National
Anti-Vivisection Society - 53 West
Jackson Blvd., Suite 1552, Chicago, IL 60604.
800-888-NAVS(6287). 312-427-6065. The NAVS is
dedicated to abolishing the exploitation of animals
used in research, education and product testing.
NAVS promotes greater compassion, respect and
justice for animals through educational programs
based on respected ethical and scientific theory
and supported by extensive documentation of the
cruelty and waste of vivisection. NAVS' educational
programs are directed at increasing public
awareness about vivisection, identifying humane
solutions to human problems, developing
alternatives to the use of animals and working with
like-minded individuals and groups to effect
changes which help to end the suffering inflicted
on innocent animals.
Bean
Products, Inc. (photo courtesy:
Bean Products, Inc.) - 1500 S. Western
Ave., Suite 4BN, Chicago, IL 60608. 800-726-8365 or
312-666-3600. Manufacturer of therapeutic,
environmentally friendly pillows, yoga and
meditation mats, hemp shower curtains, directors'
chairs, twine, and rope. Worker-owned.
MayaWorks
- 4421 N. Malden,
3N, Chicago, IL 60640. 773-506-4905. MayaWorks is
much more than just an outlet for Mayan products.
MayaWorks believes that community development
happens through the economic development of women
who otherwise have limited ways to participate or
contribute to the economic stability of their
families. Giving women an opportunity to earn an
income from their skills gives them self-confidence
and hope for themselves, their children, their
family and their village. MayaWorks markets the
work of Maya artisans who otherwise have no outlet
for their handiwork. As a proud member of the Fair
Trade Association, MayaWorks pays artisans at
prices they set, provides technical assistance and
educational opportunities and meets other Fair
Trade criteria.
Ten
Thousand Villages - 719
Main St., Evanston, IL. 847-733-8258. Since 1946
Ten Thousand Villages has supported the work of
literally tens of thousands of artisans in over 30
countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the
Middle East, making us one the largest fair trade
organizations in North America. Working with more
than 100 artisan groups, they purchase fine pieces
from craftspeople with whom they have longstanding,
nurturing relationships. Ten Thousand Villages was
a big idea that started out small &endash; from the
trunk of Edna Ruth Byler's car, in fact. But years
of dedication and giving have grown their
organization to the point where their retail
operation spans North America with over 160 outlets
where fine, eclectic village wares can be
purchased. You'll find everything from folk art and
heirloom-quality home décor, to ceramics,
textiles, baskets, jewelry and musical instruments
in our stores and at our festival
sales.
Growing
Home Farm (photo courtesy:
Growing Home Farm) - 1325 South Wabash
Avenue * Chicago, IL 60605. 312 435 8601. Growing
Home is a non-profit enterprise serving homeless
and low-income people through a transitional
employment program in the organic farming business.
Growing Home's training program integrates job
readiness skills and basic business, health and
life skills instruction into a curriculum focused
on growing, marketing and preparing organic
produce. Their mission: To provide job training and
create employment opportunities for homeless and
low-income people in Chicago, within the context of
an organic agriculture business. Participants in
the transitional job program receive hands-on
training in organic agriculture, landscaping and
sales, as well as classroom training about organic
agriculture, food and nutrition, sales and
marketing, and general job readiness skills.
Chicago's
Green City Market - 820 Davis
Street, Suite 134, Evanston, IL 60201.
847-424-2486. Outdoor market from mid-May to the
end of October. Then, in November and December, the
Market moves indoors (location to be announced).
The Winter Market is usually open the first three
Wednesdays and Saturdays in November and December
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. It's free and open to the
public. Chicago's Green City Market is also working
to establish a permanent, year-round central public
market that supports local, sustainable
agriculture.
Green
Earth Institute Farm - 10S404
Knoch Knolls Rd., Naperville,IL 60565.
