Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale

Stretches of Logan and Kedzie boulevards will shut down to car traffic Sunday for the fest, the first stop on the city's "Open Boulevards" tour. Similar fests are coming to the South and West sides in October.

The shop, 2875 N. Milwaukee Ave., will host job training and art shows through its partnership with One Heart One Soul, a nonprofit helping young people experiencing homelessness.

Under a community-driven proposal, one Logan Square lot would become a public park with a water feature and another would be designated for paleta and empanada carts and food trucks.

The free fest is part of the "urbanist holiday" PARK(ing) Day, which encourages people in cities around the world to repurpose parking into active community spaces.

The grocery store is planned for the long-vacant CVS site at 2065 N. Milwaukee Ave. Owners hope to open next spring.

With PetalPushr, artist Amanda Forgash sells her own floral arrangements using dried flowers and other elements. The business started when her wedding flower sales dried up during the pandemic.

The attack seemed random and was particularly "malicious," a witness said. The victim was critically wounded and remains hospitalized.

Transportation activists want better-protected bike lanes — and for the city to make drastic and immediate changes to its biking infrastructure.

The luchadores returned to Logan Square after a year off because of the pandemic. “It takes a very rare breed to do this — a very rare breed, indeed," one said.

People can donate their new and gently used books to the book sale between now and Saturday.

"Settings like this are wonderful to bring the community, police and first responders ... together,” one of the organizers said.

The festival will bring live music, carnival rides and free COVID-19 vaccinations to Division Street from noon-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

After years of planning, a five-story affordable housing complex with a ground-floor theater will soon rise on Division Street.

The Lost Lake crew has eliminated tipping and requires all customers to show proof of vaccination.

Travell Miller was shot and killed Wednesday morning. He died shielding his daughter from the gunman, his family said.

The plan comes after years of community leaders, neighbors and transportation advocates fighting for improvements to the notoriously dangerous intersection of Western Avenue and Logan Boulevard.

Dave Roche hand-built a mobile library and rides it around Logan Square and Avondale, providing books to students who can't easily get to libraries during the pandemic.

Some say they're unnecessary and unsightly, while others say they're bringing much-needed safety upgrades to the busy roads.

"They want to promote pretty grass and trees on the corner of Division and Kostner as community benefits?" one neighbor asked.