"Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it". This is a quote from philosopher George Santayana, which was slightly changed in a 1948 speech given to the…
Two guys are on a safari in eastern Africa, and in the distance they see a tiger; more importantly the tiger sees them. The first guy reaches into his backpack…
I think I am addicted to anything and everything city council related. My life revolves around city council meetings. If it's the first or third Tuesday nights of the month,…
Time is running out for Naperville Mayoral candidate Rocky Caylor to close the gap with Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico. With only 23 days remaining until election day (April 2), Caylor…
Soon-to-be former Chicago mayor, Rahm Emanuel, is credited with saying, "Never let a serious crisis go to waste", which has morphed into 'never let a bad situation go to waste'.…
It seems whenever a Naperville city official, other than Mayor Steve Chirico, is needed to take a strong, assertive, stand on a controversial issue, it's Naperville city councilman Kevin Coyne.…
It's not easy defeating an incumbent, even an incompetent incumbent, but it's especially difficult to defeat a successful, competent incumbent. That's the position Richard 'Rocky' Caylor finds himself in, trying…
Not counting the mayoral election, there will be 11 candidates running for four open positions on the Naperville city council. That means 7 of the 11 will lose and finish…
We made it through the record-setting polar vortex, now all we have to do is make it through the thaw. Naperville city officials are hoping it takes until July to…
Sometimes the key to success is knowing when to give up and quit. At some point hanging in there and continuing on, makes you look like an even bigger loser.…
Oops, Naperville city officials got caught again. This time the City of Henderson, Nevada outed Naperville city officials by threatening a trademark infringement lawsuit for using the term 'Water Street…
We can thank Sir Robert Peel (1788 - 1850), considered the father of modern policing, for creating the foundation for today's police departments. In 1829 Peel established the Metropolitan Police…
There was a time when everybody in Naperville knew Robert Worthel, in fact, his name is prominently displayed just outside of the Naperville Police Department, along with the names of…
Nine days remaining until Christmas day, which means in ten days the garbage and recycling trucks will be in high gear gathering everything we don't want, including boxes, boxes, and…