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Hispanics represent 14 percent of the Windy City's population, or 1.3 million people. The majority of those (about 70 percent) are of Mexican descent.
The Latin population is concentrated in the Pilsen, Humboldt and Little Village neighborhoods.
The Telemundo station WSNS-TV, Channel 44, has recently relocated from the John Hancock building to the Sears Tower with a stronger digital signal. WSNS became a full-time Spanish television station in 1985 as an affiliate of Spanish International Network (SIN was later bought by Hallmark Cards, and Hallmark formed the Univision network). The station bought by Telemundo in 1996; Univision subsequently created the station WGBO.
WSNS took a major hit for several years, going from double-digit ratings to low single-digit ratings. But earlier this...