Pilsen

A teenage boy is facing murder charges in connection with a mass shooting last December at Benito Juarez High School in the Pilsen neighborhood.

The shooting happened December 17, 2022, outside Benito Juarez in Pilsen. Student Brandon Perez, 15, and his 14-year-old friend were both killed.

A woman was shot and critically wounded Sunday night in the Pilsen neighborhood.

Three Chicago men were arrested and charged after fleeing state police in a stolen vehicle near South Loop on Tuesday. 

Another Chicago carjacking, another group of teenage suspects responsible.

A vibrant mural now occupies a wall bordering the playground of Barrett Park in Pilsen.

The neighborhood's alderman wants the state legislature to take action, making it illegal to increase property taxes by more than 25 percent and forcing a moratorium on fees and fines associated with late payments.

The air around a Pilsen car-shredding operation that community members want to shut down doesn’t pose short-term health threats, according to a company analysis of recent testing.

As the day darkened and drew colder Monday, the memorial outside Benito Juarez High School grew with flowers and lighted candles and messages written on posters on the spot where two students were killed last week.

Nathan Billegas, 14, and Brandon Perez, 15, were killed. Relatives say Billegas was a freshman at Chicago Bulls College Prep, while Perez was a student at Juarez.

Chicago police detectives are asking the public's help in identifying the suspect in a double homicide outside a Pilsen neighborhood school on Friday afternoon.