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Shopping for Books and Music in Chicago

If you've already hit up the music scene in Chicago, made your way up and down the "Magnificent Mile", and seen everything there is to see in the city, it might be time to relax with a good book or listen to your favorite musical group. Here's a list of some places in Chicago where you can find what you're looking for. Browsing the aisles of these stores, you might come across that rare first edition you've been looking for or maybe an import CD from your favorite musician and it could be sitting right next to their latest release or publication.

Chicago has a large local population of writers and musicians. They constantly feed the market with new material. There are many local bands that only sell their records at a limited number of music shops. The same can be said for local authors and book stores. If you're looking for something from a local musician or author, you might have to look abound a bit, but if you're interested it'll be well worth it. There are many independent book and music stores in Chicago, but there are many larger chain stores as well. They will carry everything from the classics to music that come out just the day before.

There are many music and book stores all across Chicago's neighborhoods. Here are a few that might whet your appetite. There also many other book and music stores all over Chicago that sells new and used merchandise. Some places even buy used material. This can help you purge your current collection and then refill it with the content that you are currently interested in.

2nd Hand Tunes
2604 N. Clark
Chicago, IL 60614
phone: 773.929.6325

57 Street Books
1301 E. 57th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
phone: 773.684.1300

Act I Bookstore
2540 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL 60657
phone: 773.348.6757

Afrocentric Bookstore
333 S. State St.
Chicago, IL 60604
phone: 312.939.1956

Armageddon
714 W. Belmont
Chicago, IL 60657
phone: 773.244.0666

After-Words
23 E. Illinois
Chicago, IL 60610

Bang & Olufsen
15 E. Oak
Chicago IL 60611
phone: 312.787.6006

Beasley Books
1533 W OAKDALE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60657
phone: 773.472.4528

Bookworks
3444 N. Clark
Chicago, IL 60657
phone: 773.871.5318

Borders Book & Music
2817 N. Clark St.
phone: 773.935.3909
830 N. Michigan Ave.
phone: 312.573.0564

Clubhouse Music Store
3728 N. Clark
Chicago, IL 60613
phone: 773.549.2325

Disc Go Round
3182 N. Clark
Chicago, IL 60657
phone: 773.529.1133

Dr. Wax Records
2523 N. Clark
Chicago, IL 60614
phone: 773.549.3377

Evil Clown
3418 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
phone: 773.472.4761

Gallery Bookstore, Ltd.
923 W. Belmont
Chicago, IL 60657
phone: 773.975.8200

Gramaphone
2663 N. Clark
Chicago, IL 60614
phone: 773.472.3683

Hear Music
932 N. Rush
Chicago, IL 60611
phone: 312.951.0242

Hi-Fi Records
2570 N. Clark
Chicago, IL 60614
phone: 773.880.1002

Jazz Record Mart
444 N. Wabash
Chicago, IL 60611
phone: 312.222.1467

Musicians Network
5505 N. Clark
Chicago, IL 60640
phone: 773.728.2929

Powell's Book Store
2850 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL 60657
phone: 773.248.1444

Quimby's Bookstore
1854 W. North
Chicago, IL 60622
phone: 773.342.0910

Reckless Records
3157 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60657
phone: 773.404.5080

Record Emporium
3346 N. Paulina St.
Chicago, IL 60657
phone: 773.248.1821

Record Exchange
925 W. Belmont
Chicago, IL 60657
phone: 773.975.9285

Tower Records
2301 N. Clark
Chicago, IL 60614
phone: 773.477.5994

Way Cool Records
3015 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60657
phone: 773.929.0352

Women and Children First
5233 N. Clark
Chicago, IL 60640
phone: 773.769.9299

Vagabond Music
2456 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL 60657