“Listen Up!,” an exhibit on the history of audio technology, opens Friday at the Evanston History Center’s Dawes House. The exhibit features antique music boxes, phonographs and early versions...

Lori Osborne carefully climbs down a steep flight of stairs into a dim expanse. She inhales, the musky air mingling with rotting paper and dust-covered furniture. To her, the scent is warm and familiar. Osborne’s...