Best And Worst Tax Dollar Expenses
The Naperville city council authorizes some large tax dollar expenses, most for needed purposes, some for good reasons, and some just to look good, but in actuality are a total…
Manicured Lawns Vs Proliferation Of Dandelions
One person can make a difference in Naperville when it comes to rules and regulations resulting in ordinances, but not always with the intended outcome. It happened in 2016 when…
League Of Women Voters Of Naperville Wants Change For Filling Vacancies On Municipal Boards And Commissions
There was a time when the League of Women Voters wanted nothing more than to secure the right to vote. Over the years what they have wanted has expanded to…
New Council, Same Issue
The conversation goes something like this: "We've got to do something! What are we going to do! I don't know, but we've got to do something! I know what we'll…
There’s A New Sheriff And Three New Deputies In Town
It's official. Mayor Scott Wehrli was inaugurated today along with three new council members, Allison Longenbaugh, Josh McBroom, and Nate Wilson. Now the work really begins. It's one thing to…
Councilman Paul Hinterlong Thanks His Supporters
In eight days there will be a 'changing of the guard' in Naperville's city council. Of the nine members on the city council, four will become history; that's nearly 50%.…
Grading Steve Chirico’s Eight Years As Mayor
February 28th, 2014, I received a campaign flier from then councilman Steve Chirico stating what he would do if elected mayor. Included were three bullet-points: Advocate for responsible economic development…
Fourth In, Fifth Out
The NCAA Tournament just concluded, and as always there was a last team invited into the tournament (68th) and a first team excluded (69th). The Naperville city council election had…
Mayoral Candidate Benny White Accused Of Not Paying Property Tax
A number of years ago Watchdog posted an article critical of Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall double-dipping pension funds by receiving two pensions at the same time. One police pension,…
How We Do It On The South Side
After moving to Tinley Park after being raised in Naperville most of my life, I didn't have much insight as to how Tinley was governed. I did know that I…
Watchdog’s Choice For Mayor
March has its Final Four in basketball, and Naperville has its Final Three in the mayors race. Naperville mayor Steve Chirico decided not to run for re-election, which he most…
City Council Candidates Endorsed By Watchdog
Watchdog has endorsed city council candidates four times; 2011, 2015, 2019 and now 2023. Most have won their election, most have been good selections, and some not so good. I'm…
Could Mayoral Candidate Benny White Become The New Doug Krause
'Never give up' mayoral candidate Doug Krause ran for mayor in 2007 and lost. It happened again in 2011, and then again in 2015; and then he 'gave up'. Could…
Tiffany Stephen’s Using Biden’s Style Of Campaigning
Why is Tiffany Stephens running for mayor? Does she really want to be Naperville's next mayor? Maybe her goal is simply to be on the ballot. One thing is for…
Uh Oh, Somebody Forgot The Invite
The Naperville city council made a kind gesture by making a proclamation honoring the North Central College Women's Triathlon team with their fourth National Championship. Mayor Steve Chirico called upon…