Arizona (ECWd) - I suspect there is a lot of things that are going to point to a mass exodus being in play for COD officials dating back as far as 2011. With the Breuder scandal finally growing legs it appears others saw the writing on...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Former COD Board Chairman Dave Carlin reported to the Daily Herald that "the board and Breuder brought in their own attorneys to discuss a potential buyout, resulting in $10,000 in legal fees for the college and a "couple thousand" for Breuder, who...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - In a previous article titled "Administration for Dummies" I focused on the non-compliance of the law as it relates to the Local Government Selection Act. A law that was not followed for the hiring of an Architect firm on two different occasions,...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - College of DuPage (COD), under the direction of its President, Robert Breuder, chose to break the law and seal public records from the Chicago Tribune and Open the Books. We covered that in a couple articles on the matter here and here. What...
DuPage Co. (ECWd)- As the main stream media, both TV and print, are finally hammering away on the actions of the COD Board and the historic pay off for a person who notified the board he was retiring, what else is going on with Breuder. (Click...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Suspicious language in a contract with Herricane Graphics, as was referenced in this article, has now been confirmed and the trustees of the College of DuPage might want to pass things on to the appropriate law enforcement agencies once again. As reported in...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - It is becoming very clear a pattern of pay to play and self dealing is taking place between COD and Foundation Board Member owned businesses, and you don't have to be a procurement specialist to see it! The pattern supports a failure...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Note to COD Board Members: "You have a fiduciary duty to protect students and taxpayers from corruption and law breaking." Why are COD Foundation Board Members receiving no-bid contracts, or contracts that circumvent a competitive bidding process? Data at OpenTheBooks.com show $192 million...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - For years we have been speaking at public meetings across this state and one of the most common suggestions I have for elected and appointed officials is to ask two simple questions before they take action on anything. Says Who, and With What...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Fast forward two years from the contract date exposed in this article, and we find ourselves in yet another very interesting situation. Pretty much every Board Approval Document (B.A.D.) we have seen outlines 4 signatures. The last page has the signature of Breuder...
