Naperville Wins Battle Against Homeless Man

By Prescott Carlson in News on Mar 19, 2011 4:00PM

The saga of Scott Huber, who has camped out on the streets of downtown suburban Naperville for almost a decade, has finally come to a close.

In 2009, Naperville's city council passed an ordinance 6 to 1 "banning sleeping, camping and storing personal property" within certain parameters of its downtown area, in the name of protecting the "economic vitality" of the businesses there. But as Naperville isn't exactly teeming with homeless people, it was fairly obvious that the ordinance was targeted at Naperville's most prominent squatter, Huber.

Indeed, soon after the ordinance had passed Huber was charged with violating it. And now, according to the Daily Herald, Naperville had that charge upheld 16 months later after a series of delays because Huber continuously failed to appear in court. A DuPage County judge has granted a permanent injunction preventing Huber from living on the streets of downtown Naperville. A separate charge against Huber for misdemeanor disorderly conduct is still outstanding.

Naperville Assistant City Attorney Mike DiSanto was quoted as saying, "The city is pleased with the court's decision. We received the remedies we sought and, most importantly, we have compliance with the ordinance, which is what we've been seeking the whole time."