Looking for live event printing in The Loop? Merch Troop brings real screen-printing presses, a DTF station, and a trained crew right to your The Loop venue and prints custom shirts, hats, and merch in front of your guests — about two minutes a shirt.
Downtown conferences and corporate HQ events. It's one of the busiest corners of Chicago for events, and a live press fits the room — whether you're activating near McCormick Place or hosting at a private space. We handle setup, printing, and teardown around your run-of-show, and travel anywhere across Chicagoland.
Live printing in The Loop
- Live screen printing — bold, durable prints pulled on a real press.
- Live DTF — full-color, photo-real transfers and personalization.
- Live hat bar — guests pick a cap, we press a patch on the spot.
- Promo & hard goods — totes, drinkware, and more, customized live.
We regularly set up near McCormick Place and theMART, and we're a fit for everything from a corporate offsite to a sponsor lounges. Hosting just outside The Loop? We also cover McCormick Place & South Loop, West Loop / Fulton Market, River North, Navy Pier & Streeterville, and the rest of Chicago.
Venues in The Loop need roughly a 10×10 ft footprint and two 120V circuits per station. We bring the presses, ink, garments, and crew.
Tell us your The Loop venue, date, and headcount and we'll send an itemized quote within 24 hours.