American Science & Surplus launched a $125,000 GoFundMe to help relocate its warehouse, update software and reorganize.

It was shortly after moving into Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood that I saw the sign for the first time: American ...

American Science & Surplus started a fundraiser to keep the business afloat. The quirky science store opened its first ...

American Science & Surplus is one of the most delightfully quirky places on earth and it is in danger of shuttering. We can ...

Lilly Ward, center, speaks with a customer from behind the checkout counter at American Science & Surplus in Milwaukee on May 24, 2025. Company Owner Patrick Meyer recently launched a GoFundMe to ...

The novelty shop has been around for 88 years. It was a Far Northwest Side staple before moving to Park Ridge in 2021. "There ...

Jon Hansen, host and executive producer of the Block Club Chicago Podcast, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago ...

The store — which currently has locations in Uptown Park Ridge, west suburban Geneva, and Milwaukee — has been in business ...

American Science & Surplus, which has three locations including one in Milwaukee, launched a GoFundMe to keep the store alive ...