630-664-5681. CSA (June-October). Sponsor the
"Green Earth Fair" (exhibits, presentations, farm
tours, activities for kids each Spring. Organic
vegetable seedlings available. Open to the public.
Free). Sponsor "Kids Touch the Earth", a gardening
program for children sponsored by the Green Earth
Institute and The Conservation Foundation.
Renewable energy development at the
farm.
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Newleaf
Natural Grocery (photo courtesy:
Newleaf Natural Grocery) - 1261 W. Loyola
Ave., Chicago, IL 60626. 773-743-0400. Hours: M-F 8-7:30pm, Sat. 9-7:30, Sunday 11-6. We are strong advocates
of local family owned farms, and strive to fill our
produce boxes and our shelves with as many local
goods as possible - a practice which strengthens
the sustainability of our community. Because we're
independently owned and operated, we're free to
promote and support the organic movement by keeping
our community and customers informed and involved
through petitions, newsletters, and lively
conversation. And we enjoy the same! Our customers
keep us updated daily on new issues and events.
Whole
Foods Market - 30 West
Huron, Chicago, IL 60610. 312-932-9600. Hours:
8am-10pm daily
Whole
Foods Market - 1000
West North Ave., Chicago, IL 60622 (near downtown).
312-587-0648. Hours: 8am-10pm daily. Call for
holiday hours.
Whole
Foods Market - 760
Waukegan Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015 (North).
847-444-1900. Hours: 8am-10pm daily.
Whole
Foods Market - 1640
Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 (North).
847-733-1600. Hours: 8am-9pm daily.
Whole
Foods Market - 1111 Chicago
Ave., Evanston, Illinois, 60202 (North).
847-475-9492. Hours: 8am-10pm daily.
Soup
To Nuts (photo
courtesy: Soup to Nuts) - 716 W. State St.,
Geneva, IL 60134 (West). 630-232-6646. Hours: M-F
9am-7pm, Sat 9-6, Sun 11-5.
Whole
Foods Market - 500 E.
Ogden Ave. , Hinsdale, Illinois, 60521 (West).
630-986-8500. Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-10pm, Sat.
7am-9pm, Sunday 7am-8pm.
Whole
Foods Market - 3300 N.
Ashland, Lakeview, IL 60657 (North). 773-244-4200.
Hours: 8am-10pm daily.
Whole
Foods Market - 1331
North Rand Rd., Palatine, IL 60074 (Northwest).
847-776-8080. Hours: 8am-10pm Mon-Sat, 8-9
Sunday.
Whole
Foods Market - 7245 Lake St.,
River Forest, IL 60305 (West). 708-366-1045. Hours:
8am-10pm daily
Whole
Foods Market - 151
Rice Lake Square, Butterfield Road, Wheaton, IL
60187 (West), 630-588-1500. M-Sat 8-10, Sun
8-9.
Whole
Foods Market - 201 W.
63rd St. (between Route 83 and Clarendon Hills
Road), Willowbrook, IL 60514 (West). 630-655-5000.
Hours: 8am-10pm daily.
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Karyn's
Fresh Corner & Karyn's Inner Beauty
Center (photos courtesy:
Karyn's Fresh Corner) - 1901 North
Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60614. 312-255-1590.
Hours: M-Sun 9am-9pm. Founded by Karyn Calabrese,
Karyn's Center provides a sacred space for the
balancing of the body, mind and spirit. Also an
acclaimed chef, Karyn Calabrese has a gift for
creating uniquely flavorful raw vegan dishes,
making her restaurant, Karyn's, the longest
standing raw-food restaurant in the Midwest.
Total
Health Institute (See Banner on
right)- 23 W. 525 Saint
Charles Road, Wheaton, IL 60188. 630-871-0000. Fax:
630-871-9450. Total Health Institute is the
premiere Christian alternative healing facility in
the United States. We offer an inpatient facility,
the most powerful alternative healing therapies
available, 1-4 week fasting/detoxification/prayer
retreat programs, a total health spa, and an all
organic store. During your stay you will fast on
vegan living/raw foods and juices.
