DuPage C0. (ECWd) - When a public body responds to a Freedom of Information request there are some basic requirements for them to comply with. One requirement is to be honest! COD's Response to one of my FOIA request: "On December 22, 2014, the College of DuPage ("College")...
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...
DuPage Co. -(ECWd) - All indications are that President Breuder has been allowed to function in his capacity as President without any type of legal contract or appointment since the effective termination date of his first employment contract, which was 2012. This represents a significant failure...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - We understand to allude to fraud is serious, so once again we will provide you with all the information to include the related statutes, College of DuPage (COD) Documents, and our analysis so you can judge if we hit the nail on...
DuPage Co. - (ECWd) - When a trustee of a public body questions the process of no bid contracts most would expect the President of the College to provide factual information, not half truths. Breuder to Trustee Mcguire: “Briefly: services do not have to be bid in...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Question the public body and demand accountability to the spending, proven to be out of control, and you get accused of being a Nazi. (Click for that coverage here) So what do you call it when the very person who spent 20...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - What is the College of DuPage, President Breuder and COD Chairman Birt hiding from the public? September 27th, 2014 FOIA Request 1. Copy of invoices submitted for payment to COD from a company using the name “Broadcast Technologies”, “1 Broadcast Technologies”, Broadcast Technologies 1”...
Ford-Iroquois Co. (ECWd) - Once again our work has been independently validated! The disbanded Ford-Iroquois County Public Health Department was a cesspool of corruption, and Iroquois County State's Attorney, Jim Devine, has failed to prosecute a single person. Andrew Garret with Garret Discovery was tasked with a...
