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 ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – The snowy weather is sparking the return of the time-honored Chicago tradition of "dibs." Car owners use everything from buckets to old furniture to reserve the spot. But as CBS 2's ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – A time-honored tradition is returning to Pilsen this Easter, and with it, the hope that future generations will carry on the meaningful community celebration. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos got ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A group trying to stop new bars from moving into Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood say they're worried the new businesses will disrupt their lives and community. Pilsen residents and ...

Worshippers and onlookers follow the annual Via Crucis procession down 18th Street in the Pilsen neighborhood, April 18, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) Eduardo Bahena portrays Jesus in the ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- For the West Side neighborhood of Pilsen, murals are central to the neighborhood's identity and its largely Mexican community. As development changes the physical landscape and ...

Lifelong Pilsen residents are fearful the stark rise in property taxes will push them out of the neighborhoods they grew up in. That’s why groups such as "El Pueblo Manda" introduced a referendum for ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...