College of DuPage (ECWD) - "Because we've always done it this way" is not a valid excuse! The Daily Herald quotes Dave Carlin, former College of DuPage board chairman and one-term college trustee, as saying that Breuder's contract "has always had an automatic rollover provision in it.,...
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...
Downers Grove, IL. (ECWd) - Yes, it's a slow day...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - In the world of local politics it is not very often that public officials are handed an opportunity to fix things that also just happen to have the "full" attention of the public they serve. A recent opinion delivered by the Attorney General...
DuPage Co. - (ECWd) - Finally, after close to a year of calling out the officials at COD regarding Breuder's improper use of public funds for personal use, we have a document in hand that substantiates everything we have ever reported on this matter. Robert Breuder used...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Today the Daily Herald released what is being claimed to be closed session recordings from a College of DuPage Board of Trustees meeting. What I find most interesting in this reporting is the complete failure to inform the public a crime was committed. The...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - A recent ruling from the Attorney General confirmed the contract extension for COD President Robert Breuder was done in violation of the Open Meetings Act (here). That ruling took around four years to be issued. Why? According to the Chicago Tribune...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - For months we have reported that the contracts and contract extensions for Robert Breuder were done in violation of the Open Meetings Act and should be voided. (Detailed coverage here, and here). An in depth legal analysis was taken to pursue a Quo...
