There are nine city council members in Naperville, with the mayor being one of the nine. Three responsibilities separate the mayor from the other eight;… Read More »‘Good Old Boys Club’ Alive And Well In Naperville
The City of Naperville has another Sister City. It’s the beautiful Caribbean coastal city of Cancun, Mexico. Naperville has two other other sister cities, Nitra,… Read More »City Of Naperville’s Family Is Growing
Naperville city officials, in an effort to run council meetings more efficiently, are making it more difficult for certain groups of people, for various legitimate… Read More »Let The People Be Heard
The City of Naperville is creating a three-year plan to prioritize resources for services and programs. The idea is to create strategies within the city’s… Read More »City Of Naperville’s Untapped Talent
It didn’t take long for Naperville’s new council member Jennifer Taylor to make her first screw-up. It occurred at her second council meeting when she… Read More »Give Naperville Councilwoman Jennifer Taylor, A Budhauer
In last week’s posting, I incorrectly wrote, “Mayor Steve Chirico is entering his final two years as mayor, in essence becoming a lame-duck mayor. Whatever… Read More »Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico, Too Soon To Be Lame Duck
Sunday May 2nd was a day of transition for the Naperville city council. It was inauguration day for the new city council. While three council… Read More »A Good One Goes, A Good One Comes
Sunday May 2nd marks the day when three city council members depart, and three new council members are inaugurated. Naperville councilman Kevin Coyne left on… Read More »Out With The Old City Council, In With The New
Does anybody really want affordable housing in their neighborhood? I don’t, unless I am the one in need of affordable housing. My tax guy said… Read More »Naperville Is Above The Law
Winning the Naperville city council election was easy, though the losers would likely disagree. To win, candidates only needed to convince about 1 out of… Read More »Winning Election Was Easy, Now The Hard Work Begins
Vote totals are not official and have not been certified, however unless ballots are discovered under a table somewhere and yet to be counted, election… Read More »Naperville City Council Election; Winners, Losers, And Surprises
Eleven candidates with four city council positions in play. We know for sure that at least two and as many as four candidates will be… Read More »Watchdog Endorses Four Naperville City Council Candidates
With just ten days remaining until municipal election day (Tuesday April 6th), city council candidates are amping up their effort to get noticed by Naperville… Read More »Yard Signs, Mailers, But No “My Man Mitch”
Dan Quayle, Vice President under George H. Bush, had the thrill of a lifetime when President Bush once had a fake “steering wheel” installed on… Read More »Government In Action
Is it possible to talk about something for years without ever making a decision about what to do? The answer not surprisingly is yes; most… Read More »Years Of Talking About Islamic Center In Naperville Continues