DuPage Co., (ECWd) - In a letter to the Higher Learning Commission, DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin praised the new reform majority of the College of DuPage and their swift action to restore the College's credibility and their instituting of required reform measures. He explained, in the letter,...
DeKalb Co. (ECWd) - We introduced Ron Walters in our story ‘Northern Illinois University – Ron Walters’ travel/hotel expenses’. To recap, President Baker engaged Mr. Walters and had him added to NIU’s payroll as an “affiliate” employee. The simple designation of “affiliate employee” was enough...
College of DuPage (ECWd) - Watchdogs comment on Jeff Crowell's public comment from the Feb 3rd College of DuPage Board of Trustees meeting. Having fun...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Over the last year we have laid out numerous reasons Dr. Breuder's contract was invalid, from secret extensions to numerous other Open Meetings Act violations as part of their "approval" process. Our position on the matter mirrors some of the same arguments...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - New tactics of public officials (and former officials) travels fast, even if they have no merit. As some of you may remember, Edgar County Board Member Charles Michael Heltsley tried to keep a citizen and taxpayer from attending public meetings by filing...
Tinley Park, IL. (ECWd) - Residents of the Village of Tinley Park (a suburb southwest of Chicago) are up in arms and are revolting against the Village Board for attempting to sneak in a low income housing project into the community that angry homeowners believe will...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Today I received my Freedom of Information request from District 210 for a copy of the resignation letter submitted by Kevin Molloy. Not sure why it took them so long to get it to me since the local media got copies...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) – Local Sycamore attorney Nicholas Cronauer represents Vantage Electrical group against a former employee whom allegedly stole data from their company. Mr. Cronauer hired forensic expert Andy Garrett of Garrett Discovery whom testified regarding the data theft in a hearing held in Dekalb...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Former College of DuPage President Robert Breuder used the taxpayer to build a 5 star French Restaraunt known as the Waterleaf. For over a year the malfeasance by Breuder, his Senior Administration, and members of the old board, have trickled out and...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Over the past several days, many people have asked why Charles Mike Helstsley would have written such a letter to the so-called editor of the Prairie Press. He went from claiming everything the county board did was lawful (LOL), to being proud of...
