Even in an age when disposability has become a symbol of modernity, fixing things—rather than needlessly adding another item to the garbage pile—has its own kind of cachet. Use our guide to Chicagoland’s best fixers in 36 categories to help you reassess and repair. Sustainability, you might say, starts at home.

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INDEX / STORE INFO »
Our directory or repair shops

BEFORE & AFTER »
Three successful repairs

FOUR FIXERS »
A guitar hero, a multitasker and a crack team of art restorers

Photograph: Anna Knott; Styling: Jennifer Moore