At Houdini’s Magic Shop, shelves are jam packed with the unusual. Picking out just the right magic trick can be difficult with so many options, but with any luck, the resident magician can help — ...

HIAWATHA — “When I was 70, if you’d said, ‘You’re going to open up a magic shop,’ I would’ve said you’re crazy,” Marlin, now 72, said one recent afternoon. “Why would I do such a thing? “But here I am ...

Think of it as a speakeasy for magic. Just like a good trick, there’s more to this storefront than meets the eye. When Brent Braun opens J&B Magic Shop and Theater this summer, the front half of his ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — In an unassuming red brick ...