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

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

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

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.”

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.

The tavern license was improperly issued by the city to Giant Penny Whistle, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

A coalition of Christian churches will also observe Ash Wednesday by launching a “40 Days of Peace” campaign in Pilsen.