Comic Book Stores in Illinois

About comic shops in Illinois

Comic Rodeo lists 132 comic book stores in Illinois, across 86 cities and 113 ZIP codes. The busiest cities are Chicago (23), Springfield (6), and Edwardsville (3); between them they account for 32 of the 132 shops we hold for Illinois (24%). 16 Illinois cities have more than one shop; the other 70 have exactly one.

After those, the next six cities by shop count are Naperville (3), Peoria (3), Rock Island (3), Rockford (3), Belleville (2), and Champaign (2). The remaining 77 Illinois cities in the directory are listed in full below.

34 of the 132 Illinois shops carry at least one specialty tag in our data, on top of new comics. Counting them by tag: 14 for tabletop gaming, 12 for toys and collectibles, nine for trading cards, and three for manga and anime. Nothing in the Illinois data is tagged for vintage and back issues. Shops can hold more than one tag, so those counts overlap.

Business hours are on file for 123 of the 132 Illinois shops. 93 of those open on Sunday (76%). 49 stay open to 8pm or later on at least one day of the week. The other nine Illinois listings have no hours on file; call those before travelling.

Across those 123 shops, Saturday is the day most of them are open (121) and Monday the fewest (75). The median Illinois shop with hours on file opens seven days a week. The most common opening time across those listings is 11am, and the latest close on record is 11pm. Hours here are as recorded in each listing rather than live, so confirm with the shop before a long drive.

108 of the 132 Illinois shops list a website (82%) and 123 list a phone number. Each city below opens a page covering every shop we hold there, and each shop page carries the address, the hours as recorded, and a directions link. Chicago and Springfield hold the widest choice in the state.