Naperville’s 1030% Return On Investment
It wasn't that long ago when a return on investment of 1% on a CD seemed like a good deal, compared to the 0.1% banks were paying individuals. Municipalities were…
Time For A Straw Vote
Chicago Sun-Times sports writer Rick Morrissey referenced Naperville in his July 22 column when he stated, "The Cubs organization has gotten a tad too big for its designer britches. It…
Survey Of One
Who doesn't love completing surveys. I for one enjoy them, or least I did, until I began to get so many, that I decided to save precious time by deleting…
If You’ve Got The Microphone, She’s Got The Time
Sometimes if you have something important to say, all you have to do is find an open door, with a bunch of people sitting at a meeting, an available microphone,…
A Tip Of The Cap
It's July 4th weekend and there is no shortage of local issues to look at, however even the Naperville city council decided to cancel the July 3rd meeting in lieu…
Naperville Councilman John Krummen Employing Sound Business Practices At Dais
Politicians and city officials are typically not known for keeping a watchful eye on expenses, since it's so easy to get more money by squeezing it out of residents with…
If Not This Naperville City Council, Then Who?
There was a time not that long ago, when Naperville city officials would take some bold positions and prided themselves for being on the cutting edge of doing what's right.…
Naperville City Council Members Shutdown Councilwoman Patty Gustin
Learning city council rules and points of order can be a daunting task for newly elected council members. However by the time a council member has three-plus years of experience…
Conflict Of Interest, Not So
NaperChange is an active group of residents keeping watchful eyes on city officials including the Naperville city council. NaperChange was created in large part as a result of the Bauer…
Anybody Willing To Run Against Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico
Watchdog's website has a "Countdown To The 2019 Election" currently showing 303 days, 15 hours. 11 minutes, and 31 seconds, until the good folks of Naperville either rehire or fire…
Naperville Councilman John Krummen Is A No-Show For Roll Call
When Steve Chirico was elected mayor of Naperville in 2015, it was a declaration that doing business in Naperville was about to change; Naperville was now going to be lead…
Naperville Finance Director Corrects The 90% Error
Kudos to Naperville Finance Director Rachel Mayer for 'coming clean' during Naperville's May 15 city council meeting, regarding the recent utility billing error which was the focus of Watchdog's last…
Naperville Doesn’t Inform Residents About Utility Billing Errors
Is it possible that Naperville city officials have little if any respect for its residents? If sending out incorrect utility bills twice to over two-thousand residents is a measurement, then…
Naperville City Officials Pushing For Pedestrian Gridlock With Sidewalk Obstacle Course
How much stuff is too much stuff on the sidewalks of downtown Naperville? That is a question yet to be answered by the Naperville city council. City officials are pushing…
A Smart Park For The People, But Maybe Not Available To The People
Naperville city officials have a knack for getting the good folks of Naperville to buy-into an idea, but then changing the original buy-in idea. You have to give city officials…