Our New Year’s Wish: Naperville Stakeholders to Find Their Mojo
Picture this: Its Christmas Day in Naperville in 2013. Much like George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life, you are allowed to see how Naperville would change over the next…
New Policy: No More Anonymous Comments
In the spirit of improving our public discourse in the coming year, we are no longer allowing anonymous comments. A lot of juvenile, personal attacks have been coming through without…
Ten Christmas Gift Ideas for Naperville Residents
It is that magical time of year. A time when memories are made and dreams come true. As we head toward 2024, we consider the top 10 gifts Naperville’s City…
Flashback to 2017: Naperville Almost Became a Sanctuary City
We have been posting about Naperville City Council meetings and plans (or lack thereof) since 2012. During this time, one of our most heavily viewed posts was our coverage of…
Naperville and the Mysterious N.E.S.T. Task Force
With the battle over the existence of the Naperville Sister City Commission in the rear view mirror (thank you to Council for voting to keep it), we can now turn…
Tired of Transparency…Just Call it a Task Force
The City of Naperville has four task forces highlighted on its website. Two of these task forces have become well known in town and make regular appearances before council. Both…
We Need More Sister City Goodwill, Not Less
With our world on fire, the City of Naperville has picked now - a very unfortunate time - to debate abolishing our Sister Cities Commission. The Sister Cities Commission has…
One Major Group Missing From Naperville’s Plan To House Illegal Migrants
The population of the World is approximately 8 billion. If everybody in the world wanted to live in the U.S., except those living in Switzerland (about 9 million) that means…
Naperville Building Shrines
What would you do if you had a couple of extra bucks that you didn't think you had? Maybe buy something you needed, save it for a rainy day, help…
I’m Back; I’m Really Back
My name is Bob. I am the self-described City Council Watchdog. I died Sunday September 3rd; at least that's what they told me. They being the EMT (Emergency Medical Team).…
Watchdog-isms
I have known the city council watchdog for 30ish years which predates CityCouncilWatchdog.com (2011), Twitter/X (2006), [The] Facebook (2004), The Palm Pilot (1996), Internet Explorer (1995) and that scroll wheel…
Have Your Popcorn Ready
Submitted for your viewing pleasure, Naperville's City Council Meeting from October 3, 2023. Have your popcorn ready for the 54:45 session. https://youtu.be/DAAR_qEPsF4
ICYMI
In case you missed it (ICYMI), and in keeping with our mission at City Council Watchdog, we wanted to give you access to the last two city council meetings held…
Hey Chicago, Keep ‘Em!
While every year around here, Chicago Bears fans huddle together and celebrate the beginning of a new year. Everyone is 0-0 and there is nothing but promise and upside due…
Time for Reflection
Hello from the desk of the city council guard dog. I will be substituting for the city council watchdog for the next few weeks. With recent events, I'd like to…