Has Anyone Seen An Open Parking Spot
Twice during the last couple of weeks I have ventured to downtown Naperville; once during the late morning, and another time in the early afternoon. I've lived long enough to…
Naperville Councilman Joe McElroy Gets It
At the most recent Naperville city council meeting (November 20), the main topic of the evening was centered on the Water Street Development project, and whether or not to approve…
Naperville Overflowing In Liquor
Naperville has always been considered a kid friendly and family friendly city, however each year they lose some of that luster, and continue to drop in nationwide rankings of cities.…
It’s a good bet.
During the most recent Naperville city council meeting on November 5, a good portion of the evening involved discussing the Water Street project. I came to the meeting without a…
Resident Scores TKO Over Naperville City Council
It's always interesting when a citizen can take-on a government body and make them look like a panel of fools. That's exactly what Naperville resident Sandy Glass did to the…
They don’t have it all figured out yet.
You have to give the Naperville city council along with city officials a lot of credit. It's not easy trying to push a product or service on residents, when the…
Naperville city council member’s solution is to build tiny homes
Other than Saturday Night Live, some of the best political comedy can be seen at Naperville city council meetings as presented by Naperville city council members and city officials. Unfortunately…
Naperville city website is more like Bone Gap than Oblong
The Naperville city website has been down since October 2, 2012. I thought it would be helpful to mention the year, since city officials have no idea how long it…
Plain and simple, the Naperville city council doesn’t listen
If you have ever talked with someone and you realize that they are not listening and don't care, then you know what it would be like talking to the Naperville…
Follow me….I’ll be right behind you
Have you ever noticed how someone can be the 'ring leader' and get other people on board for some project or cause, and then the next thing you know, the…
Smart Meters are as secure as city of Naperville website
What if the Naperville city council is right about Smart Meters. Maybe everybody else is wrong. What if Naperville city manager is right about Smart Meters being safe and secure.…
Smart Meter Awareness Rally set for this Thursday 10/4
The Naperville Smart Meter Awareness group is joining numerous organizations throughout the world to protest the utilities forced installation of “smart” meters on homes and businesses. Dozens of groups throughout…
Naperville city council accomplishments trumped by colossal failure
It happens all the time. A life time of accomplishment negated by one defining moment or action as in Joe Paterno at Penn State, Richard Nixon and Watergate, or Bill…
$3 million Naperville budget deficit….’no problem’
It's all relative when you're talking budget deficits of trillions of dollars for the federal government, or billions for state government, or millions for local government. In this case it's…
Naperville city council ‘comes clean with apology’ to residents
Imagine waking up in the morning, and wondering out the front door to retrieve your daily paper. You find it under your car and glance at the headline while retreating…