Need screen printing in Chicago? Merch Troop brings live screen printing services to your event - real presses, real ink, custom apparel pulled on site instead of ordered from a shop across town.
Screen printing in Chicago, at your event
Traditional Chicago screen printing means dropping off a file and picking up boxes later. Live screen printing means the press comes to your venue and runs in front of your guests - the same quality, turned into an experience. It is a fit for McCormick Place trade shows, corporate sales kickoffs, and sponsor lounges.
Custom apparel we screen print
- T-shirts & tanks - the classic, in a full size run.
- Hoodies & crews - premium pieces that read as a real gift.
- Totes & more - flat goods print great live too.
Serving Chicago and Chicagoland
We set up at venues across the area - from McCormick Place to Navy Pier — Festival Hall - so "screen printing near me" means we come to you. Each press turns out up to 60 shirts an hour, and a standard two-press setup clears 100+ an hour.
Quick estimate: tell us your headcount and run time and we will size the screen-print setup to your Chicago venue and send an itemized quote within 24 hours.
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Chicago proof
Local proof before the presses roll in
For Chicago, the page you are reading is planned around real venue constraints, not a generic merch table. We map the nearest load-in, the available power, the line path, and the point where guests choose garments before they reach the press. That planning is what keeps the station looking sharp at McCormick Place, a The Loop private event, or a smaller activation near Navy Pier — Festival Hall.
Merch Troop is based in Fullerton and travels with the same live-event production kit: presses, flash dryers, heat presses, blanks, folding tables, signage, and trained printers. A standard station needs roughly 10x10 ft and two 120V circuits, and a two-press setup can clear 100+ shirts per hour when the design menu is simple.