Hi guys, I am visiting Chicago from Christmas day to the 27th, and I need to know what hobby shops are in the area. (preferably close to downtown... if possible) I don't want to go to a train store, a hobby town USA . I want to know where the real hobby shops are, you know the disorganized, cramped ones, with obscure models, and cool things I couldn't get online.



-Thanks

http://www.alshobbyshop.com/store/index.asp

The biggest one in the Chicagoland area that's independent.

Venture Hobbies in Wheeling (the northwest suburbs) has a larger plastic model section than Al's. Al's seems to be going toward the motorized car and plane crowd.
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