Sangamon Co. (ECWd) - During our first Village of Chatham City Council meeting, I pointed out problems with the initial agreement between the Village and the South Sangamon Water Commission. Specifically, I pointed out three statutorily mandated items that must appear on the document that did...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - "They are a large, Irish-Catholic political family known for pooling their talents to win campaigns they're not expected to", says the Chicago Tribune referring to the Cronin family in this article.  As far as talent in winning campaigns, one could argue...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - It is amazing to see how fast a person goes from insinuations he would have to start out as a 5-Star General if he went into the military, to a sniveling has been, claiming his human rights have been violated after...
Springfield, IL (ECWd) - This morning, several legislators held a press conference in Chicago calling for the removal of the Illinois Auditor General. They filed a House Joint Resolution to initiate the process. “Auditor General Mautino is not able to perform his duties with the trust...
Springfield, IL (ECWd) - Today Representative Dwight Kay along with 14 other State Representatives filed House Joint Resolution 0158 that calls for the removal of Auditor General Frank Mautino for cause. "RESOLVED, That, by the vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of...
Springfield, IL (ECWd) - Frank Mautino, our Illinois State Auditor General, requested a stay in the case filed against him with the Illinois State Board of Elections. We first shared that story in this article. To date, he has refused to answer any questions regarding...
As if FBI criminal investigations, SEC Bond fraud investigations, multiple resignations, and a potential class action lawsuit are not enough to expose the malfeasance of some of the current board members and Administrators, one need only look at the laundry list of violations by Aunt...
Springfield, IL (ECWd) - Yes, the Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino, "shall" be fined not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment in a penal institution other than the penitentiary not to exceed one year or both fine and imprisonment for knowingly filing a Statement of Economic...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - Previously we focused on violations of state rules and the questionable “ethically inspired leadership” by Northern Illinois University’s President Doug Baker and his administration. But perhaps we jumped the gun in placing all the blame on Baker for these violations. Was Baker only...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Once again we must start by pointing out, "you can't make this stuff up!" Robert Breuder, former College of DuPage President who had been the center of numerous scandals that rocked COD since the fall of 2014, filed a formal complaint with...
