While the ground did not quake nor did a star fall from the sky, a seismic shift has taken place within the long impoverished community of Pembroke Township

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Jose Garfias and his wife, Eva, recently opened Eva’s Pizza at 13161 E. Central Ave., almost directly across the street from the Pembroke Public Library and about one mile from the Lorenzo Smith Grade School property.

The much-discussed purchase of the Northfield Square mall property by the village of Bradley is about to become a reality.

The business, which opened its brick-and-mortar at 223 S. West Ave. in mid-June earlier this year, began in 2021 when the couple started as a vendor at local farmers’ markets, including Kankakee and Frankfort

The Shack Sports Complex opened two months ago at 250 S. Kinzie Ave. in Bradley, offering a place for local baseball and softball players to improve their skills in an indoor environment

Owners Elizabeth and Antonio Talaga announced the closure in a Facebook post on Nov. 4 following the tough decision