Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
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Must-see shopping in Illinois
Chicago
What is the bizarre, five-story building on Michigan Ave that has an exterior covered in plaid? It's the British luxury fashion house Burberry, of course…
Chicago
This leading store for used books can get you just about any title ever published. Shelf after heaving shelf props up the well-arranged stock. Staff…
Chicago
This top-notch farmers market supports local producers, with all items for sale grown, raised or made within 200 miles. Besides local fish, meat, fruit…
Chicago
Gramaphone is a favorite of DJs and electronic music fans. It carries a vast selection of new and old, popular and underground house, techno, hip-hop,…
Chicago
Old ironing boards serve as display tables, and tape measures, scissors and other designers’ tools hang from vintage hooks. You get that crafting feeling…
Chicago
Pop into this branch of the Asian grocery store chain when the urge strikes for fresh squid, fish balls, roasted chestnuts, banana chips or green tea Kit…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
The smallish shop carries lots of soul and funk vinyl, plus a bit of everything else, from stoner doom to Native American ballads. It's also a great place…
Chicago
Walk around the big, open room where some 50 different African American vendors sell their jewelry, head wraps, dolls, T-shirts, purses, spice mixes,…
Chicago
This retro store stocks hipster wear, platform shoes, wigs and a mind-blowing array of kitschy T-shirts. Staff will iron on decals of Harry Caray, Mike…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Stacks and racks of premium denim fill this roomy shop, which feels a bit like a country store, albeit one stocked with leather boots, fashionable women's…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
You can buy, sell or trade your duds at this well-regarded secondhand clothing shop for men and women. Part of a national chain, the Wicker Park outpost…
Chicago
EK takes up a few storefronts with its miles of aisles of dishwares, incense, T-shirts, stuffed animals, bamboo plants, stationery, coin purses and Hello…
Chicago
This indie shop is known for its stellar gay and lesbian section (including gay fiction, gay parenting and queer spirituality), as well as travel, sci-fi…
Chicago
The independent Book Cellar is an integral part of the Lincoln Square neighborhood. Local book groups hold their meetings here, and authors do readings…
Chicago
Barneys provides the quintessential Gold Coast shopping experience, with six floors sparkling with mega-high-end designer goods. Up in the penthouse is…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
When hip west-side twenty-somethings decide to get steady jobs and start having kids, this is where they outfit the li’l pups. Adorable clothes, classic…
Chicago
Pop in to peruse humorous, often naughty, one-of-a-kind greeting cards, bookmarks, coffee cups, magnets, coasters and posters. The cards are printed by…
Chicago
Here's another Apple branch to help with all of your iPhone, iPad and other iNeeds. It's fronted by a plaza with a fountain, and tables and chairs where…
Chicago
Proceeds benefit the Howard Brown Health Center, which specializes in health care for the LGBT communities. The shop has a consistently good selection of…
Chicago
This compact artist-run gallery and shop sells distinctive silk-screened T-shirts, zines, cards, posters and small paintings on canvas. Everything is…
Chicago
City Lit is a modern, generalist bookstore that often hosts readings by local authors. It's a good place to browse if you're waiting for a table at one of…
Chicago
Every Sunday hundreds of vendors set up stalls that sell everything from Jesus statues to 10 packs of tube socks to power tools. The market has become a…
Illinois
Its hidden alley location gives this Evanston bookshop a magical feel, and inside the wonders continue: a deceptively tiny storefront unexpectedly expands…
Chicago
Lori’s caters to shoe junkies, who tear through boxes and tissue paper to get at Franco Sarto, Fabio Rusconi and other European brands. The general frenzy…
Chicago
This place is a shopping double act. Upstairs is a sedate collection of antique furniture, old wooden chests, elegant housewares like cut-crystal…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Ragstock is a giant shop for new and used clothing where you can find all sorts of idiosyncratic outfits. There are plenty of Halloween costumes, as well…
Chicago
This throwback to the 1960s focuses on hip, comfortable shoes for men, women and children. Brands include Dansko, Ecco, Naot, Birkenstock, Merrell, Keen…
Chicago
It's not big, it's not flashy and it doesn't host many author events. Instead this small, general-interest Printer's Row shop, owned by the same couple…
Chicago
This shopping center features retailers such as the Disney Store, Anthropologie, Zara, L'Occitane en Provence and even an outpost of the Magnolia Bakery,…
Chicago
New products arrive weekly and inventory changes biweekly at Spanish fashion house Zara. It’s sort of Gap meets H&M, with youthful, off-the-runway styles…
Chicago
This huge mall is home to an upscale collection of stores including Kate Spade, Max Mara, Gucci and J Crew, among many others. Water Tower Place is under…
Chicago
Conveniently located along Michigan Ave, Best Buy offers good prices on electronics and accessories: charging cables, SIM cards, flash drives, hand-held…
Chicago
W82 is one-stop shopping for sporty board gear, whether you’re into surfing, windsurfing, kiteboarding, snowboarding or skateboarding. It carries the…
Chicago
Whatever your photo needs, Central Camera – around since 1899! – has the answer. Once shutterbugs step inside the long, narrow store, it will be days…
Chicago
With groovy displays of retro tables, chairs, dishware and outdoor gear set up in little scenes throughout the rooms, the owners of this 'urban antique…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Owned by the same parent company as Urban Outfitters (young hipster styles) and Anthropologie (older feminine styles), Free People lands in the middle…
Chicago
Shops at North Bridge is a fancy high-rise mall on the Mag Mile. Brand stores include Swatch, Hugo Boss, Lucky Brand and anchor department store Nordstrom…
Chicago
When the urge strikes for leather harnesses, fetish gear, handcuffs or sexy underwear, the Men's Room has the goods. It's a one-stop shop for fashion,…
Chicago
This historic building, on a block commonly referred to as ‘Jewelers Row,' is the center of Chicago’s family-jeweler trade. Hundreds of shops in here sell…
