A trip to Chicago’s Pilsen area reveals a neighborhood with a split personality. In the community’s western blocks, carnicerias, panaderias, taquerias and grocery stores exude Pilsen’s vibrant ...

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Demolitions of residential property in two gentrification hot spots will be subject to a $15,000 surcharge for two more years after the Chicago City Council voted today to extend the one-year pilot ...

A one-year pilot designed to slow gentrification in two fast-changing parts of the city has been effective, advocates say, and should be renewed for another two years. A $15,000 surcharge on ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Juan Villa has been a member of the El Paseo Community Garden in Pilsen for years. He comes just as much for the fruits and vegetables as he does for the fellowship. Most of the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Homeowners in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood are voiced their concerns about a shocking spike in property tax bills in a meeting Friday with the Cook County Assessor. Assessor Fritz ...

One of my colleagues at DePaul University was conducting an ethnographic study in three Chicago neighborhoods when he met a Black woman on her Garfield Park front porch. Every time a white person ...

“I remember my tio saying, ‘I can’t wait until the white man invents polyester,'” Jesus ‘Chuy’ Negrete sang at Hutch. Negrete sang as part of “The Hood Under Attack: The Effects of Gentrification in ...

Advocates for a one-year pilot program meant to slow gentrification in certain Chicago neighborhoods are calling for the program to be renewed. The program, which charges developers $15,000 for ...