Petitions to Join Naperville Reportedly Circulating in Neighboring Towns

Residents of Lisle and Warrenville have been collecting signatures for a ballot measure to have their towns absorbed into Naperville, according to the Daily Herald. Another petition is rumored to be taking place in Woodridge.

An unidentified man was reportedly collecting signatures for one of these petitions outside a library in Warrenville on Friday. The petitions apparently would add a measure to the April 4 ballot.

"I've been mayor for 12 years and I've never heard of anyone interested in annexing to Naperville," Warrenville Mayor David Brummel told the Daily Herald. Brummel said he opposes any effort to combine the towns.

A post on the City of Warrenville Facebook page states that the petition was not initiated by the city, and it is not endorsed by the city council.

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Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico said he had met with a Lisle resident about annexation, but did not hear anything else on the matter.

"I don't know what they're trying to accomplish," Chirico told the Daily Herald "Why consolidate unless you can deliver services faster or better?"

Officials from Naperville, Lisle, Warrenville and Woodridge said annexation is complex and is not likely to happen.

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