What’s Your Point?
I have a neighbor who is a very nice guy, but he struggles to keep focused when he talks. He rambles about anything and everything and then inevitably it results…
To Be Or Not To Be Is Not The Question
Who likes taxes? Business doesn't like to be taxed. Residents don't like to be taxed. Nobody likes to be taxed. And Naperville city officials don't like to add taxes, especially…
Naper Notify Not Notified
The City of Naperville has a lot of cool stuff. Things that most communities don't have, and city officials take pride in that fact. City officials have all sorts of…
Naperville City Officials Lax On Deadlines
The old saying that 99% of attorneys make the other 1% look bad, could also apply to Naperville city officials, except the percentages are not that drastic, and with Naperville's…
Day Of Reckoning Budget Deficit Nears
Sometimes it happens after returning from vacation, or the month after Christmas, or even on a Monday morning after a great weekend of fun. It's the awareness that too much…
Krieger Digs Hole, Wants Residents To Fill It With Cash
Has anyone noticed that Naperville city manager, Doug Krieger, has all but disappeared during city council meetings. Whether he has decided to keep his foot out of his mouth by…
SECA Getting Bigger For The Purpose Of Getting Bigger
In 2004, the Naperville city council approved a 1% sales tax on restaurant food and beverages. The tax collected was earmarked for special events and cultural activities, hence the acronym…