Chicago Tribune — Steven Svymbersky stood behind the cash register in his quiet store. At 55, wearing wiry glasses and a mask of bemusement, he looked like a moonlighting professor. Except for his neck tattoo of a lizard, which — even more so than his arm tattoo of ... more info

Chicago Tribune — The basement of Quimby's Bookstore in Wicker Park is nasty, brutish and cramped. For many years it was prone to flooding. There is no natural light, and what light does exist comes primarily from a single dangling bulb. Curiosities are stored on top ... more info