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As early as 1985, Pilsen's proximity to the downtown area and its low-value property became an ideal neighborhood for gentrification. [2] Pilsen residents and community institutions mobilized against two major redevelopments Chicago 21 Plan (the mid-1970s) and Chicago 1992 World's Fair (early to mid-1980s). [2]
In 2008, according to a Fox News investigation, Illinois state lawmakers ordered the Office of the Auditor General to conduct a special audit of Pilsen Wellness Center. During the audit the State found that almost a third of the agency’s employees did not have paperwork on file to prove they were qualified for their jobs. [ 10 ]
[1] Narcotics Anonymous uses a 12-step model developed for people with varied substance use disorders [2] and is the second-largest 12-step organization, [3] after 12-step pioneer Alcoholics Anonymous.
The United States Postal Service operates the Pilsen Post Office on 1859 S Ashland Avenue. [21] The National Museum of Mexican Art is located in the Pilsen neighborhood. Podmajersky incorporated is a major property owner in the Pilsen area [citation needed].
Nar-Anon is complementary to, but separate from, Narcotics Anonymous (NA), analogous to Al-Anon with respect to Alcoholics Anonymous; Nar-Anon's traditions state that it should "always cooperate with Narcotics Anonymous." Nar-Anon was co-founded by Alma B. and Louise S. in Studio City, California, but their attempt to launch the program failed. [1]
Pilsen Neighbors Community Council is a grassroots organization that was founded in 1954. Its organizing efforts focus on civil rights issues such as education, health care, housing and immigration reform. They are responsible for ground breaking events in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States.
Gads Hill Center is a non-profit youth education and family resource center on Chicago's South Side, United States, established in 1898.With its headquarters in Chicago, Gads Hill Center serves families in the Chicago neighborhoods of Lower West Side (Pilsen), North Lawndale and South Lawndale (Little Village) with programming that provides learning support and educational enrichment, early ...
In 1859, Count Ernst von Waldstein-Wartenberg of the aristocratic Waldstein and Wartenberg families set up a branch of his foundry and engineering works in Plzeň.The output of the plant, employing over 100 workers, included machinery and equipment for sugar mills, breweries, mines, steam engines, boilers, iron bridge structures, and railway facilities.