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Naperville city council whining and crying, and crying and whining

By Watchdog Admin February 19, 2012Naperville City Council3 Comments

When is the last time that you saw an over-served saloon bully whining and crying about getting beat up by the chess-playing, computer geek. It happened recently in Naperville when…

“Smart” Meters are Not Sexy!!!

By CCGuardDog February 10, 2012Naperville City CouncilNo Comments

“Smart” Meters are NOT sexy! When you get your letter from the city saying you don’t have a choice on what you put on your home send the attached letter…

What if

By Watchdog Admin February 5, 2012Naperville City CouncilNo Comments

Have you ever played the ‘what if’ game, when you let your mind run wild with different scenarios like what if the pilgrims landed on the west coast instead of…

Pushing It To The Limit

By Watchdog Admin January 31, 2012Naperville City CouncilNo Comments

The Smart Meter Awareness Group in Naperville calls on the city of Naperville to 'come clean' in its dealings with citizens specifically regarding a coordinated effort between city officials and…

The Naperville city council playbook

By Watchdog Admin January 27, 2012Naperville City Council1 Comment

Have you ever watched or attended a Naperville city council meeting and said to yourself or someone else ‘Hey I could do that better than they can, I ought to…

Fieseler wants to vote like ex-council member Furstenau

By Watchdog Admin January 23, 2012Naperville City Council1 Comment

You do not often hear someone say he wants to be like the Baltimore Raven field goal kicker who missed the tying field goal in the loss to the New…

Naperville city council member declares, “Chickens don’t bark”

By Watchdog Admin January 20, 2012Naperville City Council4 Comments

Some topics seem to ignite members of the Naperville city council into action in unusual ways. For example during last Tuesday's Naperville city council meeting one of the agenda items…

Naperville denies residents the opportunity to vote

By Watchdog Admin January 13, 2012Naperville City Council2 Comments

Did anyone really believe that the City of Naperville would allow citizens to vote on a non-binding referendum regarding the installation of so-called ‘Smart’ Meters. The Naperville city council would…

Naperville ‘stacks the deck’ against residents

By Watchdog Admin January 12, 2012Naperville City Council3 Comments

Imagine watching a baseball game and it is the bottom of the 9th inning and the game is tied; you have no idea who is going to win, but you definitely…

City of Naperville has no shame when bullying residents

By Watchdog Admin January 7, 2012Naperville City CouncilNo Comments

For anyone who wants to witness what can go wrong when government is blatantly out of control, all they need to do is observe the city of Naperville’s dealings with…

Political lightweights and Ben Franklin

By Watchdog Admin January 4, 2012Naperville City Council1 Comment

Attending a Naperville city council meeting is better than watching reality T.V. At times, it is almost like watching a train wreck; you do not want to look but you…

It is time to replace the Naperville city manager

By Watchdog Admin December 27, 2011Naperville City CouncilNo Comments

How many errors does a shortstop have to make before you consider moving him to a different position or moving him out of the organization? Maybe the team is better…

You don’t always get what you want

By Watchdog Admin December 21, 2011Naperville City CouncilNo Comments

December 19 marked the last Naperville city council meeting of the year, which means the council can’t do anything additional this year to intrude in citizens’ lives, and the fine…

Where will they be then?

By Watchdog Admin December 17, 2011Naperville City CouncilNo Comments

Imagine if we knew now, what we will know in the year 2033. That is only 22 years from now. Maybe global warming would not be an issue now. Maybe…

Naperville city council is non-trusting and not trusted

By Watchdog Admin December 10, 2011Naperville City Council1 Comment

The Starz network is currently running a popular series titled “Boss” staring Kelsey Grammar as the mayor Tom Kane of Chicago. Someone very familiar with the workings of Chicago politics…