NIU – The hiring of Keith Ickes as consultant –
…CONTRACT. According to the billing memo from Mr. Ickes, it was simply “At the request of President Baker, I traveled to Northern Illinois University…”. No written contract. It appears that…
NIU’s indifference to State rules –
…message left by Bill Nicklas, then NIU’s VP of Operations, in which Mr. Nicklas thought he was informing a vendor that he could use an open purchase order to avoid…
Rep. Brandon Phelps chose Mike Madigan over Olive Branch relocation project –
…from the capital appropriations bill, HB 4166. Rep. Phelps voted yes on the Madigan-Phelps budget and capital bill – both of which excluded the funding for Olive Branch. Statement from…
McLean County Board Chairman indicted in Federal Court for theft, wire fraud totaling over $890,000 –
…separate companies to bill for fraudulent consulting services. He is scheduled to appear for arraignment on January 11, 2016, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael T. Mason in Chicago. Continue to…
Lincoln-Way School District 210 – The drip no one noticed
Will C0. (ECWd) – Most people pay attention to their monthly bills and are able to identify unusual charges. It’s called being responsible. Sadly, the Administration of District 210 School…
Cronyism And Procurement Violations At Northern Illinois University –
…choose this particular company? Remember Dr. Pfeiffer, a consultant friend of President Baker who was put on payroll after he billed for an amount in excess of his no-bid contract?…
U46 – $565,899,490.00 in BOND DEBT
…-Interest Payment- $12,036,993.00 Or page 5 you can see that three years of Principal and Interest should send a huge red flag to everyone when they see there tax bill…
Kansas, Grandview, Buck Township Property Tax Relief
…take care of these matters on their own, which would eliminate the need for another accounting, attorney, and insurance bill. It would also reduce the burden on the County Clerk’s…
DHS – OIG Bureau Chief falsified travel vouchers – retires with letter in his personnel file…
…the rules, they recommend a ‘report’ be placed in his personnel file. Once again the taxpayers foot the bill and no one is held accountable. At a minimum this thug…
College of DuPage – Legal bill analysis shared with the public
DuPage Co. (ECWd) – During tonight’s COD Board meeting a presentation of the legal bills was shared with the public. It exposes the reality that the vast majority of the…