Naperville’s Director of Public Works In Over His Head
It might be time for Naperville's Director of Public Works (Dick Dublinski) to take a long vacation or find another line of work. During the November 21 city council meeting…
Resident Haselhorst Speaks To Nine Empty City Council Seats
The Naperville city council doesn't take too kindly to the public forum portion of city council meetings. Why should they? Typically city council members have already made up their minds…
Mayor Chirico Questions Leaf Pick-Up Process
The third and final two-week leaf pick-up cycle ends tomorrow November 24. The good news is that the city made it through the cycle without snow fall. Now the race…
Naperville Residents And Kids Keeping Up The Image
Is it just me, or did anybody else notice the common theme between two articles on the front page of Naperville's tenth council member (The Naperville Sun) last Friday? One…
Pedal Pubs Permitted Without Permit Or Pub
When it comes to Naperville and liquor, there isn't too much that city officials have seen that they didn't like. Naperville and liquor are synonymous. So when a resident made…
Naperville City Officials Can’t Do Simple Math
If you want to get Naperville city officials a useful Christmas gift this year, get them a little cheap calculator. The one I use is a Canon LS-80Z made in…
Naperville Councilman Krummen Having ‘Wicked’ Good Time On Taxpayers Dime
Word leaked out last week, that Naperville's water utility miscalculated nearly everything possible creating a huge $3 million deficit in the water department's rate model used to determine water rates.…
One Leaf-Pick-Up Remaining
I have lived in Naperville for almost 40 years, and for most of those years I never noticed the leaf pick-up process. There would be a pile of leaves in…
Halloween Works In Naperville Without An Ordinance
Another uneventful Halloween has come and gone in Naperville without any need for an ordinance restricting the hours that Trick or Treaters can appear on your doorstep, banging on your…