There's Fun In Store

Over 2.5 million Pokemon singles plus Magic boosters, D&D books and board games fill this Aurora card shop inside Chicago Premium Outlets.

Collectors who walk into There's Fun In Store at Chicago Premium Outlets tend to head straight for the Pokemon wall. The shop advertises a stock of more than 2.5 million Pokemon singles, which it bills as the largest selection in Illinois, and that inventory is browsable both in the Suite 1041 storefront on Premium Outlet Blvd and through the store's own online catalog.

Magic: The Gathering gets close to equal billing. Booster packs run from current releases back through older sets, Commander preconstructed decks sit alongside Arena starter kits, and the high-end singles case reaches into Urza's Destiny, Onslaught and even Arabian Nights territory. Gamegenic sleeves, 8- and 18-pocket binders and deck boxes round out the supply side, so a player can leave with a deck and everything needed to protect it.

The store is not cards alone. Board games, escape-room titles from the EXIT series, Ticket to Ride, Catan and Splendor share shelf space with the full run of fifth-edition Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks, spellbook cards and hundreds of discounted miniatures. That mix is why the shop reads as a family stop as much as a hobby stop, with parents browsing puzzles while kids dig through binders.

Doors open at 10AM Monday through Saturday and close at 8PM, with a shorter 11AM to 6PM Sunday that matches the rest of Chicago Premium Outlets. Reviewers repeatedly single out the staff. One shopper wrote that an employee patiently explained what each card set meant and how hard particular ones were to track down before she picked out dice and a couple of sets as gifts. Another called the presentation and organization excellent and the collection visually appealing. A 4.9-star average across more than 330 Google reviews backs that reputation up, and the most-mentioned review topic is the Pokemon selection.

If something is not on the shelf, the shop invites requests by email and will try to source it. Reach the Aurora location at 223-867-8673, and check the online catalog before driving over, since Pokemon and Magic singles pricing is listed there.