Chicago - Creative Reuse Warehouse

[seemorun]

While it's not free, it's pretty close. It's located in the far southeast suburb of Riverdale, roughly 135th and Indiana. They have a huge warehouse with tons of paper items, industrial extras, glass, clothes, posters, knick knacks, well, just about anything. 5 bucks and you fill a bag with whatever you want....and it benefits local community programs. Worth the drive.

http://www.resourcecenterchicago.org/crw.html