Operation Midway Blitz fallout lingers in Latino neighborhoods

The ground shifted under Chicago last fall. What's normal in the city's majority-Latino communities today isn't what it was before Operation Midway Blitz.

The Southeast Side, long defined by steel mills and working-class communities, was one of the first places Mexicans came to Chicago more than a century ago. On the Lower West Side, Pilsen stands out for its colorful murals, rich arts and culinary scene and lively Mexican American culture. Farther southwest, Little Village, also known as La Villita...