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Custom shirt printing for Chicago, IL

Custom apparel shipped to Chicago in 5 to 7 business days. Units, businesses, schools, teams, and events. Low 10 piece minimum, free design help.

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Custom shirts delivered to Chicago

Whether you are outfitting a unit, a crew, a team, or an event in Chicago, we handle art, proofing, printing, and delivery from one point of contact. Design online in the Design Lab on the exact garments we print, get your free proof within 24 hours, and your order arrives in Chicago in 5 to 7 business days.

Whether it is a business, a league, a school, or a unit, Chicago customers get published pack pricing, a designer on the art at no charge, and a proof to approve before a single piece prints.

Census numbers put Chicago at about 2.7 million people on 227.7 square miles of Illinois, all of it covered by the same tracked shipping. The same run covers the neighboring communities too: Cicero, IL (4 mi), Stickney, IL (5 mi), Forest View, IL (5 mi) all order from the same shop at the same published pricing. The closest major installation is Naval Station Great Lakes, roughly 34 miles out, and unit orders from there run through this same process daily.

Serving the military community around Naval Station Great Lakes, Rock Island Arsenal, Scott Air Force Base, plus every Guard unit, recruiter, and veteran org chapter in the area.

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Pick your service in Chicago

Screen Printing in Chicago

Best per-piece price at volume, with ink that outlives the garment.

Embroidery in Chicago

Thread instead of ink: caps, polos, and outerwear with permanent texture.

DTG and DTF Printing in Chicago

No screens, no setup fee: full-color small runs from 10 pieces.

Sublimation in Chicago

The all-over method: dye becomes part of the polyester itself.

Banners and Signs in Chicago

13oz vinyl banners and signs sized to be read at distance.

Custom Design in Chicago

From napkin sketch to print-ready vectors, free with any order.

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Why order from a shop built for the military community

We print for units, veterans, and military families every day, and the discipline transfers. Chicago customers get straight answers on dates, a named person on their order, and work we would put our own name on.

It also means we say no when we should. If a design will not print well at the size you want, or a date cannot be hit, you hear it before you spend money, not after.

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What Chicago orders most

Crew, team, and event shirts

At pack quantities this runs through the press at the best per piece price we offer, with ink laid thick enough to survive hundreds of wash cycles. If a design will not print well at the size you want, you hear that before money changes hands.

Embroidered caps and polos

Stitched, not printed, so it reads professional up close and survives years of wear without cracking or fading. If a design will not print well at the size you want, you hear that before money changes hands.

Full color one-offs and memorials

Full color from a low 10 piece minimum, and photographs print exactly as shot. Memorial pieces move to the front of the schedule, always.

Banners and event signage

Printed on weatherproof 13oz vinyl, hemmed and grommeted, sized to read from across a parking lot. Most Chicago banner orders add matching shirts in the same run.

We work with every kind of Chicago organization: First Responders, Construction Companies, Gyms and Fitness, Restaurants and Bars, Schools and Spirit Wear, Churches and Ministries.

Build it on the real garment and watch the price calculate live.

The Design Lab puts your art on the real garment, takes your size counts, and totals the whole order, shipping included, without asking who you are.

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What to print it on

The right blank depends on budget, season, and how hard the gear will be worn. For Chicago customers, these three earn their keep.

Classic Cotton Tee

The standard. 5.3oz heavy cotton in more than 80 colors including military green, sand, and every heather. Holds shape wash after wash. Mixed sizes and colors in one run are standard here, not a special request.

Crewneck Sweatshirt

For big front art, nothing beats this 8.0oz crew with its uninterrupted printing field. What you approve in writing is what ships. That rule has no exceptions.

Essential Light Tee

The budget workhorse for big runs. 4.5oz light ringspun cotton that keeps a 100 piece order affordable, from $12 a shirt at volume with the front print included. One point of contact owns your order from first proof to delivery confirmation.

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The art department is included

Design help is not an upsell here, it is how orders start. Describe the concept in a sentence, attach whatever reference you have, and within 24 hours a real designer returns a proof drawn as clean vectors, era-correct where it matters. Revisions cost nothing and continue until the proof is right, and your written approval is the only thing that sends it to production.

The Design Lab is there when you want to drive: upload, place, and price the design yourself on the exact garment we print.

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What it costs

The table below is the actual price list Chicago customers order from, light cotton tee, front print included, no asterisks.

PiecesTotalEachShipBack print add
10 pack$180$18 ea$18$4 ea
15 pack$250$16.67 ea$18$4 ea
20 pack$320$16 ea$20.99$4 ea
25 pack$375$15 ea$20.99$3 ea
50 pack$700$14 ea$22.99$2 ea
100 pack$1200$12 eaFREE$2 ea

Options price per piece: back prints at the listed rate (falling to $3 at 25 and $2 at 50), oversized full-body fronts at $3 under 25 pieces or $2 above, and 2XL-plus sizes at $6 under 25 pieces or $4 above. Every heavier garment keeps this same pack shape at its own numbers, and the Design Lab totals it live while you build.

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How it works, start to finish

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Brief

The first step is just getting the idea out of your head: type it into the quote form or mock it up in the Design Lab, rough edges and all.

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Proof

Within 24 hours you have a proof in your inbox, drawn to size, on the garment and color you picked. Revisions are unlimited and free.

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Approve

The press does not move without your written yes. It is the single checkpoint that makes the no-returns policy fair.

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Print and ship

Production and shipping run 5 to 7 business days standard. Rush options exist and get quoted honestly against your date.

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Reorder

Your art and specs stay on file, so reorders match the first run exactly, down to the ink.

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Quality is the whole product

Gear only works if people actually wear it, and people only wear what feels and looks right. That is why ink gets cured at temperature so it flexes instead of cracking, why embroidery is digitized in-house so lettering stays sharp at small sizes, and why the blank lineup runs from a 4.5oz summer tee to a 7.5oz max heavyweight instead of one-weight-fits-nobody. Production defects are our problem, not yours: a failed print gets remade at no charge.

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Shipping and turnaround

The timeline to Chicago addresses is fixed and published: 5 to 7 business days door to door, production included. Shipping rates are flat, visible in the table, and free from 100 pieces.

The roster is the packing list: every size counted into the box, tracking issued at pickup, and any shortage or transit damage made right at our cost without argument.

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Common questions

How long does shipping take?

Count 5 to 7 business days from approval to doorstep, production included. Tighter date? Ask about rush and you get a straight answer before paying.

Do you help with the design?

Included with every order: a designer turns whatever you send into print-ready art, proofs it within 24 hours, and revises free until approved.

Can you handle a large order for your Chicago group?

Large orders are the specialty, not the exception: hundreds of mixed-size pieces, roster-counted boxes, one accountable contact.

How do 2XL and larger sizes work?

Extended sizes carry a flat per-piece add: $6 when the order is under 25 pieces, $4 once it reaches 25. The estimate in the Design Lab applies it for you.

What is your return policy?

Custom work does not come back: due to custom orders, all work is finalized and no returns are accepted. The protection is up front instead, a free proof that must be approved in writing before anything prints, so check sizing and art carefully at that stage.

Is there a minimum order?

Yes, 10 pieces. That is the smallest run we print, packs for your Chicago group keep dropping the per piece price from there, and free shipping starts at 100.

More answers on the full FAQ page.

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Keep exploring

Browse everything we ship across Illinois, see the full product lineup, or open the Design Lab and price your idea in minutes.

Get your quote in one business day

Free art proof in 24 hours. Nothing prints until you approve it. Pack pricing published, no surprises.