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CPS spending $76 million to upgrade aging security cameras

High-definition cameras will be installed at 311 district schools over three years, CPS announced Wednesday, including at Benito Juarez High School in Pilsen, where two students were killed after school last year.

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New affordable housing opens in Pilsen

Casa Durango hopes to eventually house 53 families at two locations, part of an effort to stem gentrification in the area.

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‘A great injustice’: Property tax hikes lead to protests, workshops to help homeowners lower bills

A protest Thursday Downtown and workshop Saturday in Little Village are the latest in a series of actions to help homeowners save money and change the process that led to the increases.

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Angered by canceled hotel stay, advocate for homeless men now plans her own shelter

Dr. Aleta Clark brought the group, who normally live in tents in Pilsen, to stay at a hotel for a month. After the hotel canceled the reservations, Clark decided she would carry out a dream to open a transitional housing center.

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Fire at Sims scrap metal yard in Pilsen sparks anger among neighbors

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez is concerned about a series of problems at the car-shredding operation. The fire started Saturday in a pile of scrap. No injuries were reported.

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PPP fraud uncovered in Chicago, informant reveals $100K bounty on FBG Duck and more in your Chicago news roundup

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The seed in this Pilsen mural is meant to signify the neighborhood’s growth

Mexican artist Raul Sisniega, who did the painting in 2021, says the resilience of Pilsen residents was “something worth talking about” in the mural.

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Tragedy looms over Juarez, tax refunds for Cook County homeowners and more in your Chicago news roundup

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In Pilsen, mass shooting looms over Juarez, once considered ‘sacred ground’ for community

Weeks after a shooter opened fire outside of Benito Juarez Community Academy, leaders in the school and the community worry the mass shooting will overshadow strides made throughout school’s storied history.

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Glen Ellyn pedestrian tunnel is filled with trees, thanks to Pilsen artist’s mural

Juan De La Mora’s mural, completed in December, is part of a broader effort to create and celebrate public art in DuPage County.

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Pilsen Food Pantry reeling from death of stalwart worker: ‘He was an angel’

Celso Dionicio Ignacio, 50, began volunteering during the pandemic and soon became the face of the pantry. He died Saturday.

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Swish — with help from the Bulls — aims to grow confidence and acceptance through basketball for the queer BIPOC community

CHICAGO — On a Sunday afternoon at Harrison Park in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, the members of the Swish basketball organization are guaranteed to clap for one play: an air ball.

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Pilsen residents protest higher property taxes, gentrification: ‘This is home’

After the Cook County Board of Review granted appeals to businesses downtown, the property tax burden shifted to Pilsen residents who fear they could lose their homes and businesses.

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Pilsen residents press for affordable housing, toy giveaways spark holiday joy and more in your Chicago news roundup

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In battle against gentrification, Pilsen residents press for affordable housing

A lot at 18th and Peoria streets, vacant for more than 20 years, has long been the focus of affordable housing advocates. A new round of developer proposals will be sought next year.

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Students at Chicago's Benito Juarez school stage walkout in first day since campus shooting

CHICAGO — More than 100 Benito Juarez high school students joined a walkout midday Monday on the school’s first day of classes since four teens were shot and two were killed Friday.

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Police release pictures of person outside Chicago high school taken when 4 students shot, 2 fatally

CHICAGO — Chicago police released pictures of a person they are seeking to identify around the time four teens were shot, two of whom died Friday afternoon at Benito Juarez Community Academy in the Pilsen neighborhood.

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Two boys, 16, shot dead and two teens injured outside school as cops hunt killer

Two 16-year-old boys have died after being shot outside Benito Juarez High School in the Pilsen neighbourhood of Chicago while two more teens are in hospital after being injured

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Pilsen couple fall in love over arts education, start organization to teach kids music

People’s Center for Cultural and Contemporary Arts supports about 20 youth music programs around Chicago. On Sunday, the students will hold a concert.

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Gov. Pritzker asked to delay sale of Damen Silos

Groups ask for community meetings to discuss use of the 23-acre riverfront property, which is slated to be sold for $6.5 million.

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Removal of beloved statue from shuttered Pilsen church underway

The move has faced fierce opposition from former parishioners along with other concerned Catholics and preservationists — five of whom were arrested Tuesday.

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Chicago cultures come together for Mexico-Poland World Cup match: ‘It’s all love at the end of the day’

The two countries — which account for two of Chicago’s largest immigrant populations — squared off in a historic match in Qatar Tuesday.

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Chicago says it’s on track to plant 15,000 trees in first step to fix city's tree disparities. But ‘real work’ starts now, advocates say

CHICAGO — About four days a week, Dulce Garduno picks a few blocks in the Little Village neighborhood and knocks on doors. If there’s no response, she flags it as a house to revisit. If someone answers, she makes her pitch by posing a simple question: Do you want a…

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Sims Metal is working to fix glitches in Pilsen air monitors

We are a recycling business, and protecting our environment, including clean air, has not only been fundamental to our business and important to our employees but it is also our purpose.

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