Here is a copy of the letter I sent to City Council members today. It references my Monday speech at the public hearing (see below) but also discusses a new area of concern. Dear Aldermen & Mayor, Last Monday at the City Council public hearing, I urged you not to “put all our tax eggs…

The following is a copy of the speech I made at the City Council at the public hearing Monday night. I’m including it because it summarizes my views & because my next entry will make more sense if you see the speech first. Good evening. Thank you for hearing me tonight. I live in the…

The hosts were gracious, the company good. If Mr. Keating were trying to sell me a car–or a nice little office park–he might have made the sale. I understand a whole lot better the rationale for embracing another warehouse–not that I buy it, only that I understand now what they (Keating, Hopkins et al) are…

Today Gerard Keating took us for a road trip. A group of the alderman, the Mayor, a couple of folks from the city staff, some of the press and a few of the citizens of the area were all invited to see various developments in the Aurora, Naperville and Warrenville areas. In some respects, it was eye opening.

[Author of this, City Barbs’ first post, is Joe Croft. A glitch in moving the website a few years ago put Lynn’s name on everything.] Hi Yall, Don’t mind the southern accent, I’m a yankee who lived in Texas for too many years. To start, let me explain the purpose of this blog. I will…