Maxwell Evans

Norfolk Southern's project to replace rail bridges over Cottage Grove Avenue and 73rd Street is still on time, but some neighbors are frustrated by a lack of updates after two years of work on the busy, six-way intersection.

Da Book Joint and Stoviink Creatives, two former Boxville market tenants, are opening a new shop with books, home goods and wellness items Sunday.

The Plan Commission approved the project to transform the former South Works steel mill into a multibillion-dollar quantum park. Some neighbors want the developer to sign a community benefits agreement.

The café — home base for its namesake podcast featuring South Shore's "thought-changers" and leaders — replaces the unaffiliated South Shore Brew at 71st Street and Yates Boulevard.

The call center will move its existing operations into the tech training hub, which is set to open in Greater Grand Crossing next year.

The south lakefront has everything from African art to activist zines.

The fair's name reflects the business owners who organized the event, but everyone is welcome to explore the diversity of Black-authored books on display this weekend at Kido Chicago, organizers said.

About 89 percent of voters in four South Shore precincts showed support for housing protections like property tax relief and affordable housing developments in a non-binding referendum.

Developer Alisa Starks, a South Shore resident, said the center with a Creole restaurant, dine-in cinema, bowling alley and events space is eyeing a 2026 opening after approvals from the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Residents at the troubled Kenwood apartment complex want federal housing officials to force the next landlord to sign a collective bargaining agreement. The move would keep another "slumlord" from taking over the property, they said.