Custom Printing in Chicago, IL

A full trade-show calendar

Chicago's lakefront convention campus hosts large shows for restaurants, manufacturing, housewares, healthcare and technology through much of the year, and suburban expo centres near O'Hare and in Schaumburg add more. Exhibitors order tension fabric back walls, retractable banner stands, fitted table covers and counter wraps, and larger booths add hanging banners where the hall permits rigging. Many companies exhibit at several Midwest shows, so they ask for a kit that packs into hard cases and survives repeated set-ups. Send your booth size and the show's rules with your quote request, and a printing specialist suggests a kit.

Neighborhood restaurants and retail

Chicago's neighborhood commercial strips, from Wicker Park to Pilsen to Andersonville, are full of independent restaurants, bars, salons and shops. Owners order A-frame signs for the sidewalk, window decals with hours and specials, perforated window film for large storefront glass, and grand-opening vinyl banners. Patio season is short, so restaurants often order a fresh set of signs and banners each spring. Chambers of commerce and special service areas order pole banners for their streets. Check the City's sign permit rules before you mount anything permanent on a building.

Wind, winter and construction sites

Wind off the lake and long winters are hard on outdoor print. Contractors working downtown towers and suburban warehouses order mesh banners for fences, because the open weave lets gusts through, and aluminum signs for permits and project boards. Car dealers and retailers along suburban corridors order feather flags with heavy bases. Signs that stay outside through winter should use heavier materials with reinforced hems. Tell us how long the sign will be up and where it faces, and we suggest the right material in your quote.