Naperville’s Director of Public Works In Over His Head
It might be time for Naperville's Director of Public Works (Dick Dublinski) to take a long vacation or find another line of work. During the November 21 city council meeting…
Resident Haselhorst Speaks To Nine Empty City Council Seats
The Naperville city council doesn't take too kindly to the public forum portion of city council meetings. Why should they? Typically city council members have already made up their minds…
Mayor Chirico Questions Leaf Pick-Up Process
The third and final two-week leaf pick-up cycle ends tomorrow November 24. The good news is that the city made it through the cycle without snow fall. Now the race…
Naperville Residents And Kids Keeping Up The Image
Is it just me, or did anybody else notice the common theme between two articles on the front page of Naperville's tenth council member (The Naperville Sun) last Friday? One…
Pedal Pubs Permitted Without Permit Or Pub
When it comes to Naperville and liquor, there isn't too much that city officials have seen that they didn't like. Naperville and liquor are synonymous. So when a resident made…
Naperville City Officials Can’t Do Simple Math
If you want to get Naperville city officials a useful Christmas gift this year, get them a little cheap calculator. The one I use is a Canon LS-80Z made in…
Naperville Councilman Krummen Having ‘Wicked’ Good Time On Taxpayers Dime
Word leaked out last week, that Naperville's water utility miscalculated nearly everything possible creating a huge $3 million deficit in the water department's rate model used to determine water rates.…
One Leaf-Pick-Up Remaining
I have lived in Naperville for almost 40 years, and for most of those years I never noticed the leaf pick-up process. There would be a pile of leaves in…
Halloween Works In Naperville Without An Ordinance
Another uneventful Halloween has come and gone in Naperville without any need for an ordinance restricting the hours that Trick or Treaters can appear on your doorstep, banging on your…
Need To Cross The Street; Text An Uber
Naperville city officials really like Naperville being ranked first. Not only first, but first at doing new things. It doesn't really matter what it is, as long as Naperville is…
Naperville Scores A First By Being Last
Naperville has become accustomed to being ranked in Top-Ten lists, from schools, to libraries, to restaurants, to best places to live, etc. My personal favorite is Naperville ranking as "One…
Rain, Rain, And More Rain In Naperville
A strange thing happened in Naperville over the weekend of October 12 thru the 15th. 7.8 inches of rain fell during that time period, one-half ml. or one thunderbolt short…
Naperville City Council Baseball Team
The Cubs are down three games to none to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the best of seven League Championship Series. One more Dodger victory and the Cubs are toast. …
Groups Seeking SECA Funds Need To Ante Up
The City of Naperville has a successful revenue stream called the SECA (Special Events And Cultural Amenities) program funded by a food and beverage tax. It was established in 2004…
Could The Answer Be In The Numbers
Naperville city officials want (not need) about $6 million. For once I can agree with city officials because I also want $6 million. It's nice to want things, it's not…