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February 28th, 2014, I received a campaign flier from then councilman Steve Chirico stating what he would do if elected mayor. Included were three bullet-points: Advocate for responsible economic  development…

The NCAA Tournament just concluded, and as always there was a last team invited into the tournament (68th) and a first team excluded (69th). The Naperville city council election had…

A number of  years ago Watchdog posted an article critical of Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall double-dipping pension funds by receiving two pensions at the same time. One police pension,…

March has its Final Four in basketball, and Naperville has its Final Three in the mayors race. Naperville mayor Steve Chirico decided not to run for re-election, which he most…

Watchdog has endorsed city council candidates four times; 2011, 2015, 2019 and now 2023. Most have won their election, most have been good selections, and some not so good. I'm…

'Never give up'  mayoral candidate Doug Krause ran for mayor in 2007 and lost. It happened again in 2011, and then again in 2015; and then he 'gave up'. Could…

Why is Tiffany Stephens running for mayor? Does she really want to be Naperville's next mayor? Maybe her goal is simply to be on the ballot. One thing is for…

The Tuesday February 21st city council meeting is a big night in Naperville, because Mayor Steve Chirico is honoring the North Central College women's Triathlon team for its 2022 USA…

It's always about timing. Watchdog's last posting mentioned Mayor Steve Chirico has never missed a meeting. Eight years at no less than 20 meetings per year is 160 city council…

Job interviews were held last week for city council candidates. Eleven city council candidates were invited to attend a forum hosted by Indivisible Naperville and seven appeared. Those attending included:…

Ahh, the joys of trying to maintain law and order. Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres is simply trying to enforce the law, if only the law was clear and precise.…

If "all politics is local", then the Naperville city council had a very good week. Two huge decisions were made during last Tuesday's council meeting. First, an affordable housing plan…

Apparently the egregious omission of not numbering the pages of a city council candidate's nominating petition sheets, will get a candidate kicked out the door harder and quicker than a…