Chicago coworking directory

This directory is for anyone shopping for a desk outside the house: the remote worker who needs two quiet days a week or the freelancer who wants a business address. It covers paid coworking spaces downtown, on the North, West and South sides, and in the suburbs, with the prices each space posts on its own website.

Most spaces sell a day pass, a monthly membership sold by visits or unlimited, and a mailing address. A few give the first day free, the cheapest way to learn whether you can concentrate in a room full of strangers.

Downtown

Expansive West Loop

The biggest option near the Metra stations is Expansive West Loop at 318 W. Adams St., a 1930 tower that Expansive calls its largest flex workspace in the Midwest. The reason to start here is the free day pass Expansive gives newcomers to try the lounge. The Quincy stop on the Brown, Orange, Pink and Purple lines is about a block away, and Union Station and Ogilvie are a short walk west. Driving means garage rates.

Working From_, Fulton Market

On the third floor of a Fulton Market hotel at 200 N. Green St., Working From_ is a coworking floor run by the hotel’s owner. The draw is a membership nobody else in town sells: the $150-a-month Side Hustler plan covers early mornings, 4:30 p.m. to midnight on weekdays and 5 a.m. to midnight on weekends, for people with a day job and a project on the side. A day pass is $40 and runs 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays; the unlimited Desk Hop plan is $360 a month. The Morgan stop on the Green and Pink lines is a block away.

Mox.E, South Loop

At 1449 S. Michigan Ave., in the Record Row building that once housed Vee-Jay Records, Mox.E is a coworking space run by the nonprofit Entrenuity, which backs Black, Latino and women founders. The first day is free if you fill out the form on the website. After that a day pass is $25, or $15 with the $25-a-month Work on Demand plan; ten days a month is $145 and 20 days is $229. Coworking hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Parking is paid street parking, and Mox.E warns that Soldier Field events wipe it out. The Roosevelt stop on the Red, Orange and Green lines is roughly a 10-minute walk north.

North Side

Platform Coworking, Ravenswood

In a renovated loft at 4422 N. Ravenswood Ave., Platform Coworking is the best-priced drop-in on the North Side if you come often. A single day is $30, a five-day pack is $125, and a 15-day pack is $225, which works out to $15 a day. Passes run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. A flex desk membership is $200 a month with 24/7 access, and a resident desk is $325. The Montrose Brown Line stop is steps away and the Ravenswood Metra station is about a 7-minute walk, per Platform. More on the area is on our Lincoln Square and Ravenswood page.

DeskLabs, Lakeview

At 3033 N. Clark St., DeskLabs occupies a century-old former rehearsal studio with a rooftop terrace, espresso and 24/7 member access. This is the pricier North Side choice: a community membership is $350 a month, a dedicated desk is $450 and private offices start at $1,250. Day passes are sold online, but the price is shown only at checkout. The 22 Clark bus stops close by and the Belmont L stop is about a 15-minute walk. Lakeview side streets are mostly permit parking.

Creative Coworking, Edgewater

A block from the lake, Creative Coworking works out of Colvin House at 5940 N. Sheridan Rd., a 1909 mansion by George Maher. Memberships are sold by visits: $75 a month for three, $150 for six, $200 for ten, and $300 for unlimited. A reserved desk is $350, a mailbox is $50 a month, and a courtyard parking spot is a $150 add-on when one is free, which matters in a neighborhood where parking is tight. The Thorndale Red Line stop is about five minutes away on foot. The house also hosts weddings.

West and South Side

Second Shift, Logan Square

Upstairs at 3432 W. Diversey Ave., Second Shift has been a neighborhood coworking room since 2017. A day pass is $25 and covers 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays, with extra monitors, color printing and phone booths. The Lite plan is $85 a month for four days, Lite Plus is $125 for eight, unlimited is $185, and a dedicated desk is $300. Tours come with a free day. The 76 Diversey and 82 Kimball buses stop nearby, and the Logan Square Blue Line stop is roughly a 10-minute walk.

The Space Together, West Town

Above 1727 W. Grand Ave., The Space Together opened this spring as part coworking room, part community center. A day pass is $35 and a five-pack is $149. The limit is the schedule: coworking runs 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, with no weekends. The 65 Grand bus stops nearby and Grand Avenue parking is metered.

