Chalkboard placemats
Chalkboard placemats made in Evanston
$28 for set of four (including chalk), wonderkidsinc.com

Photos: Martha Williams

 

Hot-dog-printed dog leash
Hot-dog-printed dog leash designed in Lincoln Square by Six Point Pet
$32, Bark Bark Club, 5943 N. Broadway

 

Collection of art and essays
Collection of art and essays about the 1960s Black Arts movement
$35, mcachicagostore.org

 

Bourbon
Bourbon distilled at Copper Fiddle in Lake Zurich
$47 for 750-milliliter bottle, Binny’s Beverage Depot, 3000 N. Clark St.

 

Grow-your-own kit for basil, cilantro, and parsley
Grow-your-own kit for basil, cilantro, and parsley made in Logan Square
$40, modernsproutplanter.com

 

Copper cuff
Copper cuff handmade in Roscoe Village
$40, redbudjewelry.com

 

Organic coconut oil
Organic coconut oil produced in the West Loop
$38 for 8.8-ounce jar, cocovit.co

Photo: Jaclyn Rivas

 

Hot chocolate and marshmallows
Hot chocolate and marshmallows made in Bucktown
$50 for pictured, Mindy’s HotChocolate, 1747 N. Damen Ave.

 

Ceramic mug
Ceramic mug handmade in Ravenswood by Joe Kraft
$40, Humboldt House, 1045 N. California Ave.

 

Photo and poetry book by Michael Abramson and Patricia Smith
Photo and poetry book by Michael Abramson and Patricia Smith depicting the South Side juke joints of the 1970s
$45, cityfilespress.com

 

Sausages
Sausages made by Butcher & Larder in Bucktown
$25 for assortment of eight, Local Foods, 1427 W. Willow St.

 

Tech pack (USB charger, power bank, microfiber cloth)
Tech pack (USB charger, power bank, microfiber cloth) designed in the West Loop
$25, toddygear.com