Oak Park Artisans & Crafters Boutique To Close After 40 Years

OAK PARK, IL --- Another beloved Oak Park business is shutting its doors for good. Artisans and Crafters Unique Boutique of the Oak Park Women's Exchange announced via Facebook Tuesday that they plan to close on Dec. 29 after nearly 45 years in Oak Park.

Established in 1974, Artisans and Crafters Unique Boutique features hand-crafted jewelry, soaps, glassware, and other items made by artists in the Oak Park area. The non-profit's website states that its purpose has been to "help people help themselves intellectually, creatively, culturally, socially, and financially, and in so doing contribute to the community."

The boutique store recently decorated its last holiday window display, one of its many traditions that Oak Parkers have come to look forward to. Other annual traditions have been the boutique's yearly craft fair and its work for Project Linus.

Artisans and Crafters Unique Boutique of the Oak Park Women's Exchange plans to continue its Project Linus work, which collects blankets for children in need throughout the U.S. Once the shop is closed on Dec. 29, you'll still be able to donate blankets for Project Linus at Knit Nirvana, which is located at 7453 Madison, Forest Park.

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