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Councilwoman Gustin Ignores CDC Guidelines On Hands Touching Face

By Watchdog Admin March 15, 2020Naperville City Council1 Comment

The Coronavirus is nothing to sneeze at. (Never end a sentence with a preposition). Political leaders are so-called leaders because they tell us what to do, while showing us something…

Pitchforks And Torches Coming After Watchdog

By Watchdog Admin March 7, 2020Naperville City Council3 Comments

A couple of weeks ago (February 22) Watchdog posted "First Two Naperville Council Members 'Lose Their Seats And Stand' " The gist of the posting was about foolish statements made…

You Don’t Do It! That’s Not How It Works!

By Watchdog Admin February 29, 2020Naperville City Council2 Comments

Adam Carolla was recently interviewed on The Tucker Carlson Program and he was quoted as saying, "We live in a culture where we mistake discipline and rule of law, for…

First Two Naperville Council Members ‘Lose Their Seats’ And Stand

By Watchdog Admin February 22, 2020Naperville City Council37 Comments

It didn't take long (only 49 days) for two Naperville city council members to say something foolish thereby 'losing' their oversized, comfy, chairs-on-wheels at the dais causing them to stand…

Ending Naperville Council Meetings Earlier

By Watchdog Admin February 16, 2020Naperville City CouncilNo Comments

Lately Naperville city council meetings take more time than watching a major sporting event or driving to Des Moines, Iowa. Council meetings are ending later and later, often times starting…

Naperville Councilman Patrick Kelly “It Was Like Holy Cow”

By Watchdog Admin February 9, 2020Naperville City Council11 Comments

If you keep kicking the can down the road, you finally reach a dead end. That's where Naperville city officials find themselves with regard to the lack of affordable housing…

City Staff Needs More Than Money Thrown At Them

By Watchdog Admin February 1, 2020Naperville City Council1 Comment

Naperville city officials like to think that everybody wants to live and work in Naperville. That's what they tell us. Naperville is #1 in every category, and if not #1,…

Wehrli Spotted in Naperville, Must Be Re-Election Time Again

By Watchdog Admin January 26, 2020Naperville City Council7 Comments

Even without knowing what year or month it is, it's easy to know when re-election time is near; it's when politicians surface from the inky shadows. Such is the case…

Why Not Naperville Mayor Chirico For President

By Watchdog Admin January 18, 2020Naperville City Council3 Comments

What does a mayor do when s/he is ousted from office by term limits? Why not run for another office that's a bit more lofty, let's say President of the…

Last Naperville City Council Member Sitting

By Watchdog Admin January 11, 2020Naperville City CouncilNo Comments

Now that Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and other holidays are over, it's time to get back to what's important; competition, sports, and game-changers. The college football championship between LSU and…

Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico Takes A Bold Stand On Mission Statement

By Watchdog Admin January 4, 2020Naperville City Council1 Comment

Welcome, not only to a new year, but also a new decade. Five days into a new decade and the Naperville city council has yet to make a bad decision;…

Naperville Fast Tracks New Mission Statement

By Watchdog Admin December 28, 2019Naperville City Council1 Comment

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

By Watchdog Admin December 21, 2019Naperville City Council1 Comment

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

By Watchdog Admin December 14, 2019Naperville City Council8 Comments

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

By Watchdog Admin December 7, 2019Naperville City Council1 Comment

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…