DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Suspicious language in a contract with Herricane Graphics, as was referenced in this article, has now been confirmed and the trustees of the College of DuPage might want to pass things on to the appropriate law enforcement agencies once again. As reported in...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Having reviewed more statutes than I care to think about, one thing is clear: You only have the power granted by law. If it is silent, you can't do it! We routinely find public bodies doing what ever they want when it...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - We have been working on numerous municipal issues in and around DuPage County for the last 12 months. One of those has been collecting data as it pertains to any arrears of a debt that elected office holders may have. When that...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Now that the Chicago Tribune has exposed a serious issue with internal control failures as it relates to insider self dealing, one can only wonder what it takes for the Trustees to demand tighter reigns on their internal controls. This time those internal...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - About 5-6 years ago I asked the County Chairman, Jim Keller, if an effort could be made to work towards improving our Telecommunications as it relates to 911 and our ISO score attributed to that specific entity. That scoring is directly tied...
Illinois (ECWd) - With the people's trust in government at an all time low, every action taken by the government is coming into question. Illinois is at the top of the list when it comes to government actions and lack of trust. There was a recent change...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - "Nothing to see here, our audits are clean." That is basically what COD claimed when concerns were raised about hidden payments in the Imprest account. It appears we have been vindicated in our efforts as it pertains to Broadcast Technologies and more self...
Clark Co. (ECWd) - Updated with video proof (at bottom) - In keeping with the history of most electoral boards, the Clark County Electoral Board ruled today to keep all 10 candidates on the ballot for the Clark County Park District Commissioner race even though clear fatal...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) It's not uncommon for government subsidized businesses to implement a propaganda strategy to support their cause.  The wind industry is no different! That industry appears to have "hired guns" who monitor and comment on articles to spread falsehoods and attack those who...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - It is becoming very clear a pattern of pay to play and self dealing is taking place between COD and Foundation Board Member owned businesses, and you don't have to be a procurement specialist to see it! The pattern supports a failure...
