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Dia de Muertos is one of Mexico's biggest holidays, where people honor lost loved ones. It traditionally involves an altar, but one woman in Pilsen is taking the celebration to the next level.
Take a stroll around Pilsen and one thing that stands out: vibrant murals on the walls of many buildings. For neighbors, they're more than just paint. They tell the story of the streets.
An extra-alarm fire broke out late Monday in a historic building in Pilsen.
"What we're trying to do is teach the preventative aspects of that, that's where healthy food comes into play."
It's meant to help people being pushed out of the neighborhood by increasing rents and higher property values because of gentrification.
The plaza honors the late Ray Castro, a social worker and Korean War veteran who grew up in the south Chicago neighborhood.
A woman and a teenage boy were shot Thursday afternoon near Benito Juarez Community Academy in Pilsen.
The public art was installed only eight months ago. Nancy Plax spent two years fundraising for the project.
With more businesses opening up, there is a renewed push to get more people vaccinated for COVID-19.
A 14-year-old girl was shot in Pilsen early Wednesday morning.
DePaul College Prep High School student, and Loyola basketball prospect, Ty Johnson was among two people injured in a shooting in Pilsen overnight.
"This is an extremely reasonable policy to protect naturally-occurring affordable housing in our Chicago neighborhoods that are seeing record-high displacement in this moment," said Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th).
Revenue from the additional fees would go to the city's Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund, which collects various fees from developers to help subsidize affordable housing initiatives in lower-income neighborhoods.
Chicago Police detectives late Thursday were looking into whether a rash of burglaries in the South Loop and elsewhere a day earlier are connected to a series of ATM thefts, burglaries, or carjackings across the city over the last several weeks.
Morning Insider Lauren Victory introduces us to a dog lover who found success when COVID-19 made things "ruff."
A fire sent huge flames blowing out of the windows of an apartment in Pilsen Monday evening.
Parents and teachers in the 25th Ward are calling the CPS reopening plan poorly conceived. One parent said it's even affecting her son's remote learning.
Police on Tuesday warned of a pattern of robberies and carjackings this week, spanning across a wide area of the city – from Pilsen to Chicago Lawn and Washington Park.
"Let's be clear, why are we valuing Bohemian-inspired buildings over people's lives?" said Adriana Diaz, who grew up in Pilsen.
Police on Sunday warned residents of the Pilsen and Little Village areas about a string of cellphone store robberies that have transpired over the last several weeks.
Police on Sunday were searching for multiple suspects in a robbery on the CTA Pink Line in Pilsen last week.
"She lost her parents about four years ago, within two weeks of each other. Her mother and her father died. She's had a rough life and it hurt her."
A simple Facebook post from Pilsen turned a teen's frown around.
Leaders of Chicago's immigrant community on Sunday were pushing to get out the vote with Election Day coming up on Tuesday.
Late Thursday, we were just a couple of hours away from a ban on indoor dining in Chicago due to spiking coronavirus infection numbers. It comes as more businesses are shutting their doors for good, or temporarily.
