Why are there 9 Cimaglia Family Members on Berwyn’s Payroll? According to the 2025 list of active employees and salaries of the City of Berwyn, attained via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, 9 members of the same Cimaglia family are the City of Berwyn’s payroll, costing Berwyn taxing payers $319 an hour. Mayor […]
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10 Controversial Actions Mayor Lovero Took Against Black Residents in Berwyn Posted 2/27/25 by Luz Chavez
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1992 Anti-Black Firebombing in Berwyn What happened in 1992 within days of the Campbell family moving into their first home in Berwyn, a former sundown town with only 54 Black residents among its 43K population? What happened 30 years later when Berwyn residents wanted to acknowledge the hate crime and asked Mayor Robert Lovero to
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How have aldermen voted on some of the most controversial agenda items since their term began in May 2021? From raising aldermen’s salaries 275% to spending $2M in ARPA funds on a parking lot for BPD, see how your alderman voted. Posted 2/18/2025 by Luz Chavez
Berwyn City Council to Vote on $475,000 Police Misconduct Settlement, See all complaints and settlements from last 14 years May 23, 2023 | At tonight’s Berwyn City Council meeting, council members will authorize a $475,000 police misconduct settlement involving Berwyn Police Officer Giuseppe Canciari. According to the complaint: 9. At the police station, Defendant Canciari,
U.S. Government Defrauded of $83M by Co-Founder of COVID Testing Lab that Serviced Berwyn After a year-long federal investigation, the co-owner of LabElite, the Chicago-based COVID testing company that serviced the testing site at 3310 Grove in Berwyn, was indicted in March. Zishan Alvi was indicted on 10 counts of wire fraud and one count
How Are Berwyn Aldermen Using Their Expense Accounts? Media coverage of Berwyn’s 5th Ward Alderman Robert J. Pabon using his aldermanic expense account towards participatory budgeting has prompted residents of other wards to ask, “What is my alderman spending their funds on?” Pabon is the first alderman to introduce participatory budgeting to Berwyn, a democratic process that gives residents decision-making
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Berwyn Police Report on Fight at Ald. Leja’s 3rd Ward Meeting On Thursday, November 3, 2022, at 3rd Ward Alderman Richard Leja’s quarterly ward meeting, a physical fight occurred between two residents. The Berwyn Police report lists the victim as David Schaefer and the offender as Richard Centracco. At the time of the incident, Schaefer
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Berwyn Alderman Scott Lennon Sued for First Amendment Violations for Blocking Constituents on Social Media in Retaliation for their Expression of Opposing Viewpoints Berwyn residents Luz Chavez and Stephen Taylor have filed a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that Scott Lennon, alderman of Berwyn’s First Ward, is violating their First Amendment rights by blocking them from his
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City Attorney Says Ethics Commission Has No Jurisdiction on Handling of Sarah Lopez’s Termination In a letter dated September 27, 2022, addressed to Mayor Lovero and Berwyn City Council, City Attorney Anthony Bertuca states that the Ethics Commission has no jurisdiction over the complaint Alderman Joe Carmichael filed regarding the handling of Sarah Lopez’s termination.
