Dupage Policy Journal

Naperville residents have launched a petition in support of Awake Illinois’s Shannon Adcock and former Naperville councilman Kevin Coyne after the two came under attack from a Democrat-linked group.   

Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico is considering Adcock and Coyne for an office.  

"It is unknown whether Mayor Chirico or the city council will proceed with the appointments," the petition reads. "Please email them to show your support (council@naperville.il.us) (mayor@naperville.il.us). We hope that the extremist tactics aren't the guiding light for policy and procedure in Naperville, which was named one of the top three cities to live in America."  

An opposition petition called Adcock the "founder of far-right, anti-DEI, anti-black history, anti-mask and anti-LGBTQ Awake Illinois." 

"If our city is to rise above the chaos and division as displayed by (NaperGals), we hope Naperville will choose to be an example of true tolerance and inclusion by appointing Shannon Adcock to SECA and Kevin Coyne to library board," the Naperville Supports Shannon Adcock and Kevin Coyne petition further reads.

The Naperville City Council is being pressured by a group to stop the nominations of Adcock and Coyne. Adcock is the founder of Awake Illinois, a non-partisan social welfare group focused on government malfeasance. She is up for appointment to the Special Events Cultural Amenities Commission, which oversees arts, culture and special events. Coyne is being considered for appointment to the Naperville Public Library Board. The appointments are due at the May 3 Naperville City Council meeting. 

Adcock was recently featured at an Illinois State Board of Education meeting where she excoriated board members over their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prairie State Wire reported.

Coyne is the founder of Safe Suburbs USA, according to the Dupage Policy Journal. The advocacy group is an anti-crime advocate. Coyne and others have attributed the Chicagoland metro area's rampant criminality to inadequate prosecution by soft-on-crime district attorneys.