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Family files lawsuit as Pilsen mom remains on life support after I-55 road-rage shooting involving off-duty Chicago cop

Lizbeth Urbina is a single mother of two daughters, ages 1 and 3, and works at a shoe store in Little Village. “People love her in the neighborhood,” Baltazar Enrique said. “This is one of our children. She’s one of our family.”

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Chicago family creates sanctuaries for monarch butterflies, identified by global group as an endangered species

CHICAGO -- More than a dozen images of butterflies adorn the front of Claudia Galeno-Sanchez’s home in the Pilsen neighborhood. There are monarch butterflies spreading their wings and many other colorful ones sprinkled in between. The small house stands out from the tall buildings on the block.

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Suspect and ‘innocent bystander’ wounded in shootout with Chicago police in Pilsen

The shooting happened early Friday after two officers approached a group of masked people outside a store, police said.

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Kinzinger prepares to lead Jan. 6 hearing, Story behind Aztec warrior mural in Pilsen and more in your Chicago news roundup

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In Pilsen, Manuel ‘MATR’ Macias says his new mural of an Aztec warrior is meant to evoke struggle

He based the mural at 1451 W. 18th St. in Pilsen on a 2017 photo by Gustavo ‘Gus’ Mejia of a model dressed as an Aztec warrior.

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Workers rights groups celebrate new U.S. Labor guidelines that protect undocumented workers

“This opens the door for undocumented workers to be able to fight for the right to be respected in the workplace.”

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Cook County homeowners told to pay up for tax breaks they shouldn’t have received, Illinois Dems’ assault weapons ban and more in your Chicago news roundup

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In Pilsen, weekly Aztec dance ritual offers joy and a link to tradition

Every Thursday, a group of Aztec dancers practices in Harrison Park. Through dance, they say they find community and harmony with nature.

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Hector Duarte, Gabriel Villa mural bears a message for longtime Pilsen residents: ‘Fight to stay’

It’s about “anti-gentrification but mostly the big impact from investors,” Duarte says. “They buy the small, old houses, and they destroy the character of Pilsen.”

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Scouring Chicago alleys for scrap metal is a hard way to make a living. Just ask Francisco Garcia.

Their trucks piled high with pipes and old refrigerators, scrap metal collectors like Garcia, 71, from Pilsen, help put discarded waste back into the supply chain.

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Artist behind Pilsen-area murals wants kids ‘Dreaming Big’ about their futures and art

Jorge Nambo-Palmeno, who came to the U.S. from Mexico at 9, wants people to see the basic square figures in his mural at 15th and Wood streets and think: ‘I can do that.’

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Body pulled from Lake Michigan in Wilmette identified as missing UIC grad student

Daniel Sotelo, 26, had last been seen on April 29 in the 1700 block of South Racine Avenue in Pilsen. His body was discovered on May 22.

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Sigcho-Lopez files complaint against Lightfoot over rezoning of Pilsen church

The council member accused Lightfoot of taking cues from the Archdiocese and Cardinal Blase Cupich over what parishioners are asking for — a transparent process for the future of the St. Adalbert Church property.

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Aramark to continue serving meals to CPS kids under new $88.5M food contract

The new agreement was signed after CPS explored ditching Aramark, its food vendor for years. Open Kitchens, based in Pilsen, is also a part of the contract and will serve 187 sites.

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In a Pilsen alley, filled with murals, this one stands out as, well, creepy and gross

And that’s just what artists Michelle Huang and Mario Mena were aiming for with that part of The Alley Project.

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City announces big environmental impact study as Pilsen residents protest metal shredder

A major cumulative impact study of pollution is part of a $188 million plan to address environmental justice and climate, officials said.

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EPA orders Pilsen metal shredder to add pollution sensors

The environmental agency wants Sims Metal Management to monitor for metals and other harmful contaminants released in the air.

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PHOTOS: Stations of the Cross procession moves through Pilsen on Good Friday

The Via Crucis procession reenacts the before, during and after of Jesus’ crucifixion.

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Church leaders call for peace in Pilsen: ‘There can’t be peace without justice’

The rally was organized by a coalition of churches and organizations known as the Pilsen Faith Table initiative, and marked the conclusion of their “40 Days of Peace” campaign.

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3 wounded in shootout in Pilsen

Three men, 37, 34 and 33, were involved in a shootout with gunmen in a red pickup truck in the 900 block of West Cullerton Street about 11:30 p.m., police said.

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Aging in the shadows: llinois’ new health care program for undocumented seniors leaves some of the most vulnerable behind

CHICAGO — For more than a decade, Ananias Ocampo pushed a heavy ice cream cart through the streets of the Pilsen neighborhood as he waited for knee replacement surgery. When it got too cold for ice cream, the 78-year-old would go door-to-door selling homemade cheese even though he depended on…

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Why Pilsen is the ‘perfect place’ for Mike Magee

When Magee set out to build a distillery/tasting room (complete with a street soccer field) for the Sneaky Fox vodka he created in 2018, Pilsen drew him in because it had the kind of property he needed but also has stayed true to itself.

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Finance Committee OKs keeping demolition fees in Pilsen and along 606 trail

The surcharges, being extended for two more years, are $15,000 for demolishing a house, townhouse or two-flat and $5,000-per-unit for tearing down multi-unit residential buildings. Critics have said such fees steal equity from residents who “stuck it out through tough times.”

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City Council member condemns Lightfoot as ‘phony reformer’

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez is furious over the tavern license granted to the Giant Penny Whistle, defying a moratorium along a three-block stretch of Blue Island Avenue. Sigcho-Lopez joined the Pilsen Neighbors Community Council in suing to nullify the license.

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