DuPage Co. (ECWd) – The final article on DuPage State’s Attorney’s letter to the county board chairman regarding compensation of elected officials. This one focuses on compensation of the State’s...
...public officials under the guise of “official business”. The LGTECA requires school districts, community college districts, and all non-home rule units of local government to provide by resolution or ordinance,...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) – I would first like to begin with pointing out how much we appreciate the new leadership and their legal counsel at the College of DuPage. Had...
...However, what did not change during this time was the fact that Trustee Orrico (an employee of FSI) filed State of Economic Interests forms with the County of DuPage that...
...of Trustees recently voted to release a large volume of closed session minutes. Currently available are minutes between February of 2000 and August of 2009. That is a lot of...
...College of DuPage Board of Trustees, “denying” my use of Respite Leave during my medical leave. Actually, my Respite Leave began on July 29, 2015. Response: COD admits that the...
ILLINOIS (ECWd) – Below are photos from our Watchdog Training event held in DuPage County on June 18, 2016. There were only a couple of empty seats 🙂 The next...
...to set the compensation of elected officers of DuPage County, that is the only source document to look at when determining the compensation of elected county officials. Each and every...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) – Once again we must start by pointing out, “you can’t make this stuff up!” Robert Breuder, former College of DuPage President who had been the center...
...stipend to be paid because of prohibitions on increases of salary during their terms of office. Our reading and opinion of Harlan tells us the definitions of salary and compensation...