 2015) meeting to see whether the RPC...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - Each week, the College of DuPage President puts out his weekly propaganda piece entitled "COD This Week". At the top of page 3 of this week's piece (here), Breuder states that "College of DuPage is good and is transparent and is growing" While...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - College of DuPage (COD), under the direction of its President, Robert Breuder, chose to break the law and seal public records from the Chicago Tribune and Open the Books. We covered that in a couple articles on the matter here and here. What...
Chicago, IL. (ECWd) - More blow-back from the Breuder severance package vote. During a press conference in Chicago on February 2, 2015, State Representatives talked about the severance package issue and revealed several proposals to insure this never happens again. Rep. Jeanne Ives thanked College of...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Is the Fox running the Hen House? How many people were aware that the board attorney who oversaw the last COD Board meeting is also a COD Foundation Board member? (COD Foundation Board members) Kenneth M. Florey, Attorney with Robbins Schwartz, the firm...
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . At an Illinois House Republican press conference this morning, Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) announced legislation to create the “Breuder Rule” to ban future excessive severance agreements, like the $763,000 agreement awarded to College of DuPage President Robert Breuder last week....
