City Council Zoning Committee Rejects Proposed Pilsen Landmark District
"Let's be clear, why are we valuing Bohemian-inspired buildings over people's lives?" said Adriana Diaz, who grew up in Pilsen.
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"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.
There was no walking the red carpet this year, but the Chicago International Film Festival was still a go.
The family of a man shot dead by Chicago Police in Pilsen demanded justice Thursday night, after the Civilian Office of Police Accountability released video of the incident.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Monday released body cam video of a police shooting that left a man dead in Pilsen earlier this month.
The family of 26-year-old Miguel Vega, who was killed by Chicago police in Pilsen, will hold a vigil Thursday night.
People can pick up the items from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Benito Juarez Community Academy located at 1450 West Cermak.
It's the second time in one week Aguilar had to retrieve a snake. Last Thursday, CBS 2 reported he picked up a python from a home in Woodlawn.
Miguel Vega was shot in the back of the head and died at the hospital.
An exchange of gunfire between police and a group of people in the Pilsen neighborhood Monday night has left one person dead.
Neighbors in Pilsen pleaded Sunday for an end to violence after a close call this weekend.
Social distancing rules are hurting traditional indoor theatres, so Pilsen is bringing back the old drive-in movies.
Food pantry officials said the drive generated 32,000 diapers, 100,000 baby wipes and 100,000 ounces of baby formula.
On Monday, one community that was spared much of the violence was coming turning to help another that was hit hard.
After days of clashes between some black and Latino Chicagoans, there was an attempt Wednesday night to have peace.
He attributes the high numbers to aggressive testing and a largely working-class population that has stayed on the job during the pandemic.
"For me, it's for the kids. That shouldn't be accepted at any place."
No one took responsibility for fixing the problem. CBS 2 has learned that according to a decade-old city document, the answer was right across the street.
"It's not safe for anybody. Not only for our kids in the community. Because there's two schools here."
Twenty red balloons were released into the air in Pilsen, each one representing a year of Marlen Ochoa's life.
