Pilsen residents meeting Wednesday to discuss property tax increase
The Pilsen Neighbors Community Council and several groups are partnering for Wednesday's event.
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The Pilsen Neighbors Community Council and several groups are partnering for Wednesday's event.
The Pilsen Neighbors Community Council and several groups are partnering for Wednesday's event.
Parishioners protested outside Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral Sunday to send a message to Cardinal Blase Cupich.
Residents are saying that this practice is out of control in part because of its abuse, even after light snowfall like the city saw this week.
The snowy weather is sparking the return of the time-honored Chicago tradition of "dibs." Car owners use everything from buckets to old furniture to reserve the spot. But as CBS 2's Andrew Ramos found, some Pilsen residents are saying this unwritten rule is out of control.
Advocates point to gentrification as the main culprit for the average 46% increase for homeowners in Pilsen.
The Cook County Tax Assessor felt the heat from homeowners on Friday in Pilsen when they came face to face for a meeting to talk about recent increases in property taxes.
Back-to-back robberies in the Pilsen neighborhood has a business on, and has caused a community group from nearby Little Village to step up their efforts in keeping the community safe. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
Police said there were also several other robberies on the block.
Celso Ignacio began volunteering during the pandemic and soon became the face of the pantry.
Leaders and workers at the Pilsen Food Pantry are devastated after co-worker's unexpected death. Celso Ignacio began volunteering during the pandemic and soon became the face of the pantry. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray spoke with his co-workers who helped raise money for his funeral expenses.
CBS 2's Marissa Perlman spoke Tuesday with some of the migrants about their journey, and the organizations that are now scrambling to help.
A metal recycling company in Pilsen that had been ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to monitor their levels of pollutants is now getting a stamp of approval. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports on a continuing controversy surrounding the metal shredder.
Last year, the EPA found that Sims Metal Management was emitting high levels of pollutants.
Protesters say their taxes have jumped 46% across the ward
Protesters say their taxes have jumped 46% across the ward
The Environmental Protection Agency is giving the all-clear to a scrap metal company in Pilsen. Last year, the EPA found that Sims Metal Management was emitting high levels of pollutants.
The holidays are here and you'll really know it if you drive by Isabel Hernandez’s house in Pilsen.
Detectives visited the high school on Tuesday, handing out flyers, in the hopes that someone will be able to identify the shooter.
Students at Benito Juarez Community Academy in Pilsen were back in class on Monday after a deadly shooting last Friday. They called for an end to gun violence and justice for the two teens killed. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez went to the school to see how the students were doing.
Chicago Police are searching for the person they believe is responsible for shooting four teens and killing two of them in front of Benito Juarez Community Academy in Pilsen.
Students will return to Benito Juarez High School on Monday morning. There will be extra security and grief counselors on campus.
Chicago Police are looking for the person they believe is the gunman responsible for shooting four teenagers and killing two of them in front of Benito Juarez Community Academy in Pilsen.
A source close to the school told CBS 2's Jackie Kostek that me all four victims were Juarez high school students.
Four teenagers were shot, two of them fatally, Friday afternoon near Benito Juarez High School in the Pilsen neighborhood.
