The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

Parking lot where a Chicago mayor was inaugurated under very sketchy circumstances.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

A European-style bath house in Chicago.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.