Naperville City Council Keeping It Not-So-Simple
Every now and then I have the need to organize and simplify things. I tend to do it sooner rather than later. My family and friends believe I am obsessive-compulsive.…
How Loud Is Loud In ‘Decimals’
Attention to detail has not been considered a strength or high priority for some Naperville city officials, from city manager Doug Krieger to certain city council members. Sometimes it's something…
Robert’s Rules Of Order Are Out Of Order In Naperville
In college, I took a physics class as a required course. It had nothing to do with my major. The entire class consisted of kids in the same situation. The…
Naperville City Council Can’t Get Off E-Cigs
It looks like the majority, six or seven, Naperville city council members are hooked on e-cigs. They can't let them go. Mayor Steve Chirico along with possibly councilmen Kevin Coyne…
Naperville’s Traffic Congestion Intensifies
When you are thinking of driving into downtown Naperville do you think twice about it? Do you look at the clock and base your decision on the time of the…
City Of Naperville In Court As A Defendant
The City of Naperville's legal department enjoys dragging residents into court. Can you blame them. It's job security. The City will be back in court on July 8, but this…
Brodhead, Gustin, Krummen; The Discussion Is Over
Some things are just not enjoyable, in fact they can be downright painful. Things like a letter from the IRS, or a dental appointment, or free tickets to a White…
Council Members Hinterlong And Obarski Not Convinced About Pradel
Some ideas seem so simple or logical. Like the guy who first invented the wheel, or the hula-hoop, or the idea of kids selling lemonade from a sidewalk stand making…
“I Don’t Know That We Have To Expand Government.”
It's taken at least five years to hear these words from a Naperville city council member, but it finally happened. Can you believe that! Newly elected Naperville city councilman Kevin…
What’s Up With Naperville’s Electric?
It was just a few years ago that Naperville officials were promising residents that not-so Smart Meters would save money on their electric bills. That was part of the propaganda…
City Council’s Character Continues To Take Shape
Sometimes we never know what we have until we have it, and that holds true with Naperville's six new city council members. After just three city council meetings we have…
Naperville Is #13 And Growing Until 2020
Numbers are fun, aren't they. They come from all directions; we hear them and then forget them, and then different numbers are reported contradicting the first set of numbers that…
City Of Naperville Getting Its House In Order
Things weren't looking so good during the second meeting of Naperville's new city council on May 19 when the majority of council members wanted to find something to regulate as…
New City Council Reveals Itself And It’s Not Pretty
It didn't take long for Naperville's new city council members to give us a glimpse of their character by revealing their thought process. It happened at the last city council…
Crime-Free Housing; No Day At The Beach
On the surface, the idea of Crime-Free Housing seems like a spectacular idea, I mean who could possibly be against such a wholesome concept. It was designed as a partnership…