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Emanuel: Chris Kennedy's Conspiracy Theory 'Hallucinatory'Kennedy, a Democratic candidate for governor, has suggested the mayor is part of an organized effort to force people of color from the city.

'Get Out': Vandals Hit New Pilsen Restaurants With Graffiti Telling Them To LeaveTwo upscale restaurants in Pilsen have been hit by vandals with graffiti that tells them to leave the neighborhood.

Pilsen Residents Want Say In Development PlansDiscussed were components of what could be a New Quality of Life plan for Pilsen, placing emphasis on education, health, jobs, young people and their activities, and affordable housing.

Alderman: Hiking Price Of Demolitions Could Slow Gentrification Along 606 TrailPeople are getting priced out the northwest side neighborhoods that abut the popular 606. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports.

Protesters Demonstrate Outside Historic Humboldt Park House Slated To Be Torn Down For High-End HomesSeveral dozen people held a protest Saturday outside a historic home in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, not far from the new 606 elevated trail, that's slated to be torn down for high-end homes.

Pilsen Coffee Shop Hit Again By Anti-Gentrification GraffitiThere seems to be growing anger about who's moving in to Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Burglars Break Into Humboldt Park Restaurant Weeks After Being Tagged By Graffiti
Displaced Tenants Say They'll Soon Be Homeless In Gentrifying NeighborhoodManuel Rivera has been a tenant of the building at 1627 Humboldt Park Boulevard for eight years. He’s on disability and says the $500 a month he’s been paying in rent is about all he can afford.

RANT: My Chicago Neighborhood Sucks, Where Should I Move?What should they put in Logan Square next? A new, fancy shopping center, or a Medieval Times surrounded by a moat filled with killer sharks? I choose sharks.