Colors coat the paint cabinet on May 16, 2017, at Southwest Signs, a sign-painting business in Chicago’s Clearing neighborhood that has been making hand-painted signs for decades.

But that was a different time, a time when many — even most — grocery stores hand-painted product and pricing signs. Today, more than 50 years later, it is a lost art.

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Levi Dilley started his business, Signs and Wonders, in 2019 as an outlet for his creative energy. Now, his art can be spotted throughout Athens and Monroe. Working with local businesses, Dilley ...