DuPage Co. (ECWd) - For months we exposed College of DuPage's relationship with COD Foundation Board member Carla Burkhart and her no bid contracts with her company named Herricane Graphics. We heard excuse after excuse from trustees and the Foundation that included claims Burkhart had worked...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Having been involved in several Requests for Reviews with the Public Access Counselor's office, it has become overwhelmingly clear that Lisa Madigan's office has apparently directed her PAC to file every request we submit under the bottom of the pile, never to...
Hancock Co., IL. (ECWd) - This is a follow-up to a previous article in which we wrote about Hancock County Board Members lying to the State's Attorney (here). I attended the Hancock County Board Meeting on May 19, 2015 with the intention of speaking during the public...
Bloomington, IL. (ECWd) - I usually try to stay away from commenting on what others report since I know my writing is not perfect and everyone can use improvement, however, when it comes to complete ignorance and any lack of common sense, I must step in...
Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - In another fine example of how bad things are at the Attorney General's Public Access office. Twenty months after a request for review was submitted to them, they finally confirm a violation occurred, however, they claim they can't direct the records be...
Naperville, IL. (ECWd) - ***UPDATE: November 24, 2015: This issue has been resolved, we understand that after an internal investigation into this matter, this FOIA Officer is no longer employed with the Naperville Police Department. --- We received a tip that some Naperville Police Department personnel were...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Thomas Glaser, College of DuPage Treasure, was the middle man for what appears to be a ghost-grant project that put $22,500 in the pocket of James O'Rourke, an attorney in Chicago. As of this publication we have yet to hear back from...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - As if the $20 Million Dollar e-mail failure was not enough to rile up the voters and throw out the enablers at the College of DuPage, maybe new facts on the College of DuPage President's use of public funds to pay for...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - How is it right for a Foundation, that is forbidden from spending their money to hire an attorney to perform a project, to send those very funds to another public body with instructions that they are to hire the attorney for the...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - What was going through the mind of Erin Birt after the passage of the disgusting $763,000.00 golden parachute during the January 28th Special meeting? Nothing, as it appears she is dependent on others to do the thinking for her, which points to...
