Defusing Downtown Naperville
It took a couple of years, but Naperville city officials finally admit they have a problem with alcohol over-flowing in downtown Naperville. Unfortunately it took a few alcohol related deaths,…
Naperville City Council Members Cranky and Grouchy
Last Tuesday night's Naperville city council meeting lasted a grueling six-hours, twenty minutes, and twenty-three seconds. It ended at 1:20am, much too late for the council to make 'last call…
Last Call, Last Straw, Embrace Mayhem
During next Tuesday night's Naperville city council meeting, council members will be discussing potential liquor code amendments for regulating late night liquor service. They really don't want to, but they…
One Too Many Qualifies For Drinks And Meetings
For a period of two months, between June 18 and August 18, the Naperville city council had one meeting. So by the time of the next city council meeting, they…
Entering Naperville’s Combat Zone
Recently I had a reader get on my case about unfairly portraying Naperville's downtown area, as a haven for liquor, booze, bad behavior and all-around general chaos and mayhem. The…
Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind
A few weeks ago, a fatal crash occurred when a driver, accused of being intoxicated, veered off the road near the Naperville Municipal Center (where the city council meets) into…
Naperville Needs A ‘Giuliani’
Let's get right to it. Naperville has a lot of problems, but one specifically is roaring its ugly head in downtown Naperville. It's called alcohol-fueled chaos, causing all kinds of…
Maybe The Appearance of Recycling Is The Answer
Well I ordered my recycling cart this week. I chose the 64-gallon one, which is just big enough to store my birdseed, basketballs, and baseball bats. For a $36 investment,…
Naperville, To Recycle or, Not To Recycle
I have five days remaining to choose which (if any) recycling cart I want, and I'm feeling the pressure. Should I recycle or not, and if so, which of the…
Councilman Wehrli Likes Talking But Not Listening
Naperville city councilman Grant Wehrli will be taking his show on the road for this November's election for Illinois' 41st District, now represented by Naperville Republican Darlene Senger, who will…
Naperville Mayor Pradel Issues Wehrli A Gag Order
Typically the first and third Tuesdays of each month, the Naperville city council has a meeting, and typically I either attend the meeting or watch live via television. Last Tuesday,…
Naperville City Manager Doug Krieger Falls Short
I think I was the most average guy who ever graduated from college. My grade point was 2.2, and I was very proud of that .2, because if it was…
City Of Naperville Is Short-Staffed Again
It looks like the City of Naperville will be postponing more projects that were scheduled for this year, because the city's Transportation,Engineering, and Development department has several important job openings.…
Freedoms Intended For Us From The Founding Fathers
If 'a picture is worth 1,000 words', then a video is worth thousands of words. The following two videos do just that. http://youtu.be/P3hY1eagq88 The elections may differ (Federal, State, or…
No Transparency Award For City Of Naperville In 2014
Since the turn of the century, Naperville has been awarded 'Top Transparency Website' once, (as in one time), and that was in 2013. The City of Naperville will not be…