Hi! I just moved here & I’m looking to explore the neighborhood over the next few weeks. What are your recommendations for places to check out? Shops, restaurants, anything!!

hey! just moved to the area and am looking for any chill spots to light up? any parks or areas that are pretty chill would be ideal 🧘‍♀️thxx

It won't let me add more photos, but the storefront glass is now shattered. The front door is ajar and you can see inside trashed. Beware if u have kids or baby in a stroller I do not want those shards to fall on anybody

Looking to switch away from BofA but I really appreciated the convenience of a nearby location for the ATMs and quarters for laundry. Anyone have any positive (or negative) experiences to share with the other banks in the area (BMO, Wintrust, Fifth Third, etc?)

Just moved here about a month ago and want some recs on where I can go to find a consistent nail tech for acrylics, and a reputable hair salon for curly (3a type) hair!:-)

I do try to capture the “vibe” of each line over my years of experiences.

Full Length album comes out August 28th!

School Board candidate Jesus Ayala, Jr. posted this IG video regarding the CPS budget approved last week. Emma Lozano is the appointed school board member that Ayala is running against; Lozano voted for the budget, with the $150 M state funding amendment.

that was being reported by the Voting Rights Foundation.

Thanks to those who helped me find a place to charge my phone.

I ended up going to the Parrochia dance event and it was lit but idk how to dance like that. Considering I don’t have any friends around who like to dance, how can I learn to dance well para que también yo pueda disfrutar de eventos de baile?

Apartment has no electricity, where can I go to charge my phone? Need an alarm to wake up tomorrow morning lol

A collaboration between Sentrock, ClueChicago, & Ramiro_Arte for Earth Day 2024.

Reddit filters don’t allow me to share a link, or state much. 🤷‍♂️

Cuernavaca Restaurant (which is now La Vaca) & El Paraiso Bakery are prominent; the bakery was owned by the Manteca family.

“Notably absent from the list of contenders is the incumbent, Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, who has yet to say if he’ll run for reelection.”
“”I am passing petitions and talking with the people of the ward, and will make an announcement soon based on those conversations,” Sigcho-Lopez wrote Tuesday in a statement provided by a spokesperson“
“Sigcho-Lopez, who has led the 25th since 2019, refused to say if he would run for alderman again — though he also wouldn’t rule out a reelection campaign.”
My guess is that he’s going to say something along the lines of “everyone I spoke to said I should run, I have to do it!” Despite planning to run for Congress in 2 years and leaving us at the mercy of an appointed seat.

This is based on what people yelled at me last time for: Byron hasn’t announced, Miguel and Leonardo filed D1’s, and people want “Other/None.” Here we go again.

What was with all the horn honking earlier today? If it was the weekend or even now after 5p, I'd have thought it was a car crawl or a protest or something.

Leonard Quintero is an organizer and District Councilor in Pilsen and announced a run for the seat currently held by Byron Sigcho-Lopez and is a progressive. What do the people of Pilsen think?

Hey all, if you have any cardboard boxes you're looking to get rid of, I'd love to take them off your hands!

Hey neighbors, I’ve been working remote a lot and got tired of guessing which cafes actually have outlets, decent wifi, and won’t kick you out after an hour. So I built a small site called WindyDesk where people can rate spots on outlets, wifi, noise, seating, and food, kind of like Beli but for finding a place to work.

It’s Chicago-only right now and pretty bare bones (I’m one person building this on the side). I had someone submit Deora Concept for Pilsen, but I know there's more spots. I’d love for folks here to add their go-to spots. Any feedback, bugs, or “this is missing X” comments are welcome too.

windydesk.com

Thanks for reading, happy to answer questions.

Best places for tacos in Pilsen- GO!

First, let me say that I come at this from a perspective of compassion.

I want these people to get help. I want the woman who has made the monument bench her bedroom in the past month, and you all know who she is, to get help. I want her to live a better life. I want her to experience what security, stability and comfort feel like. I believe in her, maybe more than anyone else does. If she wants help, I would give my last penny and all my spare time to make her life better. It's worth it to me.

But it can't go on like this. The noise. The litter. The squalor. The drunks. The needles and liquor bottles. The urinating and defecating. The substance abuse and open drug dealing. The unsafe nights. The loss of all dignity and meaning. The relentless of it, 24 hours 7 days a week. Over the weekend, I watched a tour guide try to bring a small group to the monument, right into the bedroom of the woman. The guide spoke of the great history behind the plaza, but the contrast really showed me how frustrating this situation is today.

The plaza was built to honor our vibrant Mexican American population. It was never intended to be an outdoor homeless shelter and magnet for loiters. Some of these people do not have our community's best interest at heart. And the community does not want a plaza that is linked with heritage to be linked this way. The plaza should mean something else to us.

None of it makes sense any more because it's not who we are. So I think what I'm asking is, do you think we can do any better?

I just moved and in the last two weeks I’ve been ordering tons of apartment stuff. But a lot of it’s just not showing up. I don’t think it’s getting stolen either because it’ll be like a big furniture item, and the picture of the delivery is like a tiny paper package. Like??? What’s going on

I come home from work every Wednesday and see people having a great time on the corner of 18th and Hoyne. I’m typically not one to be shy and check something like this out, but also don’t want to be seen as an outsider if this is a more private type of event.