FOIA no JOYA for Breuder

College of DuPage President Robert Breuder likes FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) except when it's used to uncover financial shenanigans at College of DuPage. Breuder told a group of local legislators "I think the law is a good law. It's well-intentioned. But like every law, it can be abused." He claims the FOIA requests received by COD "are pure harassment... an example of why we say there needs to be relief," Without substantiating the "pure harassment" charge, Breuder also charged the watchdog groups were "not looking out for the public interest." 

The COD public surely disagrees. Just attend tonight's COD Board meeting to see how appreciative the public is over information gleaned from those FOIA requests during the public comments section of the meeting. But bring along a portable cot to get catch some Z's while Breuder and the Board retire into closed executive session to encourage attendees to get tired and go home before the really substantive part of the meeting begins.