Dry cleaners

Forest Cleaners

Open by scheduleMonday · 7 AM – 6:30 PM

Chicago, IL

ⓘ Hours as published by the business

4645 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL
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Opening hours

Monday · Today
7 AM – 6:30 PM
Tuesday
7 AM – 6:30 PM
Wednesday
7 AM – 6:30 PM
Thursday
7 AM – 6:30 PM
Friday
7 AM – 6:30 PM
Saturday
7 AM – 3 PM
Sunday

Holidays and short days are the usual exceptions — call before a long drive.

▤ Contact & details

⌖ Address
4645 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625
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◆ Category
Dry cleaners
◎ Country
US

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A little boy named Timmy was walking home from school one afternoon when he noticed something odd outside Forest Cleaners. The sign above the entrance seemed to flicker and change colors every few seconds, drawing his curious gaze. Curious, Timmy approached closer and saw that the sign wasn’t just changing color—it was spelling out ‘COME IN FOR A FREE SHIRTLESS INSPECTION!’ Everyone in town laughed so hard they almost forgot their shirts were dirty. The next day, a delivery driver joked, ‘Guess who’s getting a free shirtless inspection today?’

2. Late one night, an exhausted delivery driver pulled up outside Forest Cleaners with a heavy bag of uniforms. As he stepped out of the car, he noticed something strange: the neon sign above the shop seemed to be spelling out messages in Morse code. Curious, he leaned closer and saw that it spelled out ‘COME BACK LATER’. Shrugging, he went home. Next morning, his boss asked why he was late. With a smile, he replied, ‘The cleaners were busy decoding messages last night.’

3. One day, a delivery driver pulled up outside Forest Cleaners and called out, ‘Hey, anyone seen my package? It’s gotta be here somewhere!’ Inside, an old man with a dusty apron emerged from behind the counter and said, 'Package? Why, I’ve been waiting for that! It's in the third drawer on the left.' The delivery driver looked confused but went along, only to discover it was a box of ancient tea bags meant for a local tea shop. As he drove away, a neighbor waved and asked if he needed help finding his way out—turning what could have been a mystery into just another day at Forest Cleaners.

4. A neighborhood cat, famously known as Whiskers the Wise, had taken to hanging around Forest Cleaners after hours. One evening, a delivery driver was loading bags into his truck when Whiskers leaped onto the backseat, startling him so badly that he dropped several boxes of freshly cleaned shirts. The delivery driver, fumbling with shock, managed to catch most of the shirts but accidentally knocked over a nearby trashcan filled with old buttons and zippers. A neighbor passing by heard the commotion and rushed in, laughing heartily at Whiskers’s antics. From then on, whenever someone needed their clothes cleaned, they’d say, ‘Just take it to Forest Cleaners—even if you lose your shirts, Whiskers will probably find them again!’

Source details

Business attributes

Address

City
Chicago
Housenumber
4645
Postcode
60625
State
IL
Street
North Lincoln Avenue

Hours & freshness

Opening hours
Mo-Fr 07:00-18:30, Sa 07:00-15:00

What it offers

Shop
dry cleaning

Source: OpenStreetMap, 8 recorded details for this place.

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