Chicago Silk Screen

I worked for a company in the north suburbs who uses Chicago Silk Screen to have extremely large screens made and burned. I saw the quality of the screens and wanted to purchase some for my own projects.
I called in and talked to the staff (very knowledgeable) and asked if they were open on weekends. Being in the suburbs 8 – 5, there was no way I could get to them during normal business hours to pick up the screens I ordered. The owner offered to drop them off at my work since he lived nearby. This was such a huge gesture to me.
Because of something that took him a few minutes out of his way, I will continue to purchase all my screens/​materials from them. I am a frequent printer at Spudnik Press, and always recommend them to anyone interested in screen-​printing.

Pleasant and helpful staff. Quick turnaround. Fair prices.
Update: they stand behind their products — a large screen I’m printing on contact on very thin silk and cotton warped, which wasn’t their fault — you can’t always tell if kiln-​dried hardwood isn’t as stable as you hoped. Alan is making it right.
More: He’s also just a really nice guy with ideas about how to tackle all kinds of projects and he knows everybody. It’s a pleasure to shoot the shit and learn from him. I don’t like Nazdar water based products, which is all they’ve got, but the extremely high quality films and durable shots are great and they’re extremely close to my workshop. I’ll buy aluminum frames online because nobody can compete with prices from huge volume outfits, but I’m making these guys my go-​to for stretching, reclaiming, and burning.

Great facility and helpful staff. It also helps that they sell quality silk screening product (nazdar & many others). They do quality work promptly and are good at matching you up with the tools and chemicals you need to actualize your ideas.

I teach a silkscreening class for a room of 30 kids. Most of my bulk shopping and screen remeshing is done at CSS. Though its a relatively small shop, Allen and Ziggy are always sure to provide excellent timely service-​even with 40 screens needing much TLC and a everlong list of supplies needed they are always welcoming and provide the uttermost help. SUCH AMAZING SERVICE! You can truly feel the sense of family, service, quality and expertise that these guys value at this shop.

My heroes– seriously.
We are silk screening our wedding invitations, and much to my dismay a typo creeped onto one of the screens. After some research, my heart dropped into my stomach as I realized that the designer sent the wrong file.
I contacted Bill and Aaron, and not only were they able to get the screen redone very quickly, they also gave us an incredible deal on getting a new screen. Can I reiterate that in no way was this their fault– they just wanted to take care of a panicky bride!!!
BUT WAIT… THERE’S MORE!
Fast forward to last Friday. In my craziness of running errands before I went to work, I realized that i FORGOT to pick up the screen. In a panic, I call my fiancé who hopped in a cab and rushed over. I called Chicago Silk Screen nearly in tears and they STAYED OPEN for us.
Nicest, sweetest guys who did an amazing job on our silkscreens. Go to them for all of your needs!!!

THE PHOTO TO CANVAS EXPERTS!
I was searching high and low for a place to print a digital photo on a large 5 foot canvas and was thrilled to find CSS. Prices online were outrageous and most websites were assembly line operations that would not provide any expertise or consultation.
Not so with CSS. Prices here are very reasonable and Bill took great care of me and my artwork. They found the best size for my print, printed it out on canvas in vibrant colors, stretched it, and mounted it on a wooden frame. It looks so good I don’t even need to frame it.
This place is great! I’ll definitely give them a call the next time I need some printing done.

I came here to get my silkscreening supplies for a class I took recently and I cannot stress how helpful and friendly the staff was! They have everything you need here – from inks and squeegees to built to order screens (they made mine while I waited – it took like 5 minutes).
I suggets calling before you just stop in, since it’s not really a typical «store», but don’t let that throw you off. Materials are WAY WAY cheaper here than if you go to some place like Pearl and buy them.