DeKalb Township (ECWd) - In our initial report (here) on DeKalb Township's Shacklee purchases, we pretty much predicted what we would find after further public records were produced. In the video, we predicted the Township joined Shacklee under "someone" - the now-former Supervisor's wife, Jennifer Jeep Johnson,...
DeKalb Township (ECWd) - In April 2015 the DeKalb Township Supervisor announced a new program he was running thru General Assistance, and it dealt with the township becoming an independent agent of Shaklee Products. We cannot find any authority in the Township Code for a township to...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - Northern Illinois University sent an email to a FOIA requester notifying him that he was in possession of Attorney-Client privileged information that was provided to him via a recent FOIA request, and demanded he returns it, destroy his copies, and notify anyone...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - UPDATE In the case of Haji-Sheikh v NIU Board of Trustees: On March 29, 2018 Judge Bradley Waller entered a decision in Haji-Sheikh v NIU. The Court found that Misty Haji-Sheikh substantially prevailed and that NIU has to pay her lawyer's fees and...
Dekalb, IL., Northern Illinois University (NIU) - (ECWd) - Today brings the end to a lawsuit filed against the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees for an Open Meetings Act violation when they voted earlier last year on former NIU President Baker's golden parachute, or Presidential...
AVON, OHIO (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_43447" align="alignleft" width="150"] Pic from his Linkin account[/caption] Last year, an "anonymous" person opened up a website apparently designed to threaten, intimidate, and disparage us. While we fully support every person's First Amendment rights, there are lines that can be crossed subjecting...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Freedom of Information Act declares that it is the public policy of this State that all people have a right to access public records and that it is a fundamental duty of government to operate openly and to provide public...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, December 07, 2017 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Reena Tandon: (309) 533-1210 [email protected] Tom Cullerton disgusted with bloated handout to failed NIU executive VILLA PARK- State Senator Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) is outraged that ousted Northern Illinois University President Doug Baker will receive another state contract from...
Northern Illinois University (ECWd) - This morning, the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees once again voted to "gift" former NIU President Baker $600k in exchange for his resignation after the OEIG found he had mismanaged the University. The Board called it a "Presidential Transition Agreement" but...
Tom Cullerton urges NIU reject new Baker deal PRESS RELEASE: VILLA PARK- State Senator Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) is urging Northern Illinois University to reject President Doug Baker’s Presidential Transition Agreement. A judge ruled last month that the university violated the Open Meetings Act when it approved Baker’s deal...
