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- Pilsen tax district on hold, but plan could be revived
Grass-roots community activism has notched a victory in Pilsen. But it remains to be seen if it is a lasting one. The Resurrection Project, one of Pilsen’s leading community groups, had prepared a plan for a special service area, or SSA, a district in which property owners would pay a higher tax. The money ordinarily goes to enhanced services such as security, sanitation or beautification ...
June 11, 2013 - Chicago Sun-Times - Health expo raises Latino health awareness
In Pilsen Saturday afternoon, a free health event aimed at connecting the city's Latino community with medical and nutritional services to fight obesity.
June 8, 2013 - ABC 7 Chicago - Fisk site future sharpens, new park space ideas proposed
Potential buyers for Midwest Generation’s defunct coal plant sites on the city’s southwest side could come before a Mayor-appointed task force soon. At a meeting in Pilsen Wednesday, Jerry Mead-Lucero, who heads the Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization (PERRO), said the group’s original plans for a park (pictured below) that would span South Throop and Halsted Streets with a ...
June 7, 2013 - WBEZ 91.5 Chicago
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- David Stern in Forbes
We had a full house in Istanbul (Saturday) with Efes Pilsen against Minnesota,Stern said. "The real lesson may be that you need a night off between games. It's not about the place. I think it's really just a question of Saturday night vs.... - Dominik Hasek in SLAM! Sports
It was a nice feeling to play in the Czech Republic for the first time in 10 years. I came here to play two games during the last lockout. I haven't played in Pilsen in 15 years,said Hasek. "It was a very special game for me and it was... - Tal Burstein in Jerusalem Post
Malaga and Efes Pilsen have huge budgets and they will probably be our main rivals in the first stage. David [Blatt] is an excellent coach and I'm looking forward to meeting him,Burstein said.