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Naperville Councilwoman Brodhead, ‘Do We Still Have A Drinking Problem Downtown?’

Naperville Councilwoman Brodhead, ‘Do We Still Have A Drinking Problem Downtown?’

Posted by By Watchdog Admin September 11, 2016Posted inNaperville City Council1 Comment
It wasn't that long ago, when chaos, bedlam, and mayhem were breaking out in downtown Naperville on weekend nights. An abundance of liquor-providing establishments along with over-serving have a way…
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Labor Day Weekend, Last Fling, What To Write About

Labor Day Weekend, Last Fling, What To Write About

Posted by By Watchdog Admin September 4, 2016Posted inNaperville City CouncilNo Comments
Typically I am never at a shortage of topics to write about. Often times I will have three or four postings already written just waiting to be posted. I am…
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Naperville Councilman Krummen Says Not A Hardship But A Choice

Naperville Councilman Krummen Says Not A Hardship But A Choice

Posted by By Watchdog Admin September 1, 2016Posted inNaperville City Council2 Comments
When Naperville approved the Water Street Project, a huge development in downtown Naperville, it signaled the move from Naperville being known as family friendly, to the new era of making…
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Councilwoman Obarski Has It All Wrong With BASSET

Councilwoman Obarski Has It All Wrong With BASSET

Posted by By Watchdog Admin August 28, 2016Posted inNaperville City Council2 Comments
There must be times when Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico thinks he is dealing with a dais half-full of misfits. Of course he would never admit to it. He has too…
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Councilman Krummen Hates Cigarettes, I Hate Garlic, Let’s Outlaw Them

Councilman Krummen Hates Cigarettes, I Hate Garlic, Let’s Outlaw Them

Posted by By Watchdog Admin August 24, 2016Posted inNaperville City Council10 Comments
In Naperville the age to purchase cigarettes is 18, while the age to sell them is 16. It seems like a disconnect, and the Naperville city council wants to rectify…
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Naperville City Council Meeting, Exciting News, 50% Off

Naperville City Council Meeting, Exciting News, 50% Off

Posted by By Watchdog Admin August 21, 2016Posted inNaperville City CouncilNo Comments
If you want to sell a used car, slice and dice cheese with your newest slicer and dicer invention, or announce your candidacy for city council, you can do it…
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Naperville City Council In One Word, ‘Boring’

Posted by By Watchdog Admin August 13, 2016Posted inNaperville City Council1 Comment
Be careful what you vote for, you just might get it. When the current Naperville city council was seated in 2015, there were six new members on the nine member…
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No City Council Meeting, No Regulation, No Problem

Posted by By Watchdog Admin August 11, 2016Posted inNaperville City Council15 Comments
The Naperville city council may need to be re-educated about conducting council meetings considering that between June 22 and August 15, a period of 55 days, there was only one…
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Not Thinking Things Through, “That’s What We Do Here In Naperville”

Not Thinking Things Through, “That’s What We Do Here In Naperville”

Posted by By Watchdog Admin August 7, 2016Posted inNaperville City Council1 Comment
Well, here they go again, Naperville city officials want to go into partnership with another company, Trillium, a private compressed natural gas (CNG) provider. The Naperville city council will be…
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Simple Yet Impactful Show Of Support For Police

Posted by By Watchdog Admin August 4, 2016Posted inNaperville City CouncilNo Comments
More and more blue lights are being turned on throughout the country, as a show of support for police officers nationwide. No one knows for sure when the idea began.…
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Naperville Streetscape Plan Missing Skyscape

Posted by By Watchdog Admin July 30, 2016Posted inNaperville City Council1 Comment
The current look of downtown Naperville didn't magically appear by luck. The vision began in the late 1970's. City officials at that time, subscribed to the philosophy, if you can…
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Naperville Ranked 250th And Slip Sliding Down

Posted by By Watchdog Admin July 28, 2016Posted inNaperville City CouncilNo Comments
It wasn't that long ago, that Naperville was ranked #1 in the country for best places to live. Then in the top 50, followed by the top 100, and now…
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A Solution In Search Of A Problem

A Solution In Search Of A Problem

Posted by By Watchdog Admin July 23, 2016Posted inNaperville City Council2 Comments
Now that I'm retired, my schedule is much more flexible, than it was when I was in the 'fast lane' of life. I still turn the lights off after 1…
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Naperville May Raise Smoking Age From 18 To 21

Posted by By Watchdog Admin July 21, 2016Posted inNaperville City Council2 Comments
When Naperville city officials have too much time on their hands, they look around to see what they can regulate, and apparently they have a lot of time on their…
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Local Attorney Outsmarts Naperville City Council

Posted by By Watchdog Admin July 17, 2016Posted inNaperville City Council3 Comments
Naperville city officials live by the 'Golden Rule'; he who has the gold makes the rules. The City of Naperville has the gold in the form of tax dollars, and…
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