Thankfully, Chicago is filled with entrepreneurs who embrace the challenge and help make our neighborhoods more vibrant with their shops, restaurants and services.
Every year, Block Club reporters hit the beat to highlight more than 100 businesses in every corner of our great city. So whether you’re shopping for Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah or just for kicks, your neighborhood has you covered.
Check out the guides here:
Tulip plush toys (left) and a succulent plant plush toy (right), both available at the Garfield Park Conservatory gift shop, 300 N. Central Park Ave. Credit: ProvidedPixie & The Boy sells many cheeky greeting cards, holiday wrapping paper, stockings from Armenia and more. Credit: InstagramA backpack and South Side sweater from Haven 1890 and custom key fobs from Oleander & Artesian Credit: Haven 1890/ Lauren StrebloLet’s Boogie Records & Tapes in Bridgeport Credit: Facebook/Let’s BoogieCredit: Some Jems Jewelry/JugrnautAlice & Wonder’s Downtown location Credit: InstagramThe Greater Chatham Initiative opened Mahalia’s, a pop-up gift shop at 735 E. 79th St., Feb 2. Credit: Provided/Greater Chatham InitiativeA necklace (left) and Ngil masks from the Fang people of central Africa (right), on display at Mama Africa’s Marketplace in South Shore Credit: Mama Africa’s Marketplace/FacebookAlice & Wonder (left) and Art Effect are among the many Lakeview and Lincoln Park businesses filled with gifts for anyone on your list. Credit: FacebookA Color Me Mine customer (left) holding two painted mugs and a painted ceramic burger coin bank. Credit: Provided.Find gifts like artisanal crafts from Kiubo Space, floral arrangements from Semillas Chicago and monogram earrings from Mashallah. Credit: ProvidedHoliday greeting cards from Paper & Pencil (left), felting do-it-yourself kits from The Dropped Stitch (top right) and Asian flavor-inspired candles from Qideas (bottom right) are just a few items on this year’s Far North Side gift guide. Credit: Provided/Paper & Pencil; Madison Savedra/Block Club Chicago; Provided/QideasWellness products, artful mugs and African jewelry are a few of the gift options in Roseland, Pullman and the East Side. Credit: ProvidedItalian food-shaped candles and small batch ceramics are just two options for gifts at The Center of Order and Experimentation.
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