Pilsen

Pilsen Unidos Por Nuestro Orgullo (PUÑO) is organizing the Pilsen Apoya Biz Crawl this weekend to support local and immigrant-owned businesses in Pilsen, Chicago. The event aims to stimulate the economy by inviting neighbors to visit dozens of local shops offering various goods and services. However, business has struggled recently due to heightened immigration enforcement operations.

The 54th annual Fiesta Del Sol is taking place in Pilsen while Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers conduct targeted activities and vehicle stops in Chicago.

City officials announced safety improvements, including pedestrian islands and curb bumpouts, on South Ashland Avenue in Pilsen following the hit-and-run death of Marcela Herrera, a 22-year-old bride-to-be. The upgrades, funded by the city and the 25th Ward office, aim to address community concerns after Herrera's fatal accident last July and ongoing reports of safety risks at the intersection.

ICE arrests in Chicago have increased since the end of Operation Midway Blitz, with more immigration-related legal referrals and verified arrests reported in recent months. Immigration agents have been sighted in multiple neighborhoods, using targeted tactics and arresting individuals at courthouses and during traffic stops, despite existing legal restrictions on such actions.

Chicago experienced its least violent July Fourth weekend in at least seven years, with five people killed and 23 injured in shootings, assaults, or stabbings between July 4 and July 7. This marks a decline from nine killed and 40 injured in 2025 and 19 killed and 86 injured in 2024.

Two people were killed and seven injured, including two police officers, during Chicago shootings over the Fourth of July weekend. A suspect shot two officers during a traffic stop in South Shore, and other incidents included a self-inflicted fatal shooting in Portage Park and multiple injuries from separate shootings.

A popular Pilsen restaurant is seeking public assistance after a burglary attempt was captured on surveillance video Friday morning.

Ald. Sigcho-Lopez believes an explosion outside his Pilsen home was an act of political violence. The incident shattered one of his windows while his 4-year-old triplets slept.

An explosive device detonated in front of Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s home in Pilsen, shattering a window. Sigcho-Lopez described the incident as 'political violence,' while police called it a 'suspected firework.' The alderman, running for Congress as a Democratic Socialist, reported prior threats and doxxing, raising concerns about political targeting.

An explosion outside the home of Pilsen Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez shattered a window but caused no injuries. Surveillance video showed two men in an SUV igniting an explosive before fleeing. The Chicago Police Department’s Bomb and Arson Unit is investigating.

A pastor was assaulted while preaching on a street corner in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, according to video of the incident and witnesses who were present.

Pilsen residents are urging Governor JB Pritzker to delay the permit renewal of Sims Metal Management, a scrap metal operation accused of releasing toxic metals into the air. Despite a 2025 pollution control system installed by Sims, recent tests show increased levels of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, and other metals, sparking community protests and calls for further scrutiny.