Conscious
Choice: The Journal of Ecology & Natural
Healing (left photo
courtesy: Conscious Choice Journal)
- 920 Franklin,
Suite 202, Chicago, IL 60610. 312-440-4373.
Conscious Choice serves as a resource to help
readers live healthier lives and create a
sustainable society -- and have fun doing it. Their
editorial content builds community; promotes
social, political, and environmental awareness; and
supports wellness through natural foods, nutrition,
and integrative health care.
Healthy
Dining Chicago - c/o Laura
Bruzas, 934 West Fry #2E, Chicago IL 60622-5462.
312-666-9979. HDC is an organic-friendly newsletter
for health-minded Chicagoans. Each issue is
chock-full of bite-size, easy-to-digest articles,
healthy dining tips, quick recipes, local resources
and more. It is an all-volunteer, grass-roots
effort launched in January of 2003 to get the
message out about the benefits of conscious eating
and the growing resources available to those who
live in the greater Chicago area. Each and every
dollar that comes in from advertisers and
subscribers goes to cover publication expenses.
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Note: *=Vegetarian,
**=Vegan, ***=raw foods
Note:
For additional
listings, check out VegChicago.com &
the Go-Veggie Restaurant Guide at www.go-veggie.org.
Chowpatti
* - 1035 S.
Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005.
847-640-9554. Hours: T-Sun 11:30-3pm, 5-9pm, F-Sat
11:30-3pm, 5-10. Closed Mondays. International
cuisine.
Alice
N Friends Vegetarian Cafe * - 5812
N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60660. 773-275-8797.
Pan-Asian.
Amitabul
** - 6207 N.
Milwaukee Ave., Floor 1, Chicago, IL 60646.
773-774-0276. Korean, 100% vegan. Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday 1-9., Friday 12-10, Saturday 10-10
p.m., Sunday 10-8.
Arya
Bhavan (left photo
courtesy: Arya Bhavan) * - 2508 W. Devon
Ave., Chicago, IL 60659. 773-274-5800. Hours:
Monday-Thursday 5:30pm-11:00pm; Friday-Sunday
11:30am-11:00pm. Oopen on Thanksgiving, Christmas,
and New Years, from 11:30am-11:00pm. Indian.
Chicago
Vegetarian Diner * - 3411
N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60657. 773-935-6696.
Hours; M-F 11-10, Sat 11-11, Sun 1-10. All American
Vegetarian.
Karyn's
Fresh Corner *** - 3351 N.
Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60625. 773-296-6990. See
listing in 'Live Food Lifestyel' above. Restaurant
Hours: Monday through Thursday 11:00am to 9:00pm,
Friday and Saturday 11:00am to 10:00pm, Sundays
10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Lake
Side Cafe */** - 1418 W.
Howard St., Chicago, IL 60626. 773-262-9503. They
say..." We want the Lake Side Cafe to become known
for affordable, vegetarian cuisine, a place where
we would like to eat and relax ourselves. We use
organic ingredients where possible, supporting
local sustainable farming." Hours: check
website.
Mysore Woodlands * - 2548 W. Devon,
Chicago, IL. 773-338-8160.
Soul
Vegetarian East ** - 205
E. 75th St., Chicago, IL 60619. 773-224-0104.
Hours: M-Th 11-10, Fri 11-11,Sat 9-11, Sun 9-9.
The
Heartland Cafe - 7000
North Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626. 773-465-8005.
Mostly vegetarian. Bar & music
performances.
Udupi
Palace * - 2543
W. Devon Ave., Chicago, IL 60618. 773-338-2152.
Hours: M-Sun 12-9:30pm. South Indian cuisine.
Vegetarian
Fun Foods Supreme ** - 1702
E. 57th, Chicago, IL 60617. 773-734-6321. Hours:
Mon-Sat 10am-9pm.
