I've shopped at all three North Shore Exchange locations and they're all fantastic. The selection…read moreis beautifully curated--clothing, shoes, accessories, furniture, and home goods--and feels more like a stylish boutique than resale. The staff is what really sets this place apart. Huge shout-out to Elsa, Rosetta, Beth, and Barb--knowledgeable, honest, and genuinely helpful. They'll help you find great pieces and talk you out of things that aren't quite right. Consigning is easy and fair, and knowing all profits support local Chicago charities makes shopping here even better. A must-visit for contemporary and luxury consignment.

I confirm the other negative comments regarding some employees…read more I went to the Wilmette sidewalk event on Friday. Although I live in Wilmette, I've never been here. I will not return due to the arrogance and microaggressions of the employees. I know my high end designer brands. I own high end designer brands. I do not always go shopping dressed to the nines. Esp to a consignment store sidewalk sale. An employee rolled her eyes when I asked her about the pricing on one of the items. No need for the attitude. While my daughter was waiting to check out, another employee approached a woman standing behind her to take her to a register. That customer asked my daughter if she wanted to go with the employee. That was classy and kind. The employee actually stammered and point my daughter to a register and proceeded to walk the customer to personally ring her up. Needless to say, we will never come back. There are better resale stores on the North Shore: across the street is the YWCA resale, KMK Luxury in Winnetka, Junior League in Evanston, New to You in Glenview, Winnetka Thrift Shop are just a few. Everyone at all those stores are respectful and kind.

I had about 12 bags of clothes and blankets to donate. They called me to arrange a pickup very…read morequickly. They ended up being able to come even earlier which worked out better. I would recommend them to anyone who has items to donate. Added bonus, you just put your items outside and they come and take it all!

Operation basement makeover kicks off tomorrow, but first I had to get rid of all of our current…read morefurniture occupying our basement. Over the past few weeks I made a list of local organizations that would find good homes for our furniture & remove the furniture from the basement themselves. After reading about the Chicago Chesed Fund I was sold...and even more thrilled when (on a Monday) they told me they could pick up my furniture that Friday. In comparison another local organization told me they were booked until end of July. That didn't help me since all my new furniture would be in by then. I was given a 2 hour window for pick up (12-2pm) and they arrived exactly at noon. Impressed! The driver, Michael, could not have been friendlier. By the time he left my house I was even more knowledgeable about the Chicago Chesed Fund and started thinking about other clothing, furniture, baby equipment and/or even my time that I could give to help. For others interested in donating they only take goods that are in good condition & nothing older than 25 years old. And they won't take sleeper sofas, but there were no issues removing a sectional, entertainment center, nightstands etc from my basement. In fact, they did so in record time. While I called around a bunch of organizations this past week, Chicago Chesed Fund will be the first call I make for donations going forward.

Evanston Animal Shelter is a top-notch animal shelter that truly cares about rescues. They're…read moreprofessional and conscientious. If something were to happen to me, and with no other options, I have confidence that my beloved dog would be taken care of conscientiously by Evanston Animal Shelter.

I would like to give them one star for ghosting people on phone calls and emails, as I and others…read morehave had happen, but since they do take care of some animals, and I do like animals, I will show them some mercy . Considering that they got over 6 million dollars from the City of Evanston, I am very unhappy with their poor communications and the fact that they are only open to the public for about 2 hours a day. One of the two cats I adopted turned out to have obstructive airway disease and since they were in charge of my two cats for months, one would have thought that would have been disclosed. The medication cost over $2,000 that first year because what was prescribed was not off patent and the cat was too obese to take prednisolone safely. Why was my cat obese? Ask them. Further when I asked if I could donate the huge cat carriers back to them and some food bowls they gave me (since I already had those items) they refused them as if they have all the money in the world to buy new supplies, other shelters would have jumped at the opportunity, a donation in kind of about $100. I applied to volunteer and heard nothing from them for over 2 months after emailing and messaging them following up on my status, to no avail, until I had to actually go in there to find out what was happening. I could go on but in my opinion this is an organization that is not managed well and they could do much more with the funds that they have been given. I'm pretty sure, imho, that they will ask some pals or cronies to add some high star reviews to try to balance out the negative ones, of which there are quite a few, but all I can do is try to get them to get their act together there by posting this. Finally, as to others here saying that some people there are rude, I completely agree. It is not a pleasant experience. If they try to get more taxpayer funding without improvement of their management, I intend to go down to City Hall to cite my many reservations about this organization. Update on 2/18/25: I stand by my review in spite of the response from EAS: To EAS I respond as follows: Unfortunately the cats were obese from a medical standpoint so you may want to consult with a veterinarian on animal obesity. I note that you did not post the photo of one of them I emailed to you after he had some cat nip the first night I got them, but chose the "skinny" video :) so I posted my photo of one of the big boys I adopted. Further, it is my understanding that my cats were elsewhere in foster care under your auspices until they were put into my care as fosters. If you take no responsibility for their care when at foster locations, that could be problematic, especially for them, since you foster out many animals. As to communications issues: I sent an email Sept 8, 2021 asking about a vet. No response to that. I found a vet myself and did not contact you again until early Dec this year when I put in a volunteer application. No response to that. On Jan 7, I sent a followup email asking the status. No response to that. After that I wrote a msg to your Facebook page. A day or two later someone answered and said she would follow up with the dog volunteer area. I waited approximately a week and still had no answer. I wrote again to see if anyone heard from the dog volunteer group, but received no reply. Growing quite annoyed with the runaround, a few days ago I decided to walk over to EAS and find out what was going on, which I did. I told The person there, also the person who did not answer my email of Sept 8, 2021 that I had emailed and messaged and gotten no reply so decided to walk in. He told me I must be mistaken as EAS has no email address posted on its website and was rather brusque (rude, in my perception in addition to being uninformed) gave me no apology and then insisted I must have emailed a vet with a similar practice name to EAS. He subsequently agreed to follow up, nevertheless. Moreover, with regard to my claim of poor communication, there was a post on your facebook page not long ago telling the public that people have been rude to EAS staff/volunteers when they don't get back to them and how they shouldn't be because everyone is so busy( too busy to hire volunteers who might answer phones, I guess.) If EAS cannot acknowledge the problem, it certainly will not be fixed. Re: funding: So it didn't go into your pocket, you say, but why spend 6 million dollars so you can be open approximately 2 hours a day to the public? I certainly hope the number of adoptions skyrocket going forward , you train people not to be rude (as mentioned here and elsewhere in reviews) and you answer communications because certainly the Evanston taxpayers should see something for their generous funding of your large facility.

