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| Chicago and north-eastern Illinois/Southeastern Wisconsin are home to a great many hobby shops. Everyone knows (or soon learns of) Al's and Venture - but there are many, many more. What follows is not a comprehensive list (though we're working on that). If you know of others, please send the information to the webmaster for inclusion. |
| Hobby Lobby For a complete listing of Chicagoland (and every other location!) Hobby Lobby centers, see the Hobby Lobby website. |
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| Western/North Western Suburbs | ||
| Al's Hobby Shop |
121-123 Addison St. Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: (630) 832 4908 eMail: savings@alshobbyshop.com Website |
One block west of York Rd and 2½ blocks south of North Ave. in downtown Elmhurst. Huge selection (though sci-fi is a bit slim). More resin and photoetch than anyone else in the area. |
| Comic Quest |
741 S 8th St (Rt. 31) Dundee, IL Phone: (847) 428-3772 |
Large supply of gaming materials and minis. |
| Des Plaines Hobbies |
1468 Lee, Des Plaines, IL Phone: (630) 297 2118 |
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| Downers Grove Hobbies |
6234 S. Main St. Downers Grove, IL Phone: (630) 960-5900 |
Medium sized shop. Used to have fair selection of plastic planes and Star Trek kits. Also used to occupy two store fronts in a strip mall, now down to one. Mostly trains, esp. LGB. |
| Keith's Komix Inc. |
528 S Roselle Rd Schaumburg, IL Phone: (847)534-9436 |
Carries Babylon 5 Wars minis and other SF goodies |
| LaGrange Hobby Center |
25 S. LaGrange Rd. La Grange, IL Phone: (708) 354-1220 |
Medium sized shop. Decent selection of plastic kits, some old, some rare. Little PE or resin. Some Sci-Fi and Rockets. |
| Ship Chandler's | Northwest Hwy, 1/2 mile East of Rt. 83 | R/C ships and wooden sailing ship kits, fittings, supplies. No plastic. |
| Northern Suburbs | ||
| Dreamland Comics |
105 W Rockland Rd (Rte 176) Libertyville, IL Phone: (847) 680-0727 |
Gamining minis and supplies - mostly Citadel and GDW. |
| Games Workshop |
1314 S Milwaukee Ave (red Top Plaza, next to Jewel/Osco) Libertyville, IL 60048 Phone: (847) 573-1547 |
Gamining minis and supplies - mostly Citadel and GDW. |
| Ron's Hobbies |
431 N Lake St (US 45) Mundelein, IL, 60060 Phone: (847) 949-8680 eMail: ronhobby@aol.com |
Small shop. Caters to railroaders and has a good selection of tools and supplies. Mostly mainstream plastic kits. |
| Venture Hobbies |
23 Huntington Lane Wheeling, IL Phone: (847) 537-8669 Website |
One block east of Buffalo Grove Rd off Dundee Rd. Huge selection of plastic models, R/C and trains. |
| Southern Suburbs | ||
| M&M Models | 9239 S. Cicero Ave Pak Lawn, IL 60453 (708) 423-7202 eMail: mmodels@earthlink.net Website |
Extensive stock of aftermarket items and hard-to-find kits |
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