1/Who smears a veteran who served his country for 22 years? Not the best of us, that I can assure you. The “Dupage Policy Journal” published a hit piece on Naperville mayoral candidate Benny White for participating in a state program for disabled veterans
2/the program provides property tax relief dependent on the extent of the disability and participants must reapply each year. IL passed this legislation 108-1. That means Republicans supported it overwhelmingly. And why wouldn’t they? Veterans have sacrificed for this country.
Feb 28, 2023 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
1/Who is the @AAUW and why is the candidate questionnaire from @NapervilleAAUW important to the upcoming municipal elections for #mayor and #citycouncil in #naperville?
2/AAUW stands for American Association of University Women, which was founded in 1881 by a small group of female college graduates focused on opening doors for women’s career advancement & to encourage more women to pursue higher education
1/Several campaigns for municipal positions (#mayor, #citycouncil) in #Naperville are hyping rising #crime as the #1 issue. Their platforms are a solution in search of a problem. The assertion that crime is rising or prevalent in Naperville is simply NOT TRUE.
2/About to drop some stats but 1st some context for the numbers. In mid ‘21, @NapervillePD converted to a new crime data reporting system (NIBRS replaced UCR) per federal mandate. NIBRS is more comprehensive: counts up to 10 offenses per incident vs only the most serious offense;