Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - We attended the June 14th, 2016, (Flag Day) Village of Chatham Committee meeting. Upon searching for an agenda/notice, which is required to be posted 48hrs in advance, we were able to confirm, no agenda/notice was posted. I spoke briefly with the Village...
DeKalb Co. (ECWd) - Previously, we had debated whether NIU’s President Doug Baker actually hired his good friend Ron Walters as an employee or a consultant as found in this article. Arguments were made for both sides, however, it might be best to just hear it...
DeKalb Co. (ECWd) - At what point will law enforcement on College Campuses and State-s Attorneys start arresting and prosecuting public officials for their illegal acts? Want a Red flag indicator that there is a problem in your local public body? FOIA their e-mails and see...
Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - Public officials tend to do what they want until people question those actions. Then, more often than not, they will seek out an opinion that fits what they are doing or want to do, instead of an opinion that is based on...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Have we come to a point in this country where actual educators of our children don't understand our Constitution and the Bill of Rights? Diane McGuire appears to be one of those educators, as she claims to have been a teacher. Now,...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - In what appears to be yet another example of total disregard for the policies at College of DuPage, Trustee Diane McGuire violated yet another one, and this one should have consequences. McGuire, the lone radical "rogue" trustee who refuses to be a part...
Kane Co. (ECWd) - Traci Ellis, former Assistant Director of Affirmative Action Equity Compliance-Northern Illinois University (NIU) and current U46 Board member, went on what appeared to be a defensive tantrum that started with telling the board and the public "Let's put the naked monkey...
Springfield, Il (ECWd) - "This one's big, this one's big", is what I told Channel 2 News back in January, as in Frank Mautino's campaign spending and reporting matters. It was clear the campaign expenditure reporting we exposed in this article violated campaign reporting laws...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The grand finale- Part III (Part I and Part II )- "I would be most uncomfortable expressing any sort of opinion at a retreat." Seriously? The very woman who has NEVER been shy of expressing her opinion to the local paper or...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - As promised, Part II of the McGuire meltdown in her letter to HLC, but please read Part 1 first (Part III here). "At absolutely no point was Vice Chair Mazzochi willing to consider supporting one of our agendas" Untrue, as Mazzochi published...
