Naperville Mayor Wally Pipped
It's always about timing. Watchdog's last posting mentioned Mayor Steve Chirico has never missed a meeting. Eight years at no less than 20 meetings per year is 160 city council…
Four City Council Candidates Are No-Shows For Naperville Forum
Job interviews were held last week for city council candidates. Eleven city council candidates were invited to attend a forum hosted by Indivisible Naperville and seven appeared. Those attending included:…
Naperville Police Chief Becomes Legal Pinyata
Ahh, the joys of trying to maintain law and order. Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres is simply trying to enforce the law, if only the law was clear and precise.…
A Good Week For Naperville City Council
If "all politics is local", then the Naperville city council had a very good week. Two huge decisions were made during last Tuesday's council meeting. First, an affordable housing plan…
Judge KO’s Council Candidate
Apparently the egregious omission of not numbering the pages of a city council candidate's nominating petition sheets, will get a candidate kicked out the door harder and quicker than a…
Naperville’s Lame Duck City Council
Now that the holidays are over, we can refocus on Naperville's municipal election which is only 94 days from today (April 4th); a little over 13 weeks from today or…
Watchdog Admits To Voting For Patty Gustin
I did it. I voted for Patty Gustin to become a DuPage County Board member. Now before you start calling me unkind names and throwing big or sharp objects in…
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Just Get The Name Right
Puknaitis, Tonkovich, and Kotowski, no, it's not a law firm, nor is it a vaudeville comedy team, it's the Naperville Fire Chief (Mark Puknaitis) and two brave Naperville police officers.…
Three Candidates Might Be Bumped Off Naperville Municipal Ballot
How difficult is it for someone to follow simple guidelines or rules, especially if that someone wants to vote on guidelines or rules for others to follow. Naperville has three…
Candidates Named, Field Is Set, Stampede Begins
Let the countdown begin; 121 days until the Naperville municipal election. Three mayoral candidates have filed nominating petitions including: Scott Wehrli, Naperville Liquor Commissioner Benny White, Naperville City Councilman Tiffany…
Naperville Wants To Place Signs Stating No Signs Allowed
Sometimes the lunacy of local government jumps out like an Arron Judge 500-foot home run. It happened again during the November 15th city council meeting. Watch and listen to Naperville…
City Of Naperville May Owe You Money
It wasn't long ago when the City of Naperville was caught charging residents for services not rendered. It could be happening again, and if it is, the City will owe…
Naperville City Council Win Is DuPage County Board Loss
Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico could have been busy filling three city council member vacancies from Tuesday's elections, but as it turned out, only one member (Patty Gustin) will likely need…
Annual Leaf-Pick-up Posting
Well, here we are again. It's that time of the year, when the City of Naperville's three-cycle leaf pick-up program begins. We are in the second week of the second…