Little Village

Dispelling the Hispanic Chicago Pilsen Myth: We're - GASP! - Everywhere

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 08.30.2009 | Chicago


Esther J. Cepeda

Pilsen has its charms and all, but I've never lived there, gone to school there or spent much time there, like the overwhelming majority of the approximately 800,000 Chicago Latinos.

U.S. Attorney Defends Little Village Gang Raid

Chicago Public Radio | Tony Arnold | Posted 10.26.2008 | Chicago


U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is defending his office against criticism that he targets minority communities in Chicago. Federal prosecutors annou...

21 Charged In Alleged Little Village Fake ID Ring

Chicago Tribune | Jeff Coen | Posted 10.20.2008 | Chicago


A day after federal authorities announced a broad sweep that resulted in the arrest of dozens of immigrants here illegally, prosecutors said 21 peopl...

Parents at the Heart of Chicago Environmental Justice Group

Christine Escobar | Posted 10.09.2008 | Chicago


Christine Escobar

What kind of world will we leave behind for our children? What can we as parents do to ensure our children do not suffer the health effects of dangerous air quality and industry and government negligence?

An Olympic Protest

Chicago Reader | Mick Dumke | Posted 09.29.2008 | Chicago


For years environmental advocates have been trying to get the coal-burning power plants in Pilsen and Little Village to close down or clean up, citing...

Biker's Paradise: Some Streets Will Bar Cars In October

Chicago Sun-Times | Mary Wisniewski | Posted 09.13.2008 | Chicago


Imagine a block party that goes on for miles. That's how advocates see "Sunday Parkways," which will shut off a network of inner-city boulevards to c...