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
Health academy fast-tracks professional training 4/12/2012
NCP partner agency Instituto del Progreso Latino in first year of running $22 million project that eventually will serve 600 students grades 9 through 12
La Casa will be ‘mi casa’ for college students 2/10/2012
Six-story, 27,000-square-foot community-based dormitory aims to attract scholars from Near Southwest Side and beyond
Orozco students explore heart of the matter 6/28/2011
Alivio Medical Center’s Health Careers Enrichment Program, one of Orozco’s Elev8 afterschool offerings, encourages bilingual students to pursue health careers with a hands-on approach.
- New crew of techies graduates in Pilsen 6/28/2011
- Free tax prep offered in NCP neighborhoods 4/26/2011
- Keeping those New Year's resolutions alive 4/14/2011
- Programs bring harvest of locally grown food 11/4/2010
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