DuPage Co. (ECWd) - One of many early tips we received from whistle blowers at the College of DuPage was in regards to Herricane Graphics, which included this statement:  “we must use Carla for relationship purposes even though her quotes had come in significantly higher.” (Carla, being...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - *11-9-2015, 10:47 A.M. - Correction to state the actual compensation to board members. This change does not affect the dollar amount of waste in any way, and clearly shows the intent of the legislature to only compensate dollar amount listed in the...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - In the first installment of College Town Partners, we introduced you to Tim Struthers (NIU Board Nominee), John Rey (Mayor of DeKalb), Bill Nicklas (Retired NIU VP), Douglas D. Baker and all public and private players that were visible. Now we will introduce...
DeKalb, IL. (ECWd) - In our last article on NIU’s legal fees for the ongoing OEIG (Office of the Executive Inspector General) investigation on Pres. Baker, we identified two different legal firms are performing legal services. The first legal firm, Mintz Levin, was hired by Pres....
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - Another lawsuit Bloomington? November 6, 2015 By: Diane Benjamin I’ve said this many times, but I will repeat it again. If I send a Freedom of Information request to Normal I actually get the information I want. No games, no attempting to circumvent the rules,...
Clark Co., IL. (ECWd) - Our previous article noted that an Ethics Complaint was filed with the Clark County Ethics Commission, and I included the final draft of that complaint while waiting on the original filed complaint with exhibits. Below are those documents as they were filed....
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - It would appear there is no end in sight for Trustee McGuire's need to grandstand, spread misinformation, and tell out right lies. One can only wonder how much attention is enough for her. Trustee McGuire has once again, with assistance from Kory...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - We have been informed that Chief Jack Mancione and his Assistant Chief have chosen to resign from their positions. That brings the total to three resignations from this Department in the last few months. We are unsure on the reasons these two...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Is it possible the College of DuPage accreditation issues will face tougher scrutiny due to demands coming out of the White House and Department of Education? The Higher Learning commission, in a letter dated October 21st, 2015, advised COD on there request...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - As if the exposure of the Harper Contract for Breuder in this article was not enough to point to a rat, one only need look right back at COD in 2008, the beginning of the Breuder debacle, to see some actions that...
