Chicago’s harsh winters, ice, sub-zero cold snaps, and heavy lake-effect snow off Lake Michigan, mean signage here has to survive real freeze-thaw stress that milder cities never see. The city is also a genuine neon town, a cluster of shops still doing custom neon and vintage-style signage work out of neighborhoods like Avondale and Logan Square, alongside the standard storefront and corporate signage you’d find anywhere. Chicago’s 77 community areas each have their own character, so a sign that fits Wicker Park’s commercial strip might look out of place in the Loop’s financial district.
38 sign companies serving Chicago are listed below.
Windy City Signs & Graphics
4904 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
312-248-6454
Website
info@mywindysigns.com
FASTSIGNS of Chicago, IL – Lincoln Park/Bucktown
1820 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
773-906-7131
Website
63@fastsigns.com
Right Way Signs of Chicago
1134 N Homan Ave., Chicago, IL 60651
773-930-4361
sales@RightWaySigns.com
SignFreaks
320 W Ohio St #3W, Chicago, IL 60654
872-250-4743
info@signfreaks.com
In Sight Sign Company
3910 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
773-267-4002
chris@insightsigncompany.com
FASTSIGNS of Chicago, IL – West Loop
901 W Jackson Blvd Suite 101, Chicago, IL 60607
312-757-8204
2013@fastsigns.com
Signarama of Downtown Chicago
1633 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
312-922-0509
FASTSIGNS of Chicago, IL – Ohio Street
447 E Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60611
312-728-8038
305@fastsigns.com
Pro Image Chicago Signs
1547 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642
773-292-1111
info@proimagechicagosigns.com
FASTSIGNS of Chicago IL – South Loop
1315 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
312-827-6490
Signs By Tomorrow Chicago North
3015 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60618
773-404-7446
Sales@SBTchicago.com
Southwest Signs Inc
5641 W 63rd St, Chicago, IL 60638
773-585-3530
Precision Sign Co
3439 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
773-528-2828
JR Signs & Graphics
2411 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
773-297-4279
jrsignschicago@att.net
FASTSIGNS of Chicago, IL – O’Hare
5517 N Cumberland Ave SUITE 913, Chicago, IL 60656
773-232-0403
2438@fastsigns.com
FASTSIGNS of Chicago, IL – United Center Park
229 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
877-795-3718
Image360 Chicago Loop
208 S Jefferson St Ste 220, Chicago, IL 60661
312-759-8911
geoff@image360chicagoloop.com
Best Neon Sign Company
5505 W 109th St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
773-586-2700
steve@bestneonsign.com
Chicago Sign Company
3231 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
773-634-1493
info@chicagosigncompany.com
Magic Sign Design
3416 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
224-830-1576
Magicsigndesign@gmail.com
Chicago Signs & Screen Printing
3921 W Dickens Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
312-273-1833
info@chicagosigns.com
Signs House
3415 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60641
630-888-9381
signshouse@gmail.com
Chicago Sign Shop
7248 St Louis Ave, Skokie, IL 60076
773-491-0111
signshouse@gmail.com
Olympik Signs
1130 N Garfield St, Lombard, IL 60148
630-424-6100
AP@olysigns.com
Neon Art Signs
4752 N Avers Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
773-588-5883
neonartchicago@gmail.com
TFA Signs
5500 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
773-267-6007
sales@tfasigns.com
Midwest Sign Supply Co
5521 N Lynch Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
773-588-0523
info@midwestsignsupplyco.com
Monsibic Signs & Graphic
927 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
773-847-2828
sales@chicagosigns.net
SpeedPro Chicago West Town
2130 W Fulton St #E, Chicago, IL 60612
312-492-7760
info@SpeedProChicago.com
Sign Shark
1 E Erie St Suite 525, Chicago, IL 60611
831-318-0089
hello@thesignshark.com
Sig Sign Company
230 W Monroe St 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
773-741-0664
Peter Sign Maker
7432 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60634
773-732-3620
Captivating Signs Naperville
612 W 5th Ave Suite A, Naperville, IL 60563
630-491-6221
info@captivatingsigns.com
NVG Signs & Prints
1948 N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
773-426-3623
nvgsigns1@gmail.com
Chicago Sign Systems
4200 W Diversey Ave #31, Chicago, IL 60647
773-342-2112
phil@chicagosignsystems.com
Neon Shop Fishtail
2247 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
773-227-0303
neoneon@aol.com
Wing Sign Co. Inc.
4452 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
773-777-5500
donwingsign@gmail.com
Signarama Chicago (West), IL
4044 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
773-577-2300
jc@signarama-westchicago.com
A City of Distinct Signage Districts
Storefronts along Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park or Southport in Lakeview lean toward bold, character-driven signage that fits the neighborhood’s independent retail feel, while a Loop office tower or a corporate lobby downtown needs something far more restrained. Chicago’s neon shops, several of which are represented above, keep alive a craft tradition that goes back decades in this city, worth seeking out specifically if your project calls for genuine hand-bent neon rather than an LED imitation.
Why Work with a Local Chicago Sign Company?
A vendor with real Chicago experience knows the city’s permitting process, which can vary by ward and alderman as much as by formal code, and understands which materials and mounting hardware genuinely survive a Chicago winter without cracking or failing.
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