Naperville Fast Tracks New Mission Statement
To no one's surprise, Naperville city officials decided to update and fast track its Mission Statement to highlight inclusiveness and diversity as values. This was brought about by recent negative…
Councilwoman Brodhead’s Solution Is Buy Tiny Cars
If you want to get something done in Naperville, just find one person to complain about it, and the city council is more than willing to use heavy handed methods…
Let’s Cut Back On Useless Work
Kudos to the Naperville city council for cutting back on expenses. The council continues to make valiant efforts to find ways to trim expense. There are only so many ways…
Naperville City Council Losing MVP
Michael Jordan, Ernie Banks, Walter Payton; all MVP's, all gone, but still the best at what they did. It doesn't mean they weren't replaced, they were, But the results of…
What Happens In Closed Session
Have you noticed that sometimes Naperville city council meeting agendas list "Closed Session" prior to the regular open session meeting. 'Closed', why does it have to be closed? What goes…
Will Naperville City Council Support Police And Fire Departments
Naperville's 2020 budget proposal ($491.7 million) will be about 9% higher than the 2019 budget ($451.4 million). With a $40 million increase in spending, city staff projects the property tax…
Naperville City Council Needs Huge Chiropractic Adjustment
Imagine you and your family want to build a new home on a very nice piece of property. You have a very good home builder and all you need to…
Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico On A Losing Streak
What do the Chicago Bears, Houston Astros and Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico have in common? They all have lost four in a row. The Bears have lost their last four…
Naperville City Council Rejects Occam’s Razor
The Naperville city council voted to deny the sale of recreational marijuana, however they kept the door open by supporting a non-binding referendum allowing residents to vote their preference. All…
Naperville’s Burning Issue Could Be Pot Of Gold
The Naperville city council has done a lot of listening and talking about selling recreational marijuana within city limits and they are not done yet. Though the council voted 6…
Naperville’s Rogue City Council Member
Naperville has had its share of city council members that have said unusual things with odd requests, however the City may have the beginnings of its first rogue council member,…
Representative Grant Wehrli, The Man, The Myth, The Legend…In His Own Mind
It's that time of the political cycle again, pre-election, when politicians pop-up their heads like whack-a-mole, hoping to secure enough votes to get re-elected. The current mole to pop-up in…
Naperville City Council, Year 2039
Quick, name two Naperville city council members in 1999. O.K, so you got former Naperville Mayor George Pradel correct, but you're drawing a blank on a second council member? Twenty…
Heads Or Tails, Naperville Councilman Kevin Coyne Can’t Lose
Naperville councilman Kevin Coyne gives no quarter and has had enough of both the Illinois Democratic Party and the DuPage County Republican organization and wants to be the voice for…
Naperville From 1st To 45th
Naperville prides itself for being first on all sorts of lists including best schools, best libraries, best places to live, most sesame seeds on bagels; Winterset , Iowa may dispute…