Tom Wartman is standing over a rectangle of blue flame and bending glass in his hands. "This fire is about 1,500 degrees," he says casually. He quickly and deftly moves the glass arc from the flame to ...

Tom Wartman is standing over a rectangle of blue flame and bending glass in his hands. "This fire is about 1,500 degrees," he says casually. He quickly and deftly moves the glass arc from the flame to ...

Neon signs used to line highways and Main Streets across America. Now, tradespeople who make and service those signs are dwindling, even as their nostalgic glow has become increasingly popular with ...

There are about 30 mid-century neon signs remaining in Chicago — but no clear incentives for owners to keep them up when their small businesses close, preservationists said.

“Neon is the fifth most abundant element in the universe,” says Todd Matuszewicz. That’s how the co-president of Save the Signs ends every tour he gives of Morry’s Neon, where he’s worked on and off ...