Pilsen

A Eulogy for Jeff Maldonado Jr.

Kevin Coval | Posted 09.13.2009 | Chicago


Kevin Coval

Murdered the day after his 19th birthday on his way for a slice of pizza in Pilsen. The young man who shot Jeff was seeking revenge in the wrong place, a case of mistaken identity.

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.

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...

Pilsen Sausage Smackdown

Chicago Sun-Times | Mark J. Konkol | Posted 09.15.2008 | Chicago


There's trouble in Podmajersky-ville -- and it smells like grilled onions. Neighbors in East Pilsen, a sliver of the Lower West Side that evolved int...