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…
Naperville officials underestimate the will of the people.
Thomas Jefferson said that the biggest hindrance to freedom is ignorance; few if any can disagree with that. It's also been stated that government goes wrong when the electorate won't…
Smart meters: Smokin’ hot
You have to give the Naperville city council along with city manager Doug Krieger a lot of credit; no amount of information about the dangers of smart meters will change…
Naperville plummets from #3 to #53
Recently Money Magazine listed the top 'Best Places' to live, and Naperville ranked #53. That sounds good unless you are one of the 52 cities ranked better than Naperville. Additionally…
Q and A with the Watchdog (part 6)
Q. Why do you think the Naperville city council wants a 'do over' vote for districts, and why wouldn't they want a 'do over' vote for term limits? …
Naperville’s population growth is stagnant
Suppose you are fortunate enough to have a job, and let's say that you're earning $142,051 per year and it's annual review time. The boss calls you into his or…
Naperville city officials wasting tax dollars again.
One would think by the actions of the Naperville city council, that the city was overflowing with extra dollars to simply give away for pet projects of the council. As…
Naperville resident winning class-action lawsuit against city of Naperville.
How many times does the city of Naperville have to get hauled into court by Naperville residents and told by the court to 'shape up and get their act…
Attorney General’s office cites Naperville Electoral Board on violations.
The Naperville Electoral Board consisting of Mayor Pradel, councilman Doug Krause, and city clerk Pam LeFeber said they didn't do it. The city attorney, Margo Ely adviser to the board,…
What was Naperville councilman Fieseler thinking
When you find yourself digging a hole and you're in it, the first thing most people would do is stop digging, but that's not Naperville councilman Bob Fieseler did at…
Naperville city council: A job with no description.
How many jobs do you know that have no 'job description'? It seems that every job has some type of description; something defining what the goal or purpose is, or…
Naperville councilman “Not lovin’ it”
Imagine going to a movie and leaving 15 minutes before the movie ends, or attending a baseball game and leaving in the 8th inning, or reading a book and stopping…
Vote was fair and square….but,
If you think I'm referring to Smart Meters, that would be incorrect, since the Naperville city council would not allow the vote to occur. However the informal vote still stands…