Victory's
Banner * - 2100 W. Roscoe
St., Chicago, IL 60618. 773-665-0227. Hours: M-Sun
8-3pm, Closed Tuesday. American style, breakfast
& lunch only. We close twice a year to take
time out for spiritual retreat for 10-12 days each:
Once, in mid-April to celebrate Sri Chinmoy's
arrival in the West; and again in late August to
celebrate Sri Chinmoy's birthday.
Blind
Faith Cafe (right photo
courtesy: Blind Faith Cafe) * - 525
Dempster St., Evanston, IL 60201. 847-328-6875.
Since 1979. Located in Evanston's Chicago
Avenue/Dempster Street shopping district, just a
few blocks south of downtown Evanston.
Sri
Ganesh Cuisine * - 837 E.
Roosevelt Road, Lombard, IL 60148. 630-620-9175.
South/North Indian cuisine.Hours: Lunch 11:30-2:30,
Dinner 5:30-10. Closed Monday.
Udupi
Palace * - 730 Schaumburg
Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60194. 847-884-9510. Indian
cuisine.
Shree
Vegetarian Restaurant * - 655 N.
Cass Ave., Westmont (west of downtown), IL 60559.
630-655-1021. South Indian cuisine. Lunch:
Tuesday-Friday 11:30a.m.-2:30p.m.(BUFFET ONLY);
Dinner: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday
5:30&endash;9:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday
10:30p.m.
Chicago
EarthSave - see listing
below.
Note: see The
Vegetarian Vacation chapter, our
Vacation
Map, and Vacations:
by type
Total
Health Institute - 23 W. 525 Saint
Charles Road, Wheaton, IL 60188. 630-871-0000. Fax:
630-871-9450. Total Health Institute is the
premiere Christian alternative healing facility in
the United States. We offer an inpatient facility,
the most powerful alternative healing therapies
available, 1-4 week fasting/detoxification/prayer
retreat programs, a total health spa, and an all
organic store. During your stay you will fast on
vegan living/raw foods and juices.
Chicago
EarthSave - 2417 West Homer
St., Chicago Il, 60647. 708-531-8910. Monthly vegan
potlucks feature speakers on topics related to
animal compassion, health and environmental
protection. Diner Night - gather the first
Wednesday of each month for dinner at The Chicago
Diner, 3411 N. Halsted St., which donates 10
percent of each bill toward our community outreach
efforts. COW (Compassion on Wheels). Van - They
travel the region with an audio-visual mobile
teaching aid that exposes the truth about factory
farms and other industries cruel to animals. Veggie
Bike and Dine - EarthSave Chicago partners with the
Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and local
restaurants to create traveling vegan dining tours.
These showcase conscious dining and the diversity
of Chicago neighborhoods and the surrounding
suburbs while emphasizing the ease of getting
around town by bike. VegChicago - maintain a Web
site, www.vegchicago.com, that
lists vegan and vegan-friendly places to dine in
Chicagoland. Publications - develop and distribute
information on the benefits of a plant-based diet
at neighborhood events, health fairs, COW Van
outings and our monthly potlucks.
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VegChicago.com -
If you live in the
Chicago area or are just visiting, browse through
their website and let your mouth water. We hope
you'll find VegChicago.com useful and your dining
experiences delightful. It's never been easier to
savor vegetarian and vegan cuisine in the windy
city!
Veggie
Fest -
Chicago, IL. Over 20,000 attendees!
Go
Veggie! (photos
courtesy: Go Veggie! )
- P.O. Box 577997,
Chicago, IL 60657. Hotline: 773-871-7000. Go
Veggie!, a nonprofit corporation, has been formed
to educate individuals to the many benefits of
vegetarianism for human health, our environment,
and the well-being of all life on our planet. They
welcome those who are just beginning to explore the
advantages of this great lifestyle, as well as
committed vegetarians.
Chicago
Vegetarian Society - P.O.
Box 223, Highwood, IL 60040.
847-561-1302.
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