It's All About Chicago at Transit Tees

WDCB’s Gary Zidek visits the Wicker Park Transit Tees for a conversation with owner and creative director Tim Gillengerten and art director Tim LaPlante.

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WDCB's Gary Zidek visits Transit Tees' Wicker Park location to learn more about the company's history and new game.

“What we’ve found is that people here (Chicago), see it (Transit Tees items), it takes a moment, and then they connect to it. Because they live here and they know the symbols of the city.” - Transit Tees owner Tim Gillengerten talking about the strong sense of civic pride that exists among Chicagoans.

Transit Tees owner & creative director Tim Gillengerten and art director Tom LaPlante

Transit Tees doesn’t just sell Chicago-centric items like t-shirts, magnets and mugs, it also designs and makes almost all of its products.

City maps inside Transit Tees

L stop magnets

Transit Tees t-shirts

Last month, Transit Tees launched it’s own card game titled LOOP

Similar in game-play to UNO or Crazy Eights, LOOP has a strong local flavor. The game was designed to capture the commuter experience on Chicago's elevated train system.

You can check out LOOP: THE ELEVATED CARD GAME and all sorts creative Chicago-inspired merch at Transit Tees’ two stores (Wicker Park & Andersonville).  Or visit transittees.com