City Council: May 2007 Archives

Tuesday night George Pradel will be sworn in to begin his fourth term as Naperville's mayor. Doing the honors before the council meeting will be U.S. magistrate Judge Arlander Keys, whom Pradel met at a gathering of Marines about a decade ago.

When faced with a decision about improving bathroom facilities at Central Park, the council struck a decent compromise. Naperville won't spend upwards of $400,000 on permanent toilets at the park this year, but the temporary potties will be nicer than your typical Port-A-John.

Illinois lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in bars, restaurants and other public workplaces. Naperville recently passed a law that mirrors the statewide ban, which the governor is expected to sign into law.

Naperville is changing the rules affecting taxi cabs to address several complaints from residents.