The DIY Speakeasy

Source Chicago Magazine
Original Load Date Feb. 20, 2026, 6 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 20, 2026, 6 a.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/march-2026/how-to-build-an-at-home-speakasy/

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In a 1920s bungalow in Villa Park, what was once a purely functional lower level has been fashioned into a speakeasy-style hangout — one that reveals itself only after a few seemingly wrong turns. Sidle past the laundry room and through the brick archway into a dim, cocktail-ready space built as a n...