CLUE IN: Like all party supply stores, the Party Supply
Center has silly paper hats, play money, rolls of tickets
that say BEER on them, piñatas, weird rubber-nose masks,
invitations, helium and balloons, confetti and streamers, and,
in short, "over a million items to choose from." What
sets this party supply apart from the crowd is that if you go
in when school's not in session, there are two brothers who work
there, ages 8 and 10, who know the stock better than any adult
could ever hope to. The place is as chaotically stocked as downtown's
Chicago Store, but these guys know exactly what you're looking
for and where to find it. Who knows more about throwing a party
than a kid? This is the only store in town with on-staff experts.