Questions Unanswered
Most cities don't have the luxury of dedicating dollars for artwork. Not only does Naperville have the dollars available to do so, they also have the ability to triple the…
Power Outage Or Cyberattack
Did anybody notice the state's largest independent physician group, the DuPage Medical Group, suffered what they called a 'power outage' July 13th, which experts more commonly call a cyberattack. Calling…
Conflict Of Interest
Considering all the problems in the world, the country, and the state, if Naperville's biggest problem is artwork on the Century Walk, then we must be in pretty good shape…
Naperville’s Next Police Chief
It's been 16 days since Naperville's police chief, Bob Marshall, retired and all seems to be good in Naperville. No riots, no crime spike, no chaos, no bedlam no kerfuffles,…
Good Old Boys Club In Naperville Part Two
It's not just 'boys', and it's not really 'old' and it's definitely not 'good', but it is a club, that likes to recycle former city officials and bring them back…
245 And Counting
As we celebrate this 4th of July and our country's 245th birthday from 1776 through 2021, those who fought for our independence from Great Britain, paid an enormous price in…
Naperville Police Chief To Retire
Naperville police Chief Robert Marshall will retire this Friday July 2nd after 44 years with the city of Naperville, including 37 years in the police department. That's a long time…
‘Good Old Boys Club’ Alive And Well In Naperville
There are nine city council members in Naperville, with the mayor being one of the nine. Three responsibilities separate the mayor from the other eight; 1) the mayor leads the…
City Of Naperville’s Family Is Growing
The City of Naperville has another Sister City. It's the beautiful Caribbean coastal city of Cancun, Mexico. Naperville has two other other sister cities, Nitra, Slovakia (1993), and Patzcuaro, Mexico…
Let The People Be Heard
Naperville city officials, in an effort to run council meetings more efficiently, are making it more difficult for certain groups of people, for various legitimate reasons, to be heard. Some…
City Of Naperville’s Untapped Talent
The City of Naperville is creating a three-year plan to prioritize resources for services and programs. The idea is to create strategies within the city's mission statement based on responses…
Give Naperville Councilwoman Jennifer Taylor, A Budhauer
It didn't take long for Naperville's new council member Jennifer Taylor to make her first screw-up. It occurred at her second council meeting when she referred to fellow new council…
Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico, Too Soon To Be Lame Duck
In last week's posting, I incorrectly wrote, "Mayor Steve Chirico is entering his final two years as mayor, in essence becoming a lame-duck mayor. Whatever he wants to get done…
A Good One Goes, A Good One Comes
Sunday May 2nd was a day of transition for the Naperville city council. It was inauguration day for the new city council. While three council members said their "good-byes" including…
Out With The Old City Council, In With The New
Sunday May 2nd marks the day when three city council members depart, and three new council members are inaugurated. Naperville councilman Kevin Coyne left on his own accord deciding not…