DuPage Co. (ECWd) - I spoke briefly with Dave Carlin after the last COD board meeting and one of the questions I asked was if he knew when an elected trustees term of office ended. He assumed upon the organizational meeting of the new trustees. When...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - The College of DuPage is a public body and its real estate is generally tax exempt - with the exception of certain leaseholds to businesses that operate within COD's footprint. This issue is not new to us, as we have advocated for...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - If you have not been following the chain of events as it relates to COD and their no bid contract with US Bank we suggest you read part 1 and part 2. Why didn’t COD seek RFPs or bids on this project? As...
College of DuPage (ECWd)- Today the Chicago Tribune exposed that COD President Robert Breuder, and his top administrators have expensed about $190,000 in food and alcohol at the campus' upscale restaurant, Waterleaf, over the past three years, which means We The People have paid for this. I...
DuPage Co - (ECWd) - We have been exposing illegal actions by Breuder and his administration for months and we are overwhelmed with appreciation for the Chicago Tribune's coverage on those matters today. Thank you Chicago Tribune! "Robert Breuder, and his top administrators have expensed about $190,000...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - Several Illinois State Representatives have signed a letter asking the College of DuPage Board of Trustees Chairman Erin Birt to acknowledge and agree to the terms of the letter from the Illinois State Auditor General for the performance of a financial...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Waterleaf: "Financial results are improving—Revenues are 52% higher than prior year." (Click here, read top of page 22) The above statement comes from the presentation provided by the College of DuPage Administration. I wanted to address the claims as regarding the Waterleaf...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - "The college did not locate any records in our files that are responsive to your request." "The college does not have any responsive document to your request" The first statement appears to be one now being used in responses to Freedom of Information requests...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - March 4, 2015 Kirk Allen and I made the trip to Springfield this morning to testify at a Legislative "Judiciary-Civil" Committee Hearing on HB-248, an amendment to the Open Meetings Act. We provided oral testimony as a proponent for the Bill sponsored...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - What do you call it when a person makes a claim in a response to the Faculty No Confidence vote that has no record to support the claim? A Lie! I know, many are squirming in their seat as very few want to go...
