Doubtful That Annexation Referendum Will Be On Ballot
It looks like the battle of four mayors against one resident will be won by the politicians, with a little help from the court system. This comes as no surprise.…
Naperville Survey, One Glaring Question Not Asked
The results from the City of Naperville's Survey Report, have been gathered, totaled, certified, and now available in a 143 page report. It comprises almost everything you would want to…
Naperville Ranks High And Low In Separate Lists
It seems that when the temperature rises, kerfuffles and dust-ups, typically liquor-fueled also increase in downtown Naperville. It happened during the very early hours of January 21 near Bar Louie,…
Naperville City Officials Well-Insulated From Criticism
Naperville city officials are well-insulated from criticism, negative comments, and journalistic investigations, which gives officials free reign to do as they want. If you look on the city website there…
DuPage Water Commission’s ‘Forgotten Man’
Just when you think you have seen the last of him, he pops up again, like gum on your shoe on a hot August day. I'm referring to Naperville's ex-councilman…
Watchdog Responds To Naperville’s 10th Council Person
Naperville's local newspaper (Naperville Sun), also known as Naperville's 10th council person, ran an editorial in last Sunday's January 15 edition, "Talk of merging towns is just silly" in which…
Government Consolidation, Not In My Backyard
Isn't it amazing how we oftentimes are willing to 'support' an idea, until we realize how it can negatively impact us. You probably have seen the video clip asking Wal-Mart…
Naperville City Council Could Learn From Senior Task Force
Naperville city officials assembled a Senior Task Force in 2015 assigned to create a framework of amenities and designs for housing that builders can use in order to meet the…
Government Consolidation Gone Wild
Just when you think government consolidation has simmered down a bit with the Naperville Township Road supervisor and the City of Naperville, word has surfaced that an unknown individual has…
Naperville City Council Provides Material For Watchdog
If it wasn't for the Naperville city council and city officials, Watchdog's postings would be out of business. I suppose Watchdog could move on to other towns, but more and…
Reducing Fiefdoms Is A Slow Process
Pouring cold honey out of a container is a very slow moving process, akin to trying to reduce the number of redundant government entities. That's what a bill signed last…
How About A Council Member ‘Thank You’ To The Voters
In 22 days we will have a new President and a 100% new administration. In 96 days we could have up to a 50% new Naperville city council with the…
Sign Of The Times
There is always somebody or some group trying to regulate somebody, or some other group. Isn't that partially why government exists; the perk of regulating. For most of us the…
Naperville Doesn’t Have A Heroin Problem, It Has A Lumen Problem
There was reason for celebration among Naperville city council members this week, when they found something else they can regulate. This time is was signage, both residential and business/commercial. The…
Who Wants To Maintain Naperville Township Roads
This simple question has been getting bounced around for quite some time, and it may finally be getting to the point of being resolved. The idea of consolidating maintenance of…