Evanston, Pilsen communities aim to recover from immigration raids
The mayor of Evanston says a police investigation is underway after this clash between border patrol agents and…
Supporters turn out for Marathon despite immigration fears
As first-time Chicago Marathon runner Natalia Diaz passed through the Pilsen neighborhood that once was home to several…
Pilsen native hopes Chicago Chess Club will make game accessible to city’s Hispanic community
A new club in Pilsen aims to put a uniquely Latino twist on the centuries-old game of chess.…
Pilsen native turns parents’ old pool hall into new Mexican-American cocktail bar and kitchen
A Chicago man turned an old pool hall into a new Mexican-American cocktail bar and kitchen in the…
Tax hikes loom for South, West side homeowners
This story is a collaboration between the Illinois Answers Project and the Chicago Tribune. Leodus Thomas Jr. sees…
Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood mourns beloved man killed in shooting
CHICAGO – The Pilsen community came together Tuesday to remember a beloved neighbor who was killed in one…
Neighbors remember “Pepe,” man shot and killed in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood over weekend
One of the seven people who lost their lives to gun violence in Chicago this Labor Day weekend…
Chicago woman charged with hate crimes over vandalism of pro-Palestinian mural
article Danielle Wasserman | Chicago police CHICAGO – A Chicago woman is facing hate crime charges in connection…
Marcela Herrera: Chicago hit-and-run kills woman, injures her fiancé
CHICAGO – A 22-year-old woman was killed and her fiancé was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash earlier…