Will Co., IL. (ECWd) - The citizens of Plainfield, Illinois are getting hosed by their Fire Department, and not by a fire hose. Their hard earned dollars collected through local taxes are now being used to buy Christmas presents. When asked what the gift was, they...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - College of DuPage (COD) Trustee McGuire sent the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) a letter in November as part of her own version of micromanaging the Administration's response to the HLC. Initially I believed that letter did nothing but seal a negative outcome...
United States (ECWd) - Once again, Adam Andrzejewski, Chairman of American Transparency has exposed another whopper of a story at the National level regarding wasteful spending with your tax dollars. TOP 10 TAKEAWAYS – THE DEPARTMENT OF SELF-PROMOTION The federal government spent $4.34 billion on public relations...
Oklahoma - (ECWd) - When crimes are committed people should be held accountable. For years we have pushed for such accountability in regards to Open Meetings Act violations in this state. In Clark County, Illinois, John Kraft initiated a citizen's arrest of the entire park board...
Kane Co. (ECWd) - During a recent U46 Finance meeting one of the board members asked the accounting firm if the Bond Debt numbers in the financials included interest. The answer was NO, as is the answer with all public bodies because of reporting requirements. ...
Clark Co. (ECWd) - Lisa N. Thomas, a Clark County resident filed a pro se thirteen-count Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) law suit against the Clark County Park District. After numerous FOIA requests for public records not being complied with in accordance with the Act, the...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - In a recent article found here, I exposed the misrepresentations of the Freedom of Information Officer in the fact she was not honest in in responding, as clearly there was never a claim the records could not be located, but rather...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Multi-township board made up of Kansas, Grandview, and Buck Townships held their board meeting yesterday. One of the key items on the agenda was the passage of the tax levy for next year. Next year's levy was reduced by 10% in...
DuPage Co. (ECWd) - Kory Atkinson is currently a Bloomingdale Township employee that we recently exposed for sending personal e-mails while being paid to perform township work. (Click here for that Article) Atkinson landed in Bloomingdale after departing Itasca School District 110, where he had...
DuPage Co. (ECWd)- Once again, Dianne McGuire, College of DuPage Trustee, has shown her true colors in her recent letter to the Higher Learning Commission. At a time when COD is working to ensure their accreditation stays in tact, McGuire drops bombs on those efforts with...
