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for quality for price
1. Ace Hardware
2318 N Cicero Ave
Chicago, IL
773-237-8020 		How does "Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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2. Ace Hardware
1013 N Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL
773-486-1271 		10 ratings How does "Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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3. Ace Hardware
7230 W Foster Ave
Chicago, IL
773-763-7117 		34 ratings How does "Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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4. Archer-Austin Hardware & Paint
6146 S Archer Ave
Chicago, IL
773-582-8885 		How does "Archer-Austin Hardware & Paint"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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5. Armitage Hardware
925 W Armitage Ave
Chicago, IL
773-348-3267 		How does "Armitage Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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6. Chicago Coast True Value
6942 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL
773-743-1911 		11 ratings How does "Chicago Coast True Value"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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7. Chicago True Value Hardware
3111 W 111th St
Chicago, IL
773-445-5200 		How does "Chicago True Value Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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8. Clark Street Ace Hardware
3011 N Clark St
Chicago, IL
773-348-3333 		15 ratings How does "Clark Street Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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9. Clark-Devon Hardware
6401 N Clark St
Chicago, IL
773-764-3575 		85 ratings How does "Clark-Devon Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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10. Crafty Beaver Home Center
4306 N Central Ave
Chicago, IL
773-725-4432 		How does "Crafty Beaver Home Center"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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11. DJ's Ace Hardware
10340 S Kedzie Ave
Chicago, IL
773-233-1510 		25 ratings How does "DJ's Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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12. Edgebrook Ace Hardware
5423 W Devon Ave
Chicago, IL
773-775-7205 		26 ratings How does "Edgebrook Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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13. Elston Ace Hardware
5420 S Lake Park Ave
Chicago, IL
773-241-6300 		49 ratings How does "Elston Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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14. Elston Ace Hardware
1514 W 33rd St
Chicago, IL
773-247-6100 		13 ratings How does "Elston Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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15. Elston Ace Hardware
2101 E 71st St
Chicago, IL
773-955-9600 		How does "Elston Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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16. Gillman Ace Hardware
2118 N Milwaukee Ave #20
Chicago, IL
773-252-5886 		How does "Gillman Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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17. Gordon's Ace Hardware
725 S State St
Chicago, IL
312-461-0900 		14 ratings How does "Gordon's Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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18. Gordon's Ace Hardware
440 N Orleans St
Chicago, IL
312-527-4200 		11 ratings How does "Gordon's Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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19. Gordon's Ace Hardware
24 W Maple St
Chicago, IL
312-787-6887 		20 ratings How does "Gordon's Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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20. H & B True Value Hardware
5329 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL
773-631-5966 		11 ratings How does "H & B True Value Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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21. Home Depot
1300 S Clinton St
Chicago, IL
312-850-4836 		How does "Home Depot"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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22. Home Depot
4555 S Western Blvd
Chicago, IL
773-247-4766 		How does "Home Depot"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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23. Home Depot
2570 N Elston Ave
Chicago, IL
773-289-4615 		15 ratings How does "Home Depot"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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24. Home Depot
3500 N Kimball Ave
Chicago, IL
773-463-6306 		11 ratings How does "Home Depot"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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25. Home Depot
2665 N Halsted St
Chicago, IL
773-472-7740 		24 ratings How does "Home Depot"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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26. Home Depot
1232 W North Ave
Chicago, IL
773-486-9200 		48 ratings How does "Home Depot"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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27. Home Depot
200-232 W 87th St
Chicago, IL
773-602-1301 		25 ratings How does "Home Depot"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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28. Home Depot
2555 N Normandy Ave
Chicago, IL
773-745-9900 		17 ratings How does "Home Depot"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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29. Klein True Value Hardware
