Shopping in Rolling Meadows

For only $30, you get a $60 Groupon to Running Away Multisport, which can be used on all its awesome running shoes. With summer almost here, it's a great time to get a fresh pair for outdoors or as a Father's Day gift that says, "You're out of shape."

Founded in 1971, Gand Music and Sound equips musicians with the gear and technical skills needed to improve their craft. Through private lessons, experienced instructors guide aspirant musicians toward mastery of their instrument or voice. The shop stocks guitars from Taylor and Fender, keyboards from Nord and Hammond, and boutique tube amps designed by owner Gary Gand.

For 45 years, Fantasy Costumes has supplied high-quality costumes for organizations and individuals for the likes of trade shows, holiday celebrations, and theatrical productions. Stretching an entire city block, the store loads its shelves with a multitude of historical, fairy-tale, and movie costumes and accessories for head-to-toe believability on any wearer. With the store's expansive selection, patrons can emulate most any decade, don Harry Potter robes, or paint whiskers on their cheeks with a selection of face makeup. The shop also customizes orders to fulfill unusual holiday and dress-up needs and can locate any rare items that appear only when a person repeats their names into a mirror three times.

At Posh Essentials, comfort is paramount. When replenishing the store's inventory of intimate and lounge apparel, Posh Essentials’ buyers choose soft fabrics and unobtrusive seams. They search out intuitive design and careful tailoring, ensuring that each item—whether a bra, chemise, or bikini—lays against skin without causing discomfort. Though their inventory varies by season, they've procured silk bralets by Zinke and lace thongs by Lise Charmel, a French designer who specializes in snug, sexy nightwear for full-bodied women and violins that have matured into cellos.

In Bollywood films, India’s stars fall in love, sing about falling in love, and most importantly, dance while falling in love. Featured on ABC and NBC, Bollywood Groove teaches its students to replicate some of the genre’s moves, which blend classical Indian dance, belly dance, hip-hop, and bhangra, an energetic folk-dance style. Set to upbeat tunes, the class routines are also rigorous cardio workouts that work every muscle group, unlike dance classes in which students only learn to blink to the beat. In the kids’ classes, meanwhile, youngsters as young as aged 3 learn movement basics, as well as tidbits about India’s different regions, languages and cultures.

The idea behind Shred Shop was conceived over cocktails after an intense snowboarding session in Jackson Hole, circa 1988. Since then, Chris Bachman has evolved the notion of bringing a snowboarding store to the Midwest from a tiny mail-order company into a 10,000-square-foot, all-encompassing snow and skate shop. Passionate shred masters help customers to choose from a massive inventory of gear from top industry brands such as K2 and Lib Technologies snowboards and Never Summer longboards. With an inventory dedicated to latest in shred capability and style, the two-story retail space stands as a colorful emporium of action sports equipment that also stocks up on gear for watersports and accessories for the futuristic realm of gaseous sports.