Should Naperville Throw NCTV a Lifeline
At the last council meeting, the City heard an outpouring of support from many in the community for NCTV. NCTV is in dire financial straits and faces closure if substantial…
Jaiswal Looks for a Mulligan
Nag Jaiswal, in a fairly short period of time, has drawn a lot of attention to himself. While new to the Naperville scene, he already has run for office twice.…
A Fight That Was Not Worthwhile
If it was your time and money at issue, would you risk an expensive, high profile lawsuit, and sweeping financial exposure over a used pair of $100 iPods? Well that’s…
Bailout Frenzy Comes to Naperville
During the housing crash, America bailed out many of the banks and institutions who caused the crash. During COVID, America unloaded billions in forgivable PPP loans in a completely reckless…
Naperville: Lead Statewide or Prolong Ruination
At the last council meeting, it was unearthed that three councilmen advised City Manager Krieger that they did not support a letter going from the City to State leaders that…
Nichols Library Parking Lot: A 1st World Problem
For a solid 20 plus years now, local leaders have heard complaints about the very busy Nichols Library parking lot and whether or not a parking garage should be built…
Naperville TopGolf: Beyond Thunderdome
This weekend Naperville police reeled in yet another gun arrest…19 in all since last September. A shocking number….that’s a felony gun arrest every two weeks over a 9 month period.…
Does Anyone Have $5 Million to Spare
To the outrage of a great many suburban mayors, Governor Pritzker announced that he will seek to end the “Food Tax”. This tax has been an enormous source of revenue…
Council Embarrasses Itself
Today Naperville held its annual State of the City address. As has been the case for many years, it was very well done. It was a great opportunity for City…
The Canvassers Are Coming!
This morning the League of Women Voters put out a statement that canvassers were going door to door to collect signatures to place a binding referenda on the November ballot…
Naperville Star Wars
Each year around this time downtown Naperville is flooded with Star Wars fans checking out the many characters walking about dressed in the popular movie’s garb. It’s a fun tradition…
It’s Quiet, A Little Too Quiet
There isn’t much worse than being a Watchdog with nothing to watch. While world news is a never ending barrage of drama and catastrophe, Naperville remains in its largely safe…
Ranked Choice is the Wrong Choice
Naperville’s League of Women Voters has tossed numerous issues at Naperville’s City Council in recent years. In virtually every case, they come in arm and arm with progressive activists and…
Naperville’s Mount Trashmore
For well over 10 years now (if not 20), the first impression of Naperville for many is the mass mountain of junk ever increasing in scale along the Naper Blvd/Ogden…
Council Punts Vote on DEI Contract
Council took the DEI contract off the table at the last meeting. A decision on this contract was continued to a future meeting. Hopefully this means the notion of spending…