The Naperville city council member most likely to be re-elected is …
The Naperville city council takes a lot of ‘heat’ and rightfully so, however they are citizens as are the rest of us. The only two differences are that they sit…
First worst is better than second best.
A number of times I have attended Naperville city council meetings wanting to find something good to write about, however there is just so much not to like that it…
The Naperville city council is as inept as ever
The Tuesday night Naperville city council meeting proved again how inept they are as a governing body. Mayor Pradel displayed his wisdom by not attending the meeting. Chances are when…
It’s time to crunch the monthly penalty punishment fee.
Just three nights ago, (Wednesday) baseball had what many consider the most exciting evening of baseball ever. The entire regular season came down to crunch time; two games were decided…
Councilman Paul Hinterlong does the right thing.
So often over the last year, some members of the Naperville city council have been disrespectful to Naperville citizens who address the city council during the Public Forum portion of…
The Department of Energy owns the Naperville City Council
How much does it take to own the Naperville city council? If you are talking in terms of Smart Meters, it takes about $11 million. When the Department of Energy…
How many times do you have to ask the same question?
Here is your brainteaser for the day. How many times do you have to ask the same question to Naperville city manager (Doug Krieger) within a six-minute period, during the…
The Donkey Whisperer
With the departure of two Naperville city council members at the last election, you would think there would be much less to write about and talk about, considering that those…
Starting A Business? Not In Naperville
Recently, I sat down with Kevin Oliver who is the owner of a designated driving service called Booze Crews. Below are the highlights of our conversation. Q: Why a designated…
Who paid for that?
The Naperville city council meetings occur the first and third Tuesdays of each month, unless council members are dismissive of agenda topics that are not that important such as citizen…
May we have an answer please…anybody?
It’s not often that you can get a panel of 11 people consisting of politicians, lawyers, and government bureaucrats including the Naperville city council to ‘freeze’ and become speechless for…
This is no time to take time off.
Between June 22 and August 15, the Naperville city council will have conducted one city council meeting (July 19). That is one meeting during a span of 55 days or…
Naperville city council looking for handouts
Naperville is a city of entitlement. The very thing that has caused so much misery to so many is the very thing that the Naperville city council seeks…..an unhealthy dependence…
Naperville city council member Fieseler can ‘save the day’
The majority of Naperville city council specializes in being penny conscious and dollar foolish. The city is swimming in debt and rather than looking for some good footing and heading…
Watchdoggin’ the Naperville city council
Wow, where have the gavel pounding, and vitriolic council member comments gone. Why haven’t we heard a council member refer to a staff member’s action as ‘stupid’. Why haven’t we…