DuPage Co. (ECWd) - The three finalists for the position of College of DuPage President have been selected by the Committee in charge of narrowing the selection down from 300 applicants to just three. As we understand it, they will be interviewed by the Full Board...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Marshall, Illinois Alderman Warren LeFever traveled to Springfield to give oral testimony at the Illinois House of Representative Judicial-Civil hearing this afternoon. It was for HB4630, seeking to amend the Open Meetings Act with the language of: Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Open Meetings Act. Requires that...
DuPage Co., IL. (ECWd) - The College of DuPage is set to act on the first reading of Policy No. 10-200, which is a new policy concerning the retention of electronic communications. On page 134 of the Board Packet for April 7, 2016 (here) is the proposed...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - We now have Bruce Schmiedl's own emails that appear to prove he outright lied to the Board of Trustees. Schmiedl claim to the board: “I was contacted by a gentleman with the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations, asked whether or not I...
DuPage Co. (ECWd)- In what appears to be an unprecedented move in the State of Illinois, the Chief Deputy Director of Office of the Secretary of State, Illinois State Archives Records Management Section, has now taken pro-active steps against the College of DuPage. All record disposal...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - We first raised the flag of the College of DuPage destroying records in violation of the Local Records Act in this article. We have confirmed that the college has destroyed all e-mails older than 4-30-2014 as well as other documents. Mission Accomplished!...
Tinley Park, IL (ECWd) - TINLEY PARK, IL. (ECWd) - On 4/4/16, the Attorney General's Office informed the Village of Tinley Park and its attorney Thomas Melody of the determination that the Open Meetings Act was violated at the February 4th, 2016 Planning Commission meeting, since...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin has promoted the ACT Initiative, which stands for Accountability, Consolidation, Transparency. "At the County, we have embarked upon a comprehensive local government reform initiative to revitalize our County appointed agencies that deliver vital public services. With your...
TINLEY PARK, IL. (ECWd) - Correspondence between disgraced Tinley Park Planning Director Amy Connolly and embattled Village Manager David Niemeyer shows what appears to be a threat made by Connolly of a discrimination lawsuit against the Village after Connolly was put on paid administrative leave for...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - Kathy Ramsey, former Clark County, Illinois Circuit Clerk plead guilty on Wednesday to Class 3 Felony Official Misconduct. The negotiated plea consisted of "2nd chance probation" - which means that if she follows her probation as instructed, the charge will be dismiss...
