American Science & Surplus, a unique and beloved store in the Chicago area, is reaching out to the community for help and says it may have to close. The store — which currently has locations in Uptown ...

What does a rubber chicken, a Tesla coil, telescopes, and school supplies all have in common? They’re all at American Science & Surplus, 6901 W. Oklahoma Ave. in Milwaukee. And that list just ...

American Science & Surplus started a fundraiser to keep the business afloat. The quirky science store opened its first Milwaukee location in 1981. The owners said the business needs help to cover ...

It was shortly after moving into Chicago’s Jefferson Park neighborhood that I saw the sign for the first time: American Science & Surplus. My curiosity piqued, I pulled into the strip mall and walked ...

Patrick Meyer really knows American Science & Surplus. He started working at the eclectic science and discovery store in 1984, when he was 16. He eventually bought the business in 2012. But the ...

Despite a nearly $195,000 GoFundMe campaign, the company was unable to relocate its warehouse. The company's owner is working to sell the physical store locations to employees. The final day to place ...

A car crashed into the American Science & Surplus store Monday afternoon in unincorporated Kane County near Geneva in Chicago's far western suburbs. Store employees confirmed the car crashed into the ...

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