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- City Life, Shop Local Jan 20, 2021
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Thrifting from home
Support local secondhand shoppers without stepping foot outside.
- City Life, Shop Local Dec 11, 2020
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Welcome to Quarantinaville
A local artist’s one-of-a-kind greeting cards support local businesses and help us stay connected.
- City Life, Shop Local Nov 23, 2020
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There's no room for waste at Tinyshop
Environmentalist Christine Sorich's pop-up grocery store is small but mighty.
- City Life, Shop Local Oct 27, 2020
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Sex shops offer pleasure at a distance amid COVID-19
They’re seeing different kinds of clientele and more intentional shopping.
- City Life, Shop Local Oct 19, 2020
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Mail a ghost to a friend (or enemy)
The Chicago-based company Ghost Express lets you anonymously haunt whoever you want.
- City Life, Shop Local Oct 5, 2020
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Double, double toil and trouble
Cursed by COVID this Halloween season? The Malliway Brothers conjure up alternatives to get you in the spirit.
- City Life, Shop Local Apr 14, 2020
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Speaking of unmentionables
Three friends have created a patented postpartum undergarment that can hold an ice pack.
- City Life, Shop Local Mar 24, 2020
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Support Chicago businesses from your couch
Because Amazon is gonna be just fine.
- City Life, Shop Local Feb 18, 2020
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Lillstreet is the place for functional art
The Gallery Shop offers handmade ceramics, jewelry, textiles and more.
- City Life, Shop Local Jan 7, 2020
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A trippy trip back in time
Death by Toys specializes in repurposed action figures, 80s nostalgia, and a bestselling empty box you have to see to believe.
- City Life, Shop Local Mar 19, 2019
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Field and Florist creates floral arrangements for freshness and sustainability
Farm-to-table isn't just for restaurants anymore.
- City Life, Shop Local Feb 26, 2019
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Warm milk for the fast-fashion weary
Milk Handmade spotlights local design.
- City Life, Shop Local Jan 29, 2019
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One-stop Senegalese shop
Come for the colorful textiles and raw black soap at Gorée Shop, stay for the food.
- Best of Chicago, Goods & Services Jun 22, 2017
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Best of Chicago 2017: Goods & Services
Chicago's best clothing store, record shop, veterinarian, dentist, and more readers' poll winners
- City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Nov 25, 2015
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Chicago gifts that should be on your 2015 shopping list
This year, give local—from a custom pet portrait to artsy pot pipes to a box of midwestern delicacies.
- Best of Chicago, Goods & Services Jun 20, 2012
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Best of Chicago 2012: Goods & Services
Best of Chicago 2012: Goods & Services
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 10, 2010
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Target to replace Carson's?
The mass-market retailer might be coming to State Street.
- City Life, Shop Local Dec 2, 2010
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Gift Guidance
Whistler cocktail classes, a Black Dog gelato subscription, an ax fit for the Amish, a bookish Kindle cozy, and more
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 2, 2010
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Art Effect Celebrates 25 Years
The Lincoln Park boutique celebrates a quarter-century in business.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 6, 2010
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Local Designers at Block 37
Michelle Tan opens a storefront in Block 37, and other local retailers get ready to open their doors as well.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 28, 2010
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Topshop Is Coming!
The British fast-fashion retailer finally comes to Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 2, 2010
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Hand-Painted Clothing at Dovetail Chicago
Local artist Sarah McLaughlin shows her clothing and jewelry at Dovetail this weekend.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 30, 2010
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Tula's Not Closing After All
Tula owner Laura Westgate reconsiders her decision to close, thanks to her customers.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 18, 2010
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Spare Parts Would Like Spare Change—Lots of It
A store owner calls for investors to help stem the tide of closings in Lakeview.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 12, 2010
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Fashion Events and Sales This Weekend
A fashion show at the nature museum, lessons on how to wrap a scarf in your hair, and more events.
