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…
Q & A With Watchdog (Part 7)
Since Watchdog's first posting (January 3, 2011, 'Who Works For Whom'), Watchdog has published 257 postings, including this one. Watchdog has grown from one reader, and one subscriber to our…
Naperville Downtown’s Sound System Hooked Up To A Respirator
For those wishing to hear music throughout the downtown area of Naperville, pumped-in through a system of speakers, it's not going to happen just yet. By a vote of 5-4,…
Who Is The Snobbiest Snob Of Them All?
Well, Naperville made it onto another Top-Ten list; this time for being the fourth snobbiest mid-size city in America. This is another 'accomplishment' you will not find on the city's…
Naperville City Officials Squeezing (You)r Nozzle
It seems like whenever Naperville city officials get themselves into trouble with awful decision-making, they reach out to the residents and businesses in Naperville to bail them out of the…
Can We Hear A ‘Thank you’ From The Naperville City Council
When you watch and listen to a Naperville city council meeting, most of what you hear is rather boring to most people, I imagine few people watch online or on…
Naperville City Attorney Left Town Quickly
Maybe it's just me, but did anybody find it unusual that the City of Naperville's lead attorney (Margo Ely), who also functioned as the Human Resource director, left town quickly,…
Oops, Naperville City Manager Doug Krieger Caught Again
It took a long time for the Feds to finally get Al Capone convicted of something, and when they finally did get Capone, it wasn't for murder or any of…
Councilmen Krause And Wehrli Live In A World Of ‘Danger’ And Fear
There are a number of things we can all agree upon, including children-focused charities are a really good cause. We most likely can all agree that Mayor George Pradel has…
Do You Want To Upsize Your Car Wash And Buy A Used Car
It looks like the Naperville city council will be approving another a used car 'lot'. The surprise is that, if approved, it will be located at a car wash on…
Naperville Officials Jolt Residents With Electric Rate Increase
Every month the City of Naperville provides a newsletter 'Naperville Connected' along with the electric/water/waste bill. It's purpose is to tell residents what city officials want them to know, not…
Some Council Members Want 6 Eggs, The Others Want A Half-dozen
Having been raised and going to school in Chicago until the age of 11 was no day at the beach. One of my daily goals was to avoid getting beat…