Finishing is a step that turns freshly poured concrete into a strong, smooth surface before it fully sets. Here’s how to do it properly.

CHICAGO — Got a broken sidewalk slab, or maybe a few, in front of your house? The City of Chicago’s Sidewalk Cost Sharing Program will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13.

with some calling the slab too “huge” and complaining that wheelchair-bound pedestrians would have trouble navigating that patch of sidewalk. There needs to be at least five feet of walkable ...