3737 N Southport Ave
Chicago, IL
773-525-2291 		How does "Klein True Value Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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30. Lakeview Ace Hardware
3921 N Sheridan Rd
Chicago, IL
773-525-1700 		How does "Lakeview Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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31. Lowe's
2630 N Narragansett Ave
Chicago, IL
773-413-5120 		How does "Lowe's"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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32. Marx Ace Hardware
5820 N Clark St
Chicago, IL
773-561-3323 		20 ratings How does "Marx Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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33. Menards
2601 N Clybourn Ave
Chicago, IL
773-880-5954 		20 ratings How does "Menards"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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34. Mount Greenwood Hardware & Supply
3124 W 111th St
Chicago, IL
773-881-9770 		45 ratings How does "Mount Greenwood Hardware & Supply"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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35. Potash Bros Ace Hardware
110 W Germania Pl
Chicago, IL
312-943-7155 		13 ratings How does "Potash Bros Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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36. Russo Hardware
5848 W Montrose Ave
Chicago, IL
773-777-2606 		34 ratings How does "Russo Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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37. Southwest Ace Hardware
6908 W Archer Ave
Chicago, IL
773-586-1209 		22 ratings How does "Southwest Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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38. Stauber's Hardware
3911 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL
773-281-1777 		15 ratings How does "Stauber's Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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39. Streeterville Ace Hardware
680 N Lake Shore Dr
Chicago, IL
312-266-0900 		How does "Streeterville Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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40. Tenenbaum True Value Hardware
1138 W Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL
773-935-7374 		20 ratings How does "Tenenbaum True Value Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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41. Tipre Hardware & Tool Rental
229 W North Ave
Chicago, IL
312-664-5339 		How does "Tipre Hardware & Tool Rental"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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42. Uptown Ace Hardware
4654 N Broadway St
Chicago, IL
773-334-7146 		How does "Uptown Ace Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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43. Wahler Brothers True Value Hardware
2551 N Halsted St
Chicago, IL
773-248-1349 		19 ratings How does "Wahler Brothers True Value Hardware"
rate compared to other hardware stores in Chicago , IL?
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Sample Subscriber Comments & Reviews for Hardware Stores in the Chicago Area
CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Hardware Stores Get High Praise from Their Customers.
Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments
CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Hardware Stores.

  • Subscriber from TINLEY PARK, IL wrote about a local hardware store: This Ace has great people who know their stuff and are helpful........
  • Subscriber from LINDENHURST, IL wrote about a local hardware store: Very helpful staff........
  • Subscriber from ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL wrote about a local hardware store: I love this place. They are helpful and carry a good line of products. Some..........
  • Subscriber from SCHAUMBURG, IL wrote about a local hardware store: Good neighborhood resource.......
  • Subscriber from ELMHURST, IL wrote about a local hardware store: Nice selection of gardening merchandise and, at Christmastime, unique types of decorations, etc........
  • Subscriber from EVANSTON, IL wrote about a local hardware store: like hardware stores used to be........
  • Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote about a local hardware store: Handy neighborhood store. They dont have space to stock every possibility but usually have what..........
  • Subscriber from LIBERTYVILLE, IL wrote about a local hardware store: A good, solid hardware store. Rentals (such as aerators) are also quite reasonable........
  • Subscriber from EVANSTON, IL wrote about a local hardware store: Service is always great here--with knowledgeable and friendly staff--its the reason I go to this..........
  • Subscriber from HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL wrote about a local hardware store: Well staffed, very helpful........
  • Subscriber from CHICAGO, IL wrote about a local hardware store: O fthe big stores, we prefer Menards over Home Depot and Lowes.......
  • Subscriber from ALSIP, IL wrote about a local hardware store: Helpful and have always found what was needed.......
  • Subscriber from OAK LAWN, IL wrote about a local hardware store: About that same as any big box hardware store. If it is service you want,..........
  • Subscriber from EVANSTON, IL wrote about a local hardware store: A neighborhood resource, been around forever, recycles fluorescent bulbs free if you buy one. Old..........




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