Big Frog of Chicago North Shore

2541 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn, IL 60015

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Big Frog is More Than Just Custom T-Shirts.

We are All About Celebrating YOU!

Hello there, hop on in! At Big Frog, your next favorite shirt is just a print away. More than just custom apparel printing, we are about celebrating life’s special moments with you — your child’s first soccer game, a milestone birthday, your school’s spirit wear, or your company fundraising event — which is why we specialize in Direct-to-Garment (DTG) printing so you can personalize your apparel design without the hassle of minimum orders!

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OUR STORY

Big Frog is a high-tech, light manufacturing retail garment decorating boutique. As a brand, we are fully immersed within our community by supporting other local businesses and through our many giving-back initiatives.

Established in 2008 by co-founders Leeward Bean, Tina Bacon-DeFrece and Ron DeFrece, Big Frog opened its first t-shirt printing shop in sunny Clearwater, Florida. Today, there are nearly 100 Big Frog locations all over the U.S. — and the pond is growing!

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HOP ON THE POND

Interested in joining the Big Frog pond? An amazing franchising opportunity awaits you, allowing you to take control of your income, passion and lifestyle!

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THE BIG FROG BRAND PROMISE

Over at the Big Frog pond, we take pride in putting our customers first.

  • Free Design Help
  • 24-Hour Turnaround for Digital Printing on In-Stock Garments
  • No Minimums/Setup Fees
  • Friendly Customer Service
  • Clean & Green
  • Hassle-Free Customization

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THE PERFECT T-SHIRT

Our friendly design team can help you create an un-frog-ettable custom shirt!

Colors
We offer a rainbow of colors from 1000s of well-loved brands like Alternative, Bella + Canvas, Gildan or Nike — so you’ll never run out of amazing choices! To check out our color collections, visit our Product Catalog.

Design Trends
From vintage, funny to chic, your t-shirt design speaks your personal style and current mood. Through our free 15-minute design service, our design team can help you stay fashionably on-trend! For more trending t-shirt designs, read our Blog.

Fonts
Fonts can make or break any t-shirt design. Let us help you choose the right font type for your design and for every type of occasion — birthday, spirit wear, sports or corporate events!

Decorating Techniques
Our ability to offer different decorating techniques to fit all your custom printing needs is what gives us the competitive edge:

  • Direct-to-Garment Printing
  • Screen Printing
  • Embroidery
  • Ultra Print
  • Vinyl & More!

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    What Our Customers Say

    Great custom shirt!!! Service was super fast. I would highly recommend. ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
    By Pat Twohig
    We enjoyed the staff here. Angela’s creativity was very helpful in designing a couple of t-shirts. Thank you!
    By Mellissa Klassen
    Ryan & his staff were great to work with designing a custom t-shirt! If you are in the area go check them out!!
    By Trenton Klassen
    These guys are awesome to work with! Were so collaborative and helpful and even made some adjustments last minute to make sure i had my polos on time. Can't recommend them more!
    By Scott Raileanu
    Had a rush order needed to print, on 15 t shirts and they got it done in a couple hours! Nicest crew ever - on top of that. High quality fabric also - the T shirt recipients Ioved them!
    By Kyle L.
    let me start by saying I don't believe in writing reviews good or bad, if I am paying for a service I expect the best and if I have an issue I deal directly with the vendor. Well I have met an exception to that rule. and that's BIG FROG CUSTOM T-SHIRTS in Bannockburn. After multiple calls to other shops that all had an outrageous minimum or insane set up fee I found BIG FROG, I spoke with Valeria first, super courteous and extremely helpful she answered all of my questions and let me know they could accommodate any size order from 1 to a hundred no problem. Then I got an email from Anthony letting me know he could help with the design if we needed any support I also spoke with him regarding the type's of shirts ( we were looking for a heavy weight larger sized shirt ) he sent me some options along with his recommendation's once again very helpful. finally got an email from the owner Ryan regarding pricing once again stellar interaction, I have done multiple shirts for Fire departments and hospitals and this by far been my best experience and the best quality finished product. We will definitely be using them again in the near future. If nothing else don't make the same mistake I did make BIG FROG your 1st call not your last. JEFF G
    By JEFF G
    A big shout out to Big Frog for the assist on some custom logo embroidered stocking caps! Start to finish, I couldn’t have asked for a better partner. They were patient and meticulous in getting the hat “just right”. We got exactly what we were looking for and equally important, it was just easy. The definitely should be your first call.
    By Matt Mitchell
    After going through multiple online and in person stores for custom clothing I found this place and couldn’t be happier. Anthony helped me out, I love how they turned out and plan to place a larger order for the summer.
    By Matt Joseph
    My family and I recently worked with Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More of Chicago North Shore for swag for a large party. We worked closely with the entire team to design blankets as a party favor and custom t-shirts for the party hosts to wear. The team paid attention to every single detail and worked with us closely to ensure the order ended up exactly as we desired. We could not be happier with the swag items, t-shirts, and the customer service provided by everyone that works at the company including the graphic designer, customer service specialists, and the owner!
    By Brand Family
    Wonderful custom sweatshirts made by the team! I had a wonderful experience with a last minute project idea that I had for a girls trip and Big Frog delivered quality sweatshirts that everyone in my group loved.
    By Janice Kim
    Great experience working with these folks. I had a small order placed for screen printing tees and they were great to communicate via email and in person. Look forward to working with them again. Thank you!
    By e
    I came in last minute to have a t-shirt made for my daughter, which I needed by the next morning. Anthony was so nice and accommodating. He took the design and was able to have it ready in a couple of hours. My daughter loves the shirt!
    By Kelley Deutsch
    Love the new uniforms!!! Ryan and his team did great!
    By Ryan Mentkowski LC Lightning Baseball
    Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More created The BEST family cruise water shirts for 10 of us! Working with them through email since I’m out of state was so easy. The friendliest of customer service and very professional the entire time. They kept me informed throughout the whole process. Can’t wait to work with them again.
    By Maria Cocciolone
    I got some custom shirts of my band done there and I could not be happier. The quality of the printing, the shirt itself, and the design from their shop was all perfectly done. They are so nice and a pleasure to deal with. We will definitely be long term customers!
    By Paul Borovay
    Great experience with Ryan and his team! Our new uniforms are affordable and locally sourced from the area (& awesome sublimation per our suggested design) thanks!!!
    By Ryan Mentkowski
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