How Much Did Mayor Lovero Spend to Win Re-election? Over $300,000 Berwyn Mayor Robert J. Lovero spent more than $300,000 in the first three months of 2025 to win his re-election campaign against opponents Rafael Avila and Alicia Ruiz, his former party mates at Democratic Citizens of Berwyn (DCOB). Lovero won the seat on February […]

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Wondering what’s on your ballot for Berwyn’s April 1 election? Click where you live on the interactive map to pop up your ballot or see the list below. Contested elections are highlighted in pink. Vote early through March 31st at the Berwyn Pavek Recreation Center, 6501 31st Street or vote on Election Day at your

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All About Berwyn’s April 1st Consolidated Election Where Can I Vote Early? Source and more early voting locations: Cook County Clerk’s Office What Is On My Ballot? Where Do I Vote? Where’s My Mail-in Ballot? Source: Cook County Clerk’s Office Where Can I Register to Vote? Source: Cook County Clerk’s Office Which Elections Are Contested?

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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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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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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,

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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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