Year: 2023

Infrastructure expense in Naperville has skyrocketed from about $60 million in 2019, to nearly $100 million two years later, and is now knocking on the door of $140 million in…

The Naperville city council can't seem to pick a lane. They will take a stand, make a decision, pass an ordinance, and then when someone doesn't like it, they will…

"If you're not part of the solution, then you're part of the problem". The Naperville city council, along with numerous corporations, have become part of the problem, by creating the…

The Naperville city council took action to help those presenting, during public forum, by using a time clock indicating when the speaker's  3-minute time limit has expired. It was no…

Every year during July and August the Naperville city council has one meeting per month rather than the typical two meetings per month. Between June 20th thru August 14th, Naperville…

Tuesday will mark the 100th day in office for Mayor Scott Wehrli and some people are still griping about the results of the election. Does anybody remember the name of…

Naperville mayor Scott Wehrli is new to the  position of mayor, but not new to leadership. Taking the oath of mayor on April 30th, he has been in office for…

For the past 12.5 years Watchdog has posted at least weekly, and for the first five years it was twice weekly for a total of 881 postings. When Watchdog began,…

Surveys are wonderful. They give you a chance to to be heard. Maybe, just maybe, you can make a difference and have an impact on something. If you're on the…

Another July 4th is quickly approaching, when proud Americans can abundantly and robustly enjoy two favorite activities simultaneously; alcohol and explosives. What could possibly go wrong. Suggestion, don't have a…

If you want to get something done in Naperville, it's simple, just get elected to the city council, then have the courage to push it through. That's exactly what councilwoman…

Just when I thought I could put the topic of concrete  in my rear-view mirror, Naperville councilman Patrick Kelly brought to my attention that I totally misread the outcome of…

Now that the City has eliminated cost-sharing with regard to sidewalk repair and replacement, it seems like sidewalks are under construction everywhere, at least in my neighborhood. Maybe its like…

It doesn't happen often, but it happened at the June 6th city council meeting when the council voted 6 to 3 to eliminate resident cost-sharing for sidewalk removal and replacement…

Typically when you see a picture of your mayor in the Chicago Sun Times, it's not for good reasons. This was not the case with Naperville Mayor Scott Wehrli. Considering…