Is West Chicago’s Current City Government Being Transparent?
What should transparency in West Chicago’s municipal government look like? Accountability: “government officials should…[allow] for public scrutiny and oversight.”[1] Integrity: “to serve in the public interest” and to do their official duties “honestly, fairly and in a manner consistent with soundness of moral principle.”[2] “Conflict of interest, fraud, and corruption can be notoriously difficult to […]
West Chicago Voice Renews Its Endorsement of Daniel Bovey for Mayor: A Vote for Vision, Transparency, and Community-Led Change
Editorial: In October, when Daniel Bovey first announced his candidacy for mayor, we published an article acknowledging his entry into the race and offered our early support. At that time, we had no intention of endorsing any candidate formally. As a publication, we’ve traditionally maintained neutrality, believing voters should form their own opinions without media […]
A Letter To My Neighbors: Advocating for Change and Transparency in West Chicago
An informed citizenry will hold government officials accountable. That is what we need right now for our city–accountability, transparency, and leadership that listens.
A Letter To My Neighbors: City Council Hasn’t Listened
Dear Neighbor, One of the reasons I am running is because I believe the City of West Chicago can do better with listening to the voices of residents and creatively working together with residents and small businesses to address their concerns. Sometimes resident and business concerns contradict. One recent example of this was the Video […]
Water Billing Fiasco
Transcript: Hi, I’m Dan Bovy, and I’m running for mayor of West Chicago on April 1st, 2025. As I’ve been going door-to-door throughout West Chicago, one of the issues that I’ve heard many residents talk about is the water billing problems that we’ve had in West Chicago. About eight years ago, we went through a […]
What is Going On at City Hall??
Friends, we have got to change the culture of City Hall. I’ve talked to hundreds people in West Chicago and discovered a fairly consistent pattern: people feel like they’re being treated as enemies of city hall. It’s hard to get any help, whether it’s trying to file the paperwork correctly for a permit or […]
