Iconic Loop weather bell to shine again after years in the dark

There's a warm nostalgic spot in Chicago's brick, concrete and glass heart for those big vintage outdoor signs that were once plentiful in this town, especially the signage that told us the time and temperature. It's a shame that signs like these have been vanishing from the city's urban landscape since the 1990s — like the large, red-lipped Magikist carpet cleaning company signs that used to set roadside along the Dan Ryan, Eisenhower and Kennedy expressways. They exist in our memories, at…