Sun headline doesn’t convey most important part of story
I am writing to help explain why legacy media, such as the Naperville Sun, is a dying institution.
The print headline on a Nov. 22 story, “Naperville will not offer developers incentives to build more affordable house to live,” mentioned nothing about concerns with lack of transparency in the proposed ordinance. The casual reader has to read the entire article to see that.
The core issue with the proposed ordinance is giving city staff the responsibility to do what it wants in certain affordable housing areas, completely bypassing the city council that voters like myself elected.
That is outrageous but the Naperville Sun buries that in the article text. Why don’t you hire journalists who fairly convey the facts?
Steve Cushman, Naperville
Will County election vote processing lauded by LWV
Now that the election is over, the League of Women Voters of Naperville would like to take a moment to thank our election workers. Many League members are election judges themselves. And many League members stepped up this election cycle to be trained in order to effectively poll watch for early voting, vote-by-mail processing and election day voting. We’ve been doing this for years and we did even more this cycle.
In particular, we made a special effort to poll watch during the vote-by-mail processing in Will County. We spent hours watching and documenting the whole process, along with poll watchers from both parties.
We are pleased to report that, as in the past, our election officials in Will County did their work with efficiency and integrity — all while looking out for the best interests of the voter and our democracy. We watched real people, our peers, take their jobs seriously and follow the requirements conscientiously.
Republican and Democratic election judges worked respectfully side-by-side. The Will County Clerk and staff made every effort to answer questions and create an environment of transparency.
Are there improvements that could be made? Of course, as is the way in any process. But we are grateful for an open and transparent voting system.
On April 1, 2025, there will be another election — this one focused on our own municipalities. Your votes for city council, school board, park board and more impact daily life in our community. The League will be there in our nonpartisan role educating voters and observing the process.
Susan Craighead
President, The League of Women Voters of Naperville
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