Pilsen

Also known as Lower West Side · Lower West Side community area · Wards 25 and 12

Byron Sigcho-López25th Ward · 75% of Pilsen

Julia M. Ramirez12th Ward · 21% of Pilsen

Stories

Pilsen · Little Village

Chicago City Council rejects Mayor Johnson's two CHA board appointments, 29 to 16

The City Council rejected Ramona Westbrook and John Bartlett for the CHA board on Oct. 14, 29 to 16, after a warning the board could be flipped to oust its CEO.

Oct 16, 2026

Pilsen · Little Village

Byron Sigcho-López, Pilsen's alderman, votes no on the parking meter sale and loses the CHA fight from the Housing chair

A profile of Ald. Byron Sigcho-López (25th Ward): one of three no votes on the $2.53 billion parking meter sale, and a Housing chair whose CHA nominees failed 16–30.

Oct 16, 2026