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Great Lakes Tattoo: The ’85 Bears of Tattooing

Great Lakes Tattoo is a popular tattoo shop in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago. The two-tiered shop houses its studio on the upper level and a collection of Chicago tattoo memorabilia below. GLT encourages walk-ins and choosing flash off the wall, which makes for an authentic old-school tattoo shop experience. Every single artist at …

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Artkore Tattoo

My traditional arm sleeve officially started at Illinois Tattoo Co. in downtown Bloomington, Illinois, with artist Alex Godair. A few months later, Godair and some fellow tattooers opened Artkore Tattoo a few blocks away. I followed him there, and he is responsible for all the pieces in this post. It’s hard to find quality tattoo …

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