Watchdog Admin, Author at City Council Watch Dog

At The Time, Mayor Chirico Thought It Was A Good Idea

By Watchdog Admin October 2, 2021Naperville City Council4 Comments

Who doesn't enjoy a beautiful Saturday evening outdoors, with friends, some good music, food and libations. What could possibly go wrong. How about everything going wrong. It happened at Naperville's…

Naperville Councilmen Ian Holzhauer And Paul Leong; Do Actions Match Words

By Watchdog Admin September 28, 2021Naperville City CouncilNo Comments

This is the second of five postings regarding campaign commitments made by Naperville city council members. Last week's posting profiled council members Patrick Kelly and Theresa Sullivan. This posting will…

They Said It, Are They Doing It

By Watchdog Admin September 18, 2021Naperville City CouncilNo Comments

Running for office and getting elected can be easy, simply tell people what they want to hear, whether it's true or not. Getting re-elected can be easier, especially if the…

Here We Go Again, H2O 2.0 Project

By Watchdog Admin September 11, 2021Naperville City Council3 Comments

It was about a decade ago when Naperville city officials were bullying Naperville residents with the forced installation of so-called Smart Meters. City officials tried just about every devious method…

Campaign Promises Can Make Or Break Council Members

By Watchdog Admin September 4, 2021Naperville City CouncilNo Comments

Making promises or commitments while campaigning for election can help candidates get elected, however those same promises and commitments can lead to defeat when running for re-election. Candidates try to…

To Recuse Or Not To Recuse, That Is The Question

By Watchdog Admin August 28, 2021Naperville City Council1 Comment

The definition of 'recuse' is to excuse oneself from a case because of potential conflict of interest or lack of partiality. The issue to recuse, or not to recuse is…

Naperville’s Chicago-Style Politics

By Watchdog Admin August 21, 2021Naperville City Council4 Comments

Naperville has an emergency. It's not a spiking crime wave, or speeding vehicles, or J-walking; it's not even overdue books at the library. It's something far worse than any of…

Questions Unanswered

By Watchdog Admin August 7, 2021Naperville City Council3 Comments

Most cities don't have the luxury of dedicating dollars for artwork. Not only does Naperville have the dollars available to do so, they also have the ability to triple the…

Power Outage Or Cyberattack

By Watchdog Admin July 31, 2021Naperville City CouncilNo Comments

Did anybody notice the state's largest independent physician group, the DuPage Medical Group, suffered what they called a 'power outage' July 13th, which experts more commonly call a cyberattack. Calling…

Conflict Of Interest

By Watchdog Admin July 24, 2021Naperville City Council9 Comments

Considering all the problems in the world, the country, and the state, if Naperville's biggest problem is artwork on the Century Walk, then we must be in pretty good shape…

Naperville’s Next Police Chief

By Watchdog Admin July 17, 2021Naperville City Council1 Comment

It's been 16 days since Naperville's police chief, Bob Marshall, retired and all seems to be good in Naperville. No riots, no crime spike, no chaos, no bedlam no kerfuffles,…

Good Old Boys Club In Naperville Part Two

By Watchdog Admin July 10, 2021Naperville City Council5 Comments

It's not just 'boys', and it's not really 'old' and it's definitely not 'good', but it is a club, that likes to recycle former city officials and bring them back…

245 And Counting

By Watchdog Admin July 3, 2021Naperville City Council1 Comment

As we celebrate this 4th of July and our country's 245th birthday from 1776 through 2021, those who fought for our independence from Great Britain, paid an enormous price in…

Naperville Police Chief To Retire

By Watchdog Admin June 26, 2021Naperville City Council1 Comment

Naperville police Chief Robert Marshall will retire this Friday July 2nd after 44 years with the city of Naperville, including 37 years in the police department. That's a long time…