Tag Archives: College of DuPage

Illinois Senate OK’s severance cap for community college presidents

By Jodi S. Cohen and Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune contact the reporters Colleges and Universities College of DuPage U.S. Senate Illinois General Assembly William Cunningham University of Illinois at Chicago The Illinois Senate approved a bill Saturday that would cap severance packages for the state’s community college presidents and prevent …

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College of DuPage under federal investigation

In a sign of intensifying scrutiny of the College of DuPage, federal prosecutors have opened a wide-ranging criminal investigation at the embattled community college, issuing two subpoenas this week that seek documents tied to spending and other matters, according to records obtained late Wednesday. The subpoenas, which were served to …

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Commentary: The outrageous perks of the public sector

By Diana Sroka Rickert If you crossed C-SPAN with “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” you’d wind up with something resembling the state of Illinois. First there’s Aaron Schock, the former congressman from Peoria who cataloged his globe-trotting adventures on Instagram and styled his Washington, D.C., office to the theme of …

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COD- Time to Speak up People – Criminal Liability

DuPage Co. (ECWd) As a society we are only as healthy as our willingness to stand up and speak out when we know things are wrong.  Many have given up any hope of fixing anything in our government because of the overwhelming appearance that crime does pay.  Sadly, that appearance …

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College of DuPage – Nothing to see here…

April 2, 2015 DuPage Co. (ECWd) For months the exposure of wrongdoing has plastered the  blogosphere, airwaves, newspapers, and coffee shops.  Over the last month it has been a dog-pile with no end in sight for the foreseeable future. In another shining example of insiders who have had enough with the …

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COD – Doubling Down re: No-bid Contracts

DuPage Co. (ECWd) – Executive Director Brod made some pretty amazing claims in response to a candidate’s comments during the recent COD Meeting. It appears articles published 3 months ago are going to create quite a problem for these public officials who either can’t read, don’t read, or are completely …

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COD- “Stop Bleeding Money”

There is nothing better than direct communication on matters so the big picture gets painted for all to see.  I received a great e-mail today from Nadia Tilkian, Executive Chef at the Waterleaf in response to this article.  Thank you Ms. Tilkian for contacting me. COD- “Stop Bleeding Money”

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COD- When is enough, enough?

DuPage Co. (ECWd) – Oh how the dots keep connecting! Can anyone explain why the taxpayers of District 502 should be paying for Breuders dinners at the private restaurant, Barrington Country Bistro, which is owned by the very manager of the Waterleaf? Read more of this post

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C.O.D. Breuder deceptions exposed!

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, and what else is going on with Breuder. Read more

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