* Excellent Customer Service * Kind & understanding People…read more* Fresh produce, healthy choices * Nice neighborhood * Highly recommended

They are doing great work here to serve the community. The staff and facility are very nice.read more

I find it odd that a nun who took a vow of poverty gave herself $105,844 in 2022, when the poverty…read moreline in 2022 for a single person in Illinois was $13,590 , bought a new car every year and personalized plates. Now we have a priest who makes a six figure salary. I know not all priests take a vow of poverty but as someone else in a review said make sure to take things into consideration when donating. This place has $104 million dollar operating budget yet takes in $23 million dollars more than that. Many smaller underfunded places to give. There are also Reported conflict of interest transactions. This has been going on for many years. This place doesn't take on the most needy. It takes on the least needy actually. The families who can afford to take care of their own family get accepted first and foremost. Then these families drop their family members off for someone else to deal with while they write checks. Misericordia enables this from wealthy families. The families that don't have money and are accepted are required to volunteer for them and take their family member home once a month and keep their mouths shut if they have any issues. If they don't they risk their child being kicked out. Residents have went blind , been paralyzed, choked and died etc from staff neglect. You won't hear about that though as parents are terrified of their children having no where to go . Another thing mentioned in the reviews was their resale shop. Resale shop consists of donations that are meant for the residents yet instead sold! So yeah consider this when thinking of donating. You aren't helping the neediest. You are helping the rich not have to deal with their family members. You are helping another white person make a six figured salary. I could go on and on. The few wards of the state here are token residents who are left behind on field trips because there's no body who cares or checks on how they are treated.

We had lunch in the restaurant next to the bakery which is only open for lunch. We had a resident…read morefor our server and she was so sweet. They have a little system to make sure everything works so it's a little different than a regular server. They have volunteer servers to help too. Their system works great. Food was very good. So happy to see the residents happy and working. Nice to support this restaurant and bakery. I might also add they had the best oatmeal raisin cookies. They have multiple desserts and fresh baked breads.They also had a gift shop with lots of cute items. I will be back. A great organization helping the disabled.

We recently adopted our puppy from Reach. They are a wonderful, professional organization that…read morehelps match pets in need with pet parents in need. Our experience was positive and we love our new puppy. I would highly recommend them if you would like to adopt a pet. ADOPT, DON'T SHOP

Everything about this place screams come on in. From the people showing how much they love animals…read moreand want the best for them, to how compassionate they can be for you. Their love stretches! Everyone here has the biggest hearts. If you need a Doggo this is the place to go to. Patti thank you!

Great experience and flexible job opportunities! I have been a Direct Support Professional for a…read morelittle under three years now, and enjoy it. If you are a college student looking for employment; this is a great company that will allow you to go to school, and work flexible hours outside of school. I work as Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA) with Orchard Village which allows me to assist adults with disabilities in a home provided by Orchard Village. As a current student in the mental health field;perks for me are getting the opportunity to work with and experiencing behaviors from adults with developmental disabilities. Working with Orchard Village along with another agency in Skokie, I have most definitely considered doing more in this field because the opportunities are so flexible which allowed me to pursue the degree I'm currently pursuing, plus the experience of working with these adults outweigh the actual pay itself.

Never contacted me bout what is needed to volunteer & area needed. I am I am interested found…read moreexperience from idealist . I expected a reply. Only interested in a day tutoring.

Working as a volunteer with Sit Stay Read is awesome. The people are so kind, and the kids looooove…read morethe program. So many of these kids don't know nice dogs, so to be a part in providing that to them, as well as get them excited about reading, is so rewarding. Books, kids, dogs: all my favorite things! Come volunteer!