Heavy diesel truck traffic is likely causing health problems for the residents of Pilsen. The neighborhood is no stranger to pollution — a battle between the H. Kramer Co. and residents who want the smelter to reduce its air emissions has been going on for years. But Dorian Breuer of the Pilsen Environmental Rights...
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Sen. Antonio “Tony” Munoz continues to reign in the 1st District, keeping alive his 10-year streak in the Illinois Senate with a win in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. The incumbent received 69 percent of votes, giving him an overwhelming majority against his challenger, Adolfo Mondragon. Munoz, who was not available for comment during the week...
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Instead of toting her backpack to school on Friday mornings, high school sophomore Kyara Lee strays from her usual schedule to venture outside the classroom. For one day each week, she sets aside her school books to work alongside investment professionals. Lee remembers her first day of work last September, being nervous as she...
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With debt, foreclosures, unemployment and heating costs on the rise, low-income families often find themselves falling behind. To help bring some relief during the upcoming tax season, the Center for Economic Progress is recruiting volunteers to help bring free tax and financial services to families who need them most.
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Parents of Whittier Elementary School (1900 w. 23rd St, Chicago) students and members of the Pilsen Alliance thought it was strange when they saw school officials start to fix up the De La Cruz Academy public school, 2317 W. 23rd St.,  in Pilsen last spring, even after they’d been told it was going to...
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City officials and developers have been promoting Pilsen as Chicago’s hot new arts neighborhood. But some local artists fear all this attention will mean gentrification for their community. Gentrification is the change in urban communities that happens when the wealthy buy housing property in impoverished areas, often displacing long-time residents and altering the neighborhood’s...
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