As gang violence and gun-related deaths continue to occur at an alarming rate in a community on the West Side of Chicago, residents are finding constructive ways to end the bloodshed that has plagued their neighborhood for years. Austin, the largest of Chicago’s 77 communities with a population of roughly 117,527, is part of Chicago’s West Side, which also c […]
Historic warehouses in Pilsen that would have been converted into low-rent workspaces for struggling artists were rezoned recently for a 200-room hotel with a restaurant and ballroom. The Chicago Plan Commission unanimously voted to change the zoning at the W.M. Hoyt Co. building at 465 W. Cermak Rd. in the near Southwest Side neighborhood of Pilsen. Plans f […]
The Midnight Circus is a whimsical assortment of acrobats, aerialists, clowns and contortionist that will tour five North Side Chicago parks in September and October. The circus won’t really appear at the late hour of midnight, instead shows will be in the afternoons (see the schedule below) to delight the crowds. The circus is coming to town, or at least fi […]