Holiday Gift Guide Archives

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Nov 27, 2019
The 2019 Reader Gift Guide

More than 90 local items handpicked by Reader staff, including records, books, classes, handcrafted clothing, and home goods
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide, holiday gift guide

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Nov 21, 2018
Our 2018 all-Chicago holiday gift guide

A staff- and contributor-compiled peek at great local wares.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide, 2018 holiday gift guide, Made in Chicago

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Nov 23, 2016
The best made-in-Chicago gift ideas for the holidays

Shop hyperlocal this season for everything from unorthodox games and Chicago-centric books to craft booze and high-design home goods.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide, Gift guide, made in Chicago, Joe Mills, Michael Jordan, Mike Ditka, Richard J. Daley, Richard M. Daley, Chaka Khan, Oprah, Bill Murray, Muddy Waters, Harold Washington, Secret Hitler, Cards Against Humanity, Chicago Coloring Book, Towering Chicago, Chris Arnold, Katie Heupel, Women & Children First, Arts Club of Chicago, Arts Club of Chicago at 100: Art and Culture 1916-2016, University of Chicago Press, Maybe Sunday Collective, Art Institute of Chicago, Jason Guo, McKenzie Thompson, SAIC, Katherine Bernhardt, Brian Calvin, Zak Prekop, Chris Ware, neon sign, Chicago Cubs, World Series, Carolyn Hennes, Augustine's Spiritual Boutique, Dave Beltran, FeelTrip, Bae Cutler, Gramovox, Floating Record Vertical Turntable, Numero Group, Numero Group Factory Outlet, Still Music, Jerome Derradji, Past Due, Star Time, Larry Dixon, LAD Productions, Soulful Spades, Flowers for Dreams, Modern Sprout, Herb Essentials Garden Jar, Lincoln Park Zoo, Alexander Camelton, Makokomo, Ursli stool, Defy, Defender Workcase, Horween Leather Co., Chicago Comb Co., Epic Spices, Chicago Distilling Company, Beer Temple, World Beer Cup, Great American Beer Festival, Logan Square

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Nov 25, 2015
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.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide, gift guide, holiday, Christmas, Melissa Smith, Numero Group, Manual Coffee, Frank Lloyd Wright, Clay Hickson, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Tan & Loose Press, Local Foods, StephXStitch, Stephanie Rohr, Colleen Wasilewski, Notyers, LaCroix, Leah Ball, Scratch Goods, Field Notes, Cudal Partners, King Spa, Chicago Detours, Music Box

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Nov 26, 2014
Chicago gifts that should be on your shopping list this year

Our favorite buys, from lewd Legos to street art stickers to jewelry made with illegal guns.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide, 2014 holiday gift guide, Big-kid Legos, Citizen Brick, People's Garment Company, Pawn Works, Sticker Club, Nick Marzullo, Caitlin Kerr, Foxglove Studio, "David Bowie Is", West Loop Salumi, Marushka, Liberty United, Peter Thum, Cara Buono, Megan Miller, Dave Miller, Baker Millery Bakery & Millhouse, Joe Walsh, Kent Frayn, DropCatch, Hidden Folk, Bloody Mary, SuckerPunch, Geoff Harkness, Chicago Hustle & Flow: Gangs Gangsta Rap and Social Class, Divvy, Maria Boustead, Bike Share Bag, Ed Marzsiewski, Mash Tun

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Nov 26, 2013
An all-local holiday gift guide

A vintage-suitcase boom box, a cookbook for the vegan junk-foodie, a beer-brewing class, and a bike-share membership are each way cooler than cash. We swear.
- By Kevin Warwick, Jillian Sandler, Aimee Levitt, Deanna Shilkus, Tanya Flores, Gwynedd Stuart, Luca Cimarusti, Rachel Graf, Drew Hunt, Brianna Wellen, and Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide, SIR Case, Suitcase in Rhythm, vintage suitcases, boom boxes, David Dodgson, Kimmer Olesak, Axbox, cigar-box guitars, pet portraits, pet pillows, Dog City & Co., pillows, Fixture, Anne Leuck Feldhaus, bike sharing, Divvy, LoopyQ pouchs, JQ Crimaldi, pouches, food, Food for Thought, Whole Foods, Provenance Food & Wine, Dill Pickle Food Co-op, Publican Quality Meats, Huffington Post, Chipotle, Natalie Slater, Bake and Destroy, blogs, baking, cookbooks, Page Street Publishing, C.M. Punk, Brew Camp, homebrewing, Jared Saunders, Chris Ware, gift cards, skull chalkboards, Iamhome, Project Onward, Chicago Cultural Center, Bridgeport Art Center

