Independent Bookstores in Illinois
A guide to the best independent
Illinois bookstores
Antioch
Cafe Book - 395 Lake St. - (847) 395-2223
Burr Ridge
Barbara's Bookstore - 810 Village Center Dr. - (630) 920-1500
Carbondale
Bookworm - Eastgate Shopping Center, 618 E. Walnut - (618) 457-2665 - Used books
Rosetta Stone Bookstore - 212 N. Washington St. - (618) 457-5410 - Specialty: Alternative
Carlinville
Book Shelf of the Square - 252 South Side Sq. - (217) 854-4040*
Champaign
Illini Union Bookstore - 809 S. Wright St. - (217) 333-2050 - General books
Chicago
57th Street Books - 1301 E. 57th St. - (773) 684-1300
Abraham Lincoln Book Shop - 357 W. Chicago Ave. - (312) 944-3085 - Rare books
After-Words Bookstore - 23 E. Illinois St. - (312) 464-1110 - Used books
Barbara's Bestsellers Sears Tower - 233 S. Wacker Dr. - (312) 466-0223
Barbara's Bestsellers Northwestern Hospital - 201 E. Huron - (312) 926-2665
Barbara's Bookstore @ Macy's - 111 N. State St. - (312) 781-3033
Barbara's Bookstore @ UIC - 1218 S. Halsted St. - (312) 413-2665
The Book Cellar - 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. - (773) 293-2665
The Bookworks - 3444 N. Clark. - (773) 871-5318 - Used books
City Newsstand - 4018 N. Cicero - (773) 545-7377 - Specialty: Newspapers/Magazines
Da Book Joint - 8134 S. Burnham Ave. - (773) 978-3555 - Specialty: African American
Myopic Books - 1564 N. Milwaukee Ave. - (773) 862-4882 - Used books
Newberry Library Workshop - 60 W. Walton St. - (312) 255-3520 - Specialty: Chicago/Midwest/Native American
Powell's Bookstores - 1501 E. 57th St. - (773) 955-7780 - Used books
Powell's Bookstores - 2850 N. Lincoln Ave. - (773) 248-1444 - Used books
Quimby's - 1854 W. North Ave. - (773) 342-0910
Revolution Books - 1103 N. Ashland Ave. - (773) 489-0930 - Specialty: Alternative
Rosenblum's World of Judaica - 2906 W. Devon Ave. - (800) 626-6536 - Specialty: Judaica
Sandmeyer's Bookstore - 714 S. Dearborn St. - (312) 922-2104
Unabridged Bookstore - 3251 N. Broadway - (773) 883-9119 - Specialty: GLBT
Women and Children First - 5233 N. Clark St. - (773) 769-9299 - Specialty: Feminist/Children
Danville
Blue Kangaroo Books - 142 N Vermilion St - (217) 442-2665 - Children's books
Dixon
Books on First - 202 W. 1st St. - (815) 285-2665
Downers Grove
Anderson's Bookshop - 5112 Main St. - (630) 963-2665
Brain Snacks - 5239 Carpenter St. - (630) 241-1040 - Specialty: Mystery/Sci Fi
Edwardsville
SIUE University Bookstore - Morris University Center - (888) 650-2132 - General books
Forest Park
Centuries & Sleuths - 7419 W. Madison St. -
(708)771-7243 -
Specialty: Mystery/History/Biography
Frankfort
Empire Books - 20879 S. LaGrange Rd. - (815) 469-0723
Galesburg
Brighter Life Bookshoppe - 292 E. Simmons St. - (309) 344-3987 - Specialty: Religion
Inner Wisdom - 31 N Kellogg St. - (309) 343-8806 - Specialty: Metaphysical/New Age
Glen Ellyn
The Bookstore - 475 N Main St - (630) 469-2891
Glencoe
Books on Vernon - 664 Vernon Ave. - (847) 835-5130
Hoopeston
Novel Idea - 227 S. Market St. - (217) 474-4700 - Used books
Lake Forest
Lake Forest Book Store - 680 N. Western Ave. - (847) 234-4420
Macomb
The Book Post - 107 S Side Sq. - (309) 837-3566 - Used books*
New Copperfield's Book Service - 120 N. Side Square - (309) 837-3052
Marion
Bookworm - Illinois Centre Mall, 3000 W. DeYoung - (618) 997-3790 - Used books
Matteson
Azizi Books - 134 Lincoln Mall Dr. - (708) 283-9850 - Specialty: African American
Naperville
Anderson's Bookshop - 123 W. Jefferson Ave. - (630) 355-2665
Normal
Babbit's Books - 119 E. Beaufort St. - (309) 454-7393 or (888) 875-3773 - Used books
Northbrook
Book Bin - 1151 Church St. - (847) 498-4999
Oak Park
The Book Table - 1045 Lake St. - (708) 386-9800 - New & Used books
Magic Tree Bookstore - 141 N Oak Park Ave. - (708) 848-0770 - Children's books
Ottawa
Book Mouse - 820 LaSalle St. - (815) 433-7323
Palatine
Top Shelf Books - 47 E. Northwest Hwy - (847) 705-9940 - New, Used, Collectible books
Pekin
Bookworm Books - 3261 Court St. - (309) 353-7549 - Used books
Illinois Prairie Book Sellers - 427 Court St. - (309) 347-3600*
Peoria Hieghts
I Know You Like A Book - 4707 N. Prospect Rd. - (309) 685-2665
Quincy
Great Debate Books - 535 Maine, Ste. 3 - (217) 221-9673
Rockford
Wonderland Books & Toys - 1625 N Alpine Rd. - (815) 394-1633 - Children's books
St. Charles
Town House Books & Café - 105 N. 2nd Ave. - (630) 584-8600
Skokie
Rosenblum's World of Judaica - 9153 Gross Point Rd. - (773) 262-1700 - Specialty: Judaica
Utica
Finnegan's Bookstore - 723 S. Clark - (815) 691-8023 - Primarily Used
Virden
The Sly Fox - 123 N Springfield St. - (217) 965-3641 - Specialty: Children's/Mystery/Regional
Winnetka
The Book Stall at Chestnut Court - 811 Elm St. - (800) 678-2242
Woodstock
Read Between the Lynes - 129 Van Buren St - (815) 206-5967
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