The Chicago Tribune had an editorial in its Monday edition about Glenview official’s spending about $504,000 over three years on parties, dinner, travel, etc. “And a lack of transparency documenting it.” Here’s how the editorial began: “For those who work … Continue reading
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A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh: Rep. Walsh’s Bi-Partisan GSA Act Passes House “The days of wasting taxpayer dollars on fancy junkets for government bureaucrats are over.” WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Joe Walsh’s (IL-08) H.R. 4631, the bi-partisan Government … Continue reading
It took months to find out. It seemed to me reasonable to ask whether Huntley School Superintendent John Burkey was “working” on the taxpayers’ dime for his junket (for which the district paid only registration) or on an officially recognized … Continue reading
I’ve been trying to find out if Huntley School District 158 Superintendent John Burkey takes his vacation. The article you see is what piqued my interest. It said Burkey was in China for eight days. It sparked this article: Junket … Continue reading
I had a junket once. It was the fall of 1976. State Senator Mark Rhoades called me and asked if I wanted to go to Europe in September. He had been selected to go on a trip by the American … Continue reading
Half the time the Skinner family was vacationing in the Intermountain West, Huntley School Superintendent John Burkey was in China. Most of the junket seems to have been financed by the Chinese, at least that’s what a a front page … Continue reading