Vivid blues, yellows and reds make the brick facades along West 18th Street pop. Paintings of faces, birds and other subjects ...

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

A trip to Chicago’s Pilsen area reveals a neighborhood with a split personality. In the community’s western blocks, carnicerias, panaderias, taquerias and grocery stores exude Pilsen’s vibrant ...

Danielle Wasserman, 37, pleaded guilty last week to two hate crime counts stemming from two incidents last year in which she ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Pilsen, at its roots, is about community, culture, and especially families. But there is a price to popularity, and long-time families are feeling the pressure as Pilsen's hip vibe ...

Pilsen has long been known for its murals featuring images of lost loved ones, Chicano history, anti-war movements and struggles for education and workers’ rights. But since 2016, a series of doors ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- For the West Side neighborhood of Pilsen, murals are central to the neighborhood's identity and its largely Mexican community. As development changes the physical landscape and ...

Pilsen has long been known for its rich Hispanic culture and close-knit Mexican-American communities. But with more than 10,300 Hispanic residents having left the neighborhood since 2000, according to ...

Akito Tsuda’s photographs of Pilsen live on the coffee tables, bookshelves, and Facebook feeds of current and former residents. When he uploads an image to Facebook, the comments are filled with ...