Naperville Mayor Pradel’s Shrine
A couple of weeks ago, an out-of-state friend called me and wanted to get together for lunch. I suggested a couple of places in downtown Naperville, and he didn't want…
Restructure Naperville City Council Compensation
I don't think I'm getting my $1.67 worth from members of the Naperville city council. That's how much I, along with each resident of Naperville pays annually towards the compensation…
Naperville Is Obese With Council Members
It isn't often that you hear city officials suggest eliminating half of the city council in order to save money and become more of a deliberative body by demanding more…
Naperville City Officials Want More And More
The city of Naperville conducted a survey of residents to find out what the city needs to do, to make Naperville more efficient and friendly. Sounds good doesn't it. The…
Councilman Wehrli Running For Cover
Naperville councilman Grant Wehrli is running for his political life. It wasn't that long ago that Wehrli was an up and coming shining star in Naperville politics. It was thought…
Naperville Has Water On Tap
I'm a news junkie. I'm also O.C. (obsessive-compulsive). So on Sunday mornings I not only want, but need to read the Chicago Sun-Times and our local paper, the Naperville Sun.…
Naperville City Council Guilty Of GUI
Now we're not talking about the computing term GUI, pronounced gooey ( graphical user interface) which allows users to interact with electronic devices. We are talking about something more…
Naperville City Council Needs More Time Off
The Naperville city council didn't have a meeting this week. They won't have one during the next two weeks, and they didn't have one during the last two weeks.…