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Dec 4, 2012
Our all-local gift guide

Presents people might actually want, based on what we actually want
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide, gifts, gift guide, gift guides, doughnuts, The Donut Shop, John Robinson, Fresh Goods, Terrell Jones, Vita Morte, streetwear, Broadway in Chicago, Olive Films, irony, Steve Gadlin, cats, Thumbtack Press, Letherbee Distillers, absinthe, RX Made, Archer Air Spray, Slightly Insulting Chicago Posters, Tru Blooms chicago, perfume, Monte Beauchamp, Blab! anthology, Owly Shaddow Puppets, Laura Prieto-Velasco

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Dec 8, 2011
Slideshow
The 2011 holiday gift guide

Our favorite local buys, from rap votive candles to Chicago-brewed beer to “grandpa pipes”
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide, holiday shopping, Slideshow

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Dec 9, 2010
Gift Guidance

A summer weekend in Wisconsin, an herbaceous shaving experience, Cody Hudson high-tops, and more
- By Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Dec 2, 2010
Video
Gift Guidance

Whistler cocktail classes, a Black Dog gelato subscription, an ax fit for the Amish, a bookish Kindle cozy, and more
- By Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide, Video

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Nov 27, 2008
Holiday Gift Guide: Cheap
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Dec 6, 2007
Holiday Gift Guide

This week: green giving
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Nov 29, 2007
Holiday Gift Guide

This week: personal care and services
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide

City Life, Holiday Gift Guide Nov 22, 2007
Holiday Gift Guide

This week: home decor
- Tags: Holiday Gift Guide

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The 2019 Reader Gift Guide

More than 90 local items handpicked by Reader staff, including records, books, classes, handcrafted clothing, and home goods

Our 2018 all-Chicago holiday gift guide

A staff- and contributor-compiled peek at great local wares.

The best made-in-Chicago gift ideas for the holidays

Shop hyperlocal this season for everything from unorthodox games and Chicago-centric books to craft booze and high-design home goods.

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.

Chicago gifts that should be on your shopping list this year

Our favorite buys, from lewd Legos to street art stickers to jewelry made with illegal guns.

An all-local holiday gift guide

A vintage-suitcase boom box, a cookbook for the vegan junk-foodie, a beer-brewing class, and a bike-share membership are each way cooler than cash. We swear.

Our all-local gift guide

Presents people might actually want, based on what we actually want

Slideshow
The 2011 holiday gift guide

Our favorite local buys, from rap votive candles to Chicago-brewed beer to “grandpa pipes”

Gift Guidance

A summer weekend in Wisconsin, an herbaceous shaving experience, Cody Hudson high-tops, and more

Video
Gift Guidance

Whistler cocktail classes, a Black Dog gelato subscription, an ax fit for the Amish, a bookish Kindle cozy, and more

Holiday Gift Guide: Cheap

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This week: green giving

Holiday Gift Guide

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Holiday Gift Guide

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More than 90 local items handpicked by Reader staff, including records, books, classes, handcrafted clothing, and home goods

A staff- and contributor-compiled peek at great local wares.

Shop hyperlocal this season for everything from unorthodox games and Chicago-centric books to craft booze and high-design home goods.

This year, give local—from a custom pet portrait to artsy pot pipes to a box of midwestern delicacies.

Our favorite buys, from lewd Legos to street art stickers to jewelry made with illegal guns.

A vintage-suitcase boom box, a cookbook for the vegan junk-foodie, a beer-brewing class, and a bike-share membership are each way cooler than cash. We swear.

Presents people might actually want, based on what we actually want

Our favorite local buys, from rap votive candles to Chicago-brewed beer to “grandpa pipes”

A summer weekend in Wisconsin, an herbaceous shaving experience, Cody Hudson high-tops, and more

Whistler cocktail classes, a Black Dog gelato subscription, an ax fit for the Amish, a bookish Kindle cozy, and more

This week: green giving

This week: personal care and services

This week: home decor

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