Crossroads Collaborative

04/01/2026

In addition to the Quantum Shores campus on the far south former USX Site on Chicago's lakefront, Related Midwest has embarked on another massive project, breaking ground on what has been touted as the 78th Community Area in Chicago.

The 22,000-seat stadium, bankrolled by the Fire’s billionaire owner, Joe Mansueto, is expected to be complete in time for the team’s 2028-29 season.

03/12/2026

Have you voted?

Local politicians focus on the precincts that vote and voter turnout by region and demographic. Let them know your vote makes a difference.

03/10/2026

03/10/2026

VOTING BY MAIL

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03/09/2026

Southeast 2nd District Congressional Candidate Forum -
We asked the tough questions and the candidates answered. Our thanks to the candidates who participated: Ashley Banks, Eric France, and Robert Peters.

03/09/2026

Members of the Crossroads Collaborative asked questions at the Southeast 2nd District Candidates Forum held at Thornton Fractional North High School in Calumet City, Illinois. Watch this 30 second clip to hear the candidates. Other invited candidates running for the 2nd District Congressional seat did not show up.

03/09/2026

It's finally here.

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The long-awaited center in Jackson Park will have a dedication ceremony June 18 followed by its opening to the public on Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in America.

03/07/2026

The PUSH continues!!! Our Coalition of Southeast Side organizations has been speaking out about the former contaminated USX SouthWorks site on the lakefront. The new development that will include PsiQuantum, the Ilinois Microelectronics Park (IQMP), and Advocate Trinity Medical Center has been renamed Quantum Shores by the developer Related Midwest. The Coalition, consisting of the Friends of the Park, the Alliance of the Southeast, ETHOS of South Shore, KECS Block Club Association, the Crossroads Collaborative, local residents, and several other southeast community-based organizations, is seeking an agreement that would provide equitable environmental, economic, and educational benefits to the community. They also support site remediation and clean development, but without resident displacement (like seen around the Obama Presidential Center in Woodlawn).

Steel is rising once again in South Chicago. The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP), a first-of-its-kind campus for quantum scale-up, is starting to take shape at the former South Works site—more than thirty years after US Steel closed its doors.

03/06/2026

We honor the life and legacy of the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson.

Watch Live the Celebration of the life of Rev. Jesse Jackson at the House of Hope in Chicago:
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/jesse-jackson-funeral-services-house-of-hope-chicago/

https://www.youtube.com/live/ORrNvS79chM?si=d4vq3yxGuQUWV7BV

VON TV Coverage:

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LIVE UPDATES

Rev. Jackson Funeral live updates: Chicago prepares to say goodbye
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/when-is-reverend-jesse-jacksons-funeral-celebration-life-begins-thursday-see-schedule-arrangements-live-updates/18650377/
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The People's Celebration, the public funeral service for Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., is being held at House of Hope on the far South Side of Chicago.

02/23/2026

Show the politicians and their PAC donors that you care about our future. VOTE in the primary!!!

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