Berwyn City Council news
The Berwyn City Council has taken a significant step to combat the city’s rat infestation problem.
The Berwyn City Council recently voted 6-2 against a proposal to ban liquor sales after midnight in liquor stores and mini-marts
Hundreds of Berwyn residents who live in the 1900 and 2100 blocks of Ridgeland Avenue were without water or experienced little to no water pressure for up to four days in late June leading city officials to demand answers.
The Berwyn City Council voted 6-2 on June 22 to approve Kasper Development’s revised plans for Ridgeland Estates
Berwyn Mayor Robert Lovero cast his first tiebreaking vote in at least five years when he opposed a request to defer a vote to purchase a tool that would allow the Berwyn Police Department to extract data from cellphones
Berwyn has four TIF districts. The four TIFs have generated more than $30 million since 1997, according to a 2019 TIF financial report posted on the Berwyn Development Corp.’s website
Members of Berwyn’s LGBTQ+ community on June 8 asked the city to stop emblazoning its officially sanctioned Pride Month banners with political logos and the names of politicians.
Rates for residential handicapped parking in Berwyn are expected to rise now that Mayor Robert Lovero has retracted his plans to veto the increases.
The Berwyn City Council has approved Ridgeland Estates, a 29-home subdivision on a 3.8-acre parcel in the 3000 block of Ridgeland Avenue adjacent to Freedom Middle School.
The Berwyn City Council on April 13 voted 6-2 to hire seven probationary police officers
The Berwyn City Council recently approved a 3% hike in water rates after Chicago, the city's water supplier, increased its rates.
The Berwyn City Council has approved a $100,000 payment to the Berwyn Development Corp. [BDC] to continue funding the 14-year-old “Why Berwyn” campaign.
The Berwyn City Council recently approved the 2021 budget in which expenses exceed revenues by nearly $2 million.
The Berwyn City Council has approved the promotion of Detective David Green to the rank of sergeant despite concerns raised by residents and a community advocacy group about his conduct as a police officer, including multiple lawsuits in which Green has been named.
Berwyn's Municipal Officers Electoral Board is expected to render a decision Thursday regarding Ald. Jose Ramirez’s nominating petitions.
Berwyn’s 2021 municipal election is heating up, with numerous candidates vying for aldermanic seats as well as mayor and village clerk.