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…
Enough is Enough
Naperville’s last council meeting was again swallowed by activists calling for the wholly pointless and ineffectual Ceasefire resolution. Despite the mayor and councilmen repeatedly saying for weeks they would not…
D.E.I. Battle Round 2 Looms
All politicians pander. They can’t elected if they don’t. Officials pander in D.C. Officials pander in Springfield. Officials even pander in Naperville. The pandering we heard on the six figure…
Naperville #1
Naperville is at the top of the charts again according to niche.com. Naperville comes in high in virtually every statistic. Ours is a City with much to be proud of…
Council Report Cards for 2023-24
Our new Mayor and multiple councilmen have completed their first year on the dais. Numerous other councilmen just completed another year representing our fine City. The Watchdog grades each of…
Longenbaugh: It’s Only $115,000
Up until last Tuesday’s meeting, freshman council member Allison Longenbaugh was having a very solid rookie season. She seems prepared and communicates well with residents online. But at the end…
Holzhauer Throws Colleagues Under the Bus…Again
We’ve all worked with someone like this. A narcissistic personality, under the belief that the world revolves around themself. Naperville’s council has one of these to contend with in Ian…
Wehrli Leads, Holzhauer Plays Games
Holzhauer questions Wehrli statement that the City will not move forward with a Ceasefire resolutions. Holzhauer knows the Ceasefire resolution is a political disaster yet wants to feign interest to…
Waste Continues: This Time it’s $117,000 Worth of DEI Classes
If one thought the new entry signs were a waste of money, wait until you read about this. At the next council meeting, a $117,000 2 year contract will be…
Council Celebrates New Sign at Parade
Typically politicians like to avoid public reminders of bad votes. So it was a very curious decision for Naperville City brass to stick the big blue controversial Naperville sign on…
Naperville Hulk-Sizes Its Beers
Finally! Naperville residents will at long last be able to relax after a hard days’ work by kicking back with an enormous stein of beer … 32 ozs to be…