Ashfaq Brings the Squad to Town
We’ve posted a few articles that have bemoaned the clear partisan bent that our council has taken. Candidate Ashfaq Syed is upping the ante. He’s going all in on pandering…
Naperville’s Unlucky Number 21
Usually one landing on the number 21 is a good thing. In Las Vegas it means you were dealt a Blackjack. On one’s 21st birthday it means one can legally…
White and Holzhauer To Run (Again )
Naperville is up to 7 candidates for Naperville’s upcoming city council race in 2025 as both Benny White and Ian Holzhauer announced that they will join Jennifer Taylor, Farid Shabazz,…
Shabazz Makes Five
We have a 5th contestant entering the Naperville race for City Council…Farid Shabazz. The Watchdog doesn’t have much to say about Shabazz yet as he’s new to politics and little…
Questions Follow Gibson Into Council Race
Naperville residents now have a fourth candidate to consider when they vote in 2025. Naperville Park Board Commissioner Mary Gibson has announced her intention to run for council. We give…
Hard Task Gets Much Harder
City Council candidate packets come out this week. This is roughly a month earlier than normal due to changes Springfield made to election law this year. It’s safe to say…
A Third Gladiator Enters the Arena
We have a third entrant into the 2025 Naperville City Council race, Naperville Public Library Board President, Ashfaq Syed. Syed will make his second attempt at the dais after…
Homeowners Confederation is the Latest to Fall
One by one, longtime Naperville stakeholder groups and civic organizations continue to fall by the wayside. The latest being the Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation (NAHC). NAHC for decades did an…
McBroom Calls for Action on 5th Avenue
After a couple year hiatus, we finally have a Naperville official sticking their neck out to try and move 5th Avenue along. At the last council meeting, McBroom received council…
City Leaders Hold Mysterious Special Meeting
You can just hear it. A freshly unmasked City Manager Doug Krieger bellowing “we would’ve gotten away with it too if it weren’t for that meddling Watchdog!” as he is…
Another Day, Another Party…Campaign Season is Here
Our second Naperville city council campaign kickoff is in the books as Jennifer Taylor held what appeared to be a very successful campaign launch last night at Quigleys in Naperville.…
Salute Delivers a Nice Weekend
The organizers of Salute gave Naperville a nice Fourth of July weekend of music and entertainment. The Watchdog was there most of the weekend and was impressed. Salute does not…
Holzhauer Skips Independence Day Events, No One Surprised
Yesterday the City of Naperville held its annual Fourth of July ceremonial events in Naperville’s Brookdale neighborhood and neighborhood marches in Will County. Noticeably absent from these important community events…
Naperville Spending Your Money to Reduce Your Rights
The court mess that Naperville needlessly wandered into when it passed a local ordinance banning the local sale of “assault weapons” isn’t going to end soon. Once it is finally…
Supreme Court Ruling Could Affect Naperville’s #1 Issue
There is often a disconnect between what officials view as their community’s number one issue and what residents view as their number one issues. Officials think it’s taxes, or crime,…