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- News & Politics, Zoom in Sep 13, 2014
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In employing pianists, Mariano's picks up where Nordstrom left off
James Callen and other in-house piano players jazz up the grocery shopping experience.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Aug 23, 2014
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Angel's Tire Shop is Pilsen's most eye-popping attraction
The corner of 18th and Leavitt is a vehicle for Angel Salgado's kitchen-sink approach to ornamentation.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Aug 9, 2014
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Zoom In: Rogers Park
At the Artists of the Wall Festival, residents paint Loyola Beach's sea bench to curb graffiti and raise money for the Loyola Park Advisory Council.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Jul 19, 2014
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Zoom In: East Village
Jerzy Kenar's Shit Fountain serves as a reminder for neighborhood dog owners.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Jul 8, 2014
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Zoom in: Edgewater
A century-old Edgewater firehouse is now a media production facility.
- News & Politics, Zoom in May 31, 2014
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Zoom in: Hyde Park
Before Roe v. Wade, the Jane collective ran an underground abortion service out of a pair of Hyde Park apartments.
- News & Politics, Zoom in May 19, 2014
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Zoom in: Rogers Park
Miles from the downtown campus of International Mr. Leather, the Leather Archives & Museum is Chicago's year-round BDSM hub.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Apr 26, 2014
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Zoom in: Andersonville
The neighborhood's iconic water tank languishes in the Swedish American Museum parking lot.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Apr 3, 2014
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Zoom in: Jefferson Park
Despite its Game of Thrones-ish name, the Independent Order of Svithiod is really a century-old fraternal organization struggling to survive.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Mar 8, 2014
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Zoom in: River North
Adam Brooks's Freedom Wall—which features a list of 69 seemingly random famous names—has been tattooed to the side of 325 W. Huron for nearly 20 years.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Mar 3, 2014
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Zoom in: Lincoln Park
Currently under construction, the Morningstar Mansion can make a case for its own zip code.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Feb 22, 2014
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Zoom in: Andersonville
The neighborhood's iconic wooden Dala horse received a much needed face-lift and has now moved indoors.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Jan 25, 2014
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Zoom in: Andersonville
Playing up the secret hideout angle is only one of Alleycat Comics' many charms.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Jan 18, 2014
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Zoom in: Edgewater
Removed from the drag of Lincoln Avenue motels, the Heart O'Chicago can still easily be spotted thanks to its iconic neon sign.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Dec 16, 2013
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Zoom in: Avondale
The hackerspace Pumping Station: One built a replica of a TARDIS and then went ahead and hoisted it up on the roof.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Dec 3, 2013
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Zoom in: Albany Park
Cafe Chicago is a unique coffee co-op that aims to lend a hand to low-income immigrant laborers.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Nov 25, 2013
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Zoom in: Uptown
A model-railroad club uses a local community center to house its current working creation, which features nine stops and 1,500 feet of track.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Nov 2, 2013
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Zoom in: Near North
Chicago Lights Urban Farm transitioned from being a seasonal community garden to a full-fledged, year-round farm in 2010.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Oct 26, 2013
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Zoom in: Near North
As the Near North Side blossoms with swanky hotels and tourist-focused restaurants, a few of the neighborhood's sex stores are intent on hanging around.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Oct 22, 2013
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Zoom in: Bronzeville
Now a nondescript purveyor of handsaws, Meyers Ace Hardware was formerly a local jazz mecca visited by the likes of Louis Armstrong and Count Basie.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Oct 6, 2013
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Zoom in: Evanston
The anechoic chamber at Northwestern might make you a little too aware of your own heartbeat.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Oct 1, 2013
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Zoom In: River West
The Paramount Room has a new bike repair stand for the hundreds of cyclists who ride along Milwaukee.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Sep 7, 2013
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Zoom In: Rogers Park
Andy DeLaRosa's Gallery B1e took on a life of its own as it spilled from a modest storefront space into an outdoor lot.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Aug 11, 2013
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Zoom in: The Loop
The Maker Lab at the Harold Washington Library Center allows you the opportunity, in person, to be mystified by the process of 3-D printing.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Aug 3, 2013
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Zoom in: Niles
The Leaning Tower of Niles was built as a grand homage to the original in Pisa—and to store water for swimming pools.