Pilsen (Lower West Side)
Seeking role as center of Mexican-American life
Just three miles from downtown, Pilsen has been a port-of-entry community for more than 130 years. Today it is a primary gateway for Mexican-Americans, with a population that is 89 percent Latino and 37 percent non-citizens.
More about the community | Quality-of-Life Plan
News and articles
A safe place to play 2/19/2013
Health and fitness are significant issues in neighborhoods throughout the city, rich and poor alike. In Pilsen, Little Village, Brighton Park, Woodlawn, Chicago Lawn and South Chicago, neighborhood organizations, with LISC Chicago and NCP, will soon embark on another season of PlayStreets, in which streets are temporarily closed to traffic to allow residents to participate in organized fitness activities.
LISC network delivers for Healthy Chicago 6/15/2012
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is tapping directly into LISC’s network of neighborhood groups for ideas on how to advance his administration’s ambitious Healthy Chicago agenda.
Pilsen dances to its plan 5/31/2012
NCP quality-of-life plan has accomplished a remarkable amount given economic headwinds of the past five years
Lead agency
The Resurrection Project
1818 S. Paulina Ave. Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 666-1323 phone
(312) 942-1123 fax
Raul Raymundo
Executive Director
email
Ulises Zatarain
NCP director
email
Danilo Aguilar
NCP organizer
email
Calendar
May 2013
| Wed 22 | Greater Pilsen May Networking Social 6:30 pm –8:30 pm |
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| Thu 23 | Tour of La Casa student housing |
Maps and data
Pilsen (Lower West Side) boundaries
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