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Column: A bittersweet goodbye to the Chronicle

Column: A bittersweet goodbye to the Chronicle

By Irvin Ibarra, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2022
Timothy Buidosik (right) dressed in all black holds a homemade staff with a skull mounted on it.

Carrera de los Muertos returns to Pilsen after 2 years, celebrating its 15th anniversary

By Irvin Ibarra, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2022
Along the intersection of Blue Island Avenue and West Cullerton Street, a section marking the start of the first Fiesta del Sol festival in the 70s is honored.

Pilsen celebrates the 50th anniversary of Fiesta del Sol with honorary new name for part of Blue Island Avenue

By Irvin Ibarra, Staff Reporter
July 30, 2022

Local Black creatives gather to celebrate Juneteenth

By K'Von Jackson, Director of Photography
June 23, 2022
At Casa Mateos booth in Mole de Mayo, a Colombian restaurant located at 4001 S. Cicero Ave., meat is cooked in a traditional way using a Colombian llanera.

Pilsen’s annual Mole de Mayo Festival returns after two years of the pandemic

By Irvin Ibarra, Staff Reporter
June 2, 2022
Rosalind Cummings-Yeates is a Chicago expert and adjunct faculty member in the Communication Department. Having grown up on the South Side, she highlights often overlooked places in her new book.

‘52 Things to Do in Chicago’ highlights neighborhoods that tourists overlook

By Bianca Kreusel, Deputy Director of Photography
May 12, 2022
While working on a small canvas using acrylic paint in a corner of the room surrounded by his character Clue?, Gomez talks about his time in the street art scene and the meaning behind the work he produces.

Little Village street artist ‘Clue?’ showcases the importance of community and mentoring young artists

By Irvin Ibarra, Staff Reporter
May 12, 2022
Juana Arreguín, owner of Nevería El Sabor de México on 18th Street in Pilsen (pictured), worked with artist Tatiana Garcia for their submission to the Pilsen Christmas Window Walk.

Pilsen preps for the holidays with its second annual Christmas Window Walk

By Irvin Ibarra, Staff Reporter
December 16, 2021
A small altar sits by the entrance of Cafe Jumping Bean, 1439 W. 18th St., which was packed the morning of Saturday, Oct. 30 with people buying sugar skulls, hot chocolate and coffee.

Día de los Muertos 2021: Honoring those who have died from COVID-19

By Irvin Ibarra and Valentina Pucarelli
November 3, 2021
Marlen Ochoa-Lopez lived in Pilsen after immigrating to the U.S. She and her baby Yovanny Jadiel Lopez, who were both murdered, have a mural commemorating them, decorated with fresh flowers and a wooden cross for the two.

Los Cruces de las Calles: The street altars across Chicago’s West Side

By Irvin Ibarra, Staff Reporter
October 14, 2021
A Love Letter to Home

A Love Letter to Home

By Melanie Medrano and Julia Greene
May 17, 2021
Attendees pack the auditorium of Pickard Elementary, at 2301 W. 21st Place, to hear community organizers and elected representatives address the issue of gun violence in the 25th ward.

Community meeting to address gun violence in Pilsen wracked with conflict

By Mari Devereaux, Managing Editor
February 25, 2020
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