Mouse Arts and Letters Club, Bridgeport

In an old bank building at 555 W. 31st St., Mouse Arts and Letters Club is a social club for writers and artists with a coworking room, a reading nook in the vault and a call booth. Membership is $45 a month or $425 a year, and member coworking hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The 35 bus runs on 31st Street, and side-street parking is mostly free.

Narrow Bridge Arts Club, Woodlawn

In a former synagogue at 6028 S. Champlain Ave., Narrow Bridge Arts Club is a volunteer-run makerspace. South Side Weekly described members using the building to cowork as well as make things. Treat the club as a studio with Wi-Fi, not an office: there is a woodshop and sewing room, but no phone booths are listed. Membership is $65 a month for access from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week, plus three volunteer hours a month, and you join by showing up to a potluck or tea time on the calendar. The Cottage Grove Green Line stop is about a 10-minute walk.

Suburbs

Dayhouse Coworking, Evanston

In Evanston, Dayhouse Coworking took over the former Creative Coworking space at 922 Davis St. on September 1, 2026. A walk-in day pass is $29, weekdays. Four visits a month cost $79, unlimited access is $195 and a dedicated desk is $395. The Davis stops on the Purple Line and Metra’s Union Pacific North Line are steps away.

CrossFunction, Oak Park

In Oak Park, CrossFunction fills the Boulevard Arcade at 1033 South Blvd., a 1906 landmark by E.E. Roberts. The day pass is one of the cheapest anywhere: CrossFunction says it sells a limited number of $24 passes, and private day offices start at $38. On-site parking is $10 a day with validation, rare for a suburban downtown. The Harlem/Lake Green Line terminal and the Oak Park Metra stop on the Union Pacific West Line are a short walk.

Office Evolution, Naperville

For drivers, Office Evolution at 1755 Park St., Suite 200, is a franchise business center in an office park near I-88 and Freedom Drive. Day passes start at $30, a coworking plan starts at $99 a month, a dedicated desk at $400, and a private day office at $30 an hour. Plan to drive; the Naperville Metra station is not walkable.

25N Coworking, Geneva

On the Fox River at 25 N. River Lane, 25N Coworking is the home base of a company that also runs spaces in Schaumburg and Texas. Coworking starts at $20 a day or $150 a month, with 24/7 access for members. A dedicated desk is $365, and meeting rooms start at $20 an hour. The Geneva stop on Metra’s Union Pacific West Line is a short walk.

Joliet Collective, Joliet

The newest space here, Joliet Collective fills the third floor of Two Rialto Square at 116 N. Chicago St., Suite 301, with 16 workstations. Monthly coworking starts at $300, private offices at $750, and the conference room is $30 an hour with no membership needed. Day passes are being sold at a promotional charter-member rate that the website does not list, so ask. The Joliet Gateway Center, served by Metra’s Rock Island and Heritage Corridor lines, is a few blocks away.

Day passes and virtual offices

If you only need a desk now and then, these are the posted day rates, cheapest first:

• Free first day: Expansive, Mox.E and Second Shift (with a tour).
• $15 to $20: Platform’s 10- and 15-day packs, Mox.E with the $25 monthly plan, 25N in Geneva.
• $24 to $30: CrossFunction, Second Shift, Mox.E walk-in, Dayhouse, Platform single day, Office Evolution.
• $35 to $40: The Space Together, Working From_.

For a business address without a desk, Platform’s virtual mail plan is $40 a month, Creative Coworking’s mailbox is $50, 25N’s virtual mailbox starts at $50, Office Evolution’s virtual mail plan starts at $69, and DeskLabs charges $90 or $150. Mox.E sells mailboxes at its Michigan Avenue address through an outside mailbox service, and Expansive has a virtual office plan with a Chicago mailing address. Joliet Collective sells a downtown Joliet business address too. Ask whether packages cost extra before you sign.

For a free chair, the Harold Washington Library Center at 400 S. State St. has Wi-Fi and bookable study rooms with time limits.

Good to know

• Checked September 28, 2026. Several prices here are “starting at” rates.
• Expansive is advertising up to $1,500 in credit for new members this fall for a limited time.
• Dayhouse Evanston is offering 20 percent off monthly memberships with the code HELLOEV through December 31, 2026, while the space is remodeled.
• Joliet Collective’s day passes are at a promotional charter rate with limited spots.
• Near Mox.E, check the Soldier Field schedule before driving; event days take the street parking.
• The Space Together and Mouse Arts and Letters Club have no weekend coworking. Platform, Mox.E and Dayhouse day passes are weekday-only.

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