DuPage Co. (ECWd) - May we suggest another criminal investigation be started on Diane McGuire for filing expense reimbursement requests for matters outside the scope of the Community College Act? Based on records provided by COD there are over $23,000.00 in expense reimbursements made to Diane McGuire...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - A former trustee that simply reeks of impropriety as was covered in previous articles appears to have wanted to be a trustee like no other we have ever seen in public office. Former because as was outlined previously, he no longer legally...
Springfield, IL (ECWd) - When we started the Edgar County Watchdogs our Board of Directors made it very clear that our agenda must be focused on compliance with the law and exposing those who violate it, regardless of a political party. We also agreed to never...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Let's begin with the fact the audio tape below, from a December 11, 2013 COD meeting, is not available for the public to hear about what went on during an Open Meeting of the COD Trustees. A FOIA request for the record...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - I closed our last article on the Tri-State Fire Protection District with this statement: "Stay tuned for some pretty amazing exposure yet to come!"  (Click here for previous article) I think amazing is an understatement. Mr. Orrico has once again proven that...
Kane Co. (ECWd) - Unit 46 School District is reported to be the second largest school district in the state. With size comes inherit over-site problems that are only compounded by elected officials that fail to understand they are the ones responsible for the taxpayer's money. We...
Springfield, IL. - (ECWd) - The State of Illinois has had a spending problem for many years, and after over a decade of out of control taxation and spending the people spoke at the ballot box and overwhelmingly elected a new Governor. A governor that...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - As the world turns it's becoming evident that what goes around comes around. COD trustee Erin Birt is now experiencing the very thing she condoned while in charge and the video proves it! While chairman of the board of trustees for COD, Erin...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The Tri-State Fire Protection District came to our attention after our work at COD was off and running. Numerous requests for assistance hit our in box, and after reviewing a series of articles by the Better Government Association we knew there would...
DuPage Co. (ECWd)- As part of another FOIA data dump, I received a batch of e-mails that include conversations between former COD Treasure Tom Glaser, Carla Burkhart, and her attorney, Josh Feagans. To say they are filled with some very interesting discussions is an understatement. "We...
