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…
City Commemorates 50 Years Of Title IX With NCC Women’s Championship
The Tuesday February 21st city council meeting is a big night in Naperville, because Mayor Steve Chirico is honoring the North Central College women's Triathlon team for its 2022 USA…
Naperville Mayor Wally Pipped
It's always about timing. Watchdog's last posting mentioned Mayor Steve Chirico has never missed a meeting. Eight years at no less than 20 meetings per year is 160 city council…
Four City Council Candidates Are No-Shows For Naperville Forum
Job interviews were held last week for city council candidates. Eleven city council candidates were invited to attend a forum hosted by Indivisible Naperville and seven appeared. Those attending included:…
Naperville Police Chief Becomes Legal Pinyata
Ahh, the joys of trying to maintain law and order. Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres is simply trying to enforce the law, if only the law was clear and precise.…
A Good Week For Naperville City Council
If "all politics is local", then the Naperville city council had a very good week. Two huge decisions were made during last Tuesday's council meeting. First, an affordable housing plan…