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Former Berwyn 1st Ward Alderman candidate Frank Amaro, 48, of the 3600 block of South Wenonah Avenue, said a case of mistaken identity is to blame for his arrest Sunday in connection with misdemeanor solicitation charges.

A former Berwyn police officer was indicted Thursday on charges he aided a racketeering ring in numerous crimes, including the 2003 bombing of a Berwyn business, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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The Berwyn Fire Department will hold its monthly CPR class from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 30.

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A Cicero police officer and firefighter were both injured while battling a fire that broke out in an apartment building on the 1900 block of South Cicero Avenue, according to town authorities.

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Ten Berwyn residents experienced life as a firefighter firsthand Saturday. 4/25

As members of the fourth annual Citizens Fire Academy, the residents gathered at a burn tower behind the Cicero fire station, 5410 34th St., to put out live, controlled fires.

Berwyn firefighters will participate in Baskin Robbins annual 31-cent scoop night from 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 29.

Berwyn police are searching for a man who broke into a home in the 3600 block of South Wisconsin Avenue at about 5 p.m. April 17 while a teenage girl was home alone, police said.

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Martin J. Kopke, 40, of the 6600 block of West 21st Street, Berwyn, faces two felony aggravated battery charges following a fight in his residence that ended when he stabbed a man in the stomach at about 6 a.m. April 10, police said.