City News Stand
- Northside newsstand offers online access to numerous periodicals.
- http://citynewsstand.com

Chicago Comics
- Northside comic retailer offering consignment forms, reviews, catalog selection, hours of operation, and links.
- http://www.chicagocomics.com/

The Book Cellar
- Lincoln Square store provides events schedule and cafe menu.
- http://www.bookcellarinc.com/

Larry's Comic Book Store
- Features selection from his sci-fi and spy media catalog, specializing in books and magazines from a variety of favorite movies and TV series. Online ordering and pricing is provided.
- http://www.scifispy.com/

Quimby's
- Features unusual and underground material such as self-published, small and independent press books, magazines, zines, bodyart, underground comics (comix). Site features live recordings, reviews, and a calendar of events.
- http://www.quimbys.com/

Strictly Underground
- Publisher of African-American comic books featuring super heroes, villains and all things in between. Features photo gallery of sample works, and contact details.
- http://africanamericansuperheroescomicbookscomics.com/

Reading on Walden
- Community bookstore offering advanced search options, recommended titles, listing of award winning books, and hours of operation.
- http://www.readingonwalden.com/

Seminary Co-Op Bookstore
- Features an extensive selection of academic and literary titles, along with reader reviews, new title listings, and contacts. Co-op between Seminary Co-op, 57th Street Books, and Newberry Library's A.C. McClurg Bookstore.
- http://www.semcoop.com/

Women and Children First
- Bookstore featuring publications by and about women, children's books, and lesbian and gay fiction and non-fiction.
- http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/

The Occult Bookstore
- Established in 1915, and offers rare and newly published books in the Arcane Arts. Features current inventory, astrological research, a library, and contacts.
- http://www.occultbookstore.com/

Prairie Avenue Bookshop
- Features a comprehensive inventory of books on architecture, design, technology, and related fields. Retail or online catalog and ordering.
- http://www.pabook.com/

Polonia Bookstore
- A wide selection of books in Polish and books in English dealing with Poland or Polish themes.
- http://www.polonia.com/

Booklegger's
- Carrying rare and used books in stock on all subjects, plus CDs, cassettes, books on cassette and videos.
- http://www.bookleggers.com/

Chicago Bibles & Books
- A northwest side Christian bookstore offering online shopping, featured books, video rentals, science and apologetics, Greek and Hebrew study tools. Affiliated with The Church in Chicago.
- http://www.biblesandbooks.com/

Children In Paradise
- Near northside children's bookstore.
- http://www.chicagochildrensbooks.com

Abraham Lincoln Book Shop
- Since 1938 this firm has specialized in books, autographic and photographic memorabilia of American political and military history.
- http://www.alincolnbookshop.com