Croissant in Chicago.

14 drop-in workspaces across Downtown Glen Ellyn, Highland Park and Lake View. Book by the hour or the day with one Croissant membership and check in from your phone.

Work Anywhere in the Windy City

Chicago’s bustling business districts and creative neighborhoods offer plenty of places to work—and Croissant helps you access the best of them. From River North to the Loop, find coworking spaces that match your workflow with flexible, by-the-hour access.

Whether you're launching a startup, freelancing full-time, or just need a break from the home office, Croissant puts Chicago’s top workspaces at your fingertips. Book when you need it, skip the lease, and get right to work.

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Membership

Plans in Chicago

Flexible workspace plans for teams

Explorer

$35/mo

10 hours per month

  • Rollover hours
  • On-demand booking
  • 800+ spaces

Luminary

$225/mo

120 hours per month

  • Rollover hours
  • 20 free guest hours
  • Advance booking

Questions about coworking in Chicago

Croissant lists 14 coworking spaces in Chicago across 14 neighborhoods, every one bookable by the hour with one account. The busiest are Downtown Glen Ellyn, Highland Park and Lake View.

Coworking in Chicago starts at $35 a month with the Explorer membership, Croissant's coworking pass, which includes 10 hours at any coworking space in the network: about $3.50 an hour, or $28 for a full 8-hour day, one such day a month. Unused hours roll over, extra hours are $6 each, and you check in from your phone with no day pass to buy.

Yes. A Croissant membership is what gets you in: reserve a seat in the app, check in from your phone and the hours come off your plan. The cheapest is the Explorer membership, Croissant's coworking pass: $35 a month for 10 hours at every coworking space in Chicago and across the network, with unused hours rolling over. Teams use one company account instead: staff book on a shared budget, admins set policies on where and how much, and it all lands on one invoice.

Yes. Every coworking space in Chicago on Croissant is booked by the hour: reserve a seat in the app, check in when you arrive and check out when you leave, and only the time in between comes off your plan. Stay an hour between meetings or the whole day; there is no day pass to buy.

The Chicago neighborhoods with the most coworking spaces on Croissant are Downtown Glen Ellyn, Highland Park, Lake View, Logan Square and New East Side. Each neighborhood page lists its coworking spaces and how to get there, so pick the one closest to where your day is.

Most coworking spaces in Chicago come with free coffee, kitchen, conference room, phone booth, free printing and paid printing, on top of a desk and Wi-Fi. Every coworking space lists its own amenities on its page, so check the one you are booking.

Chicago work runs on trading and freight along Wacker, agencies west of the river, hospital systems and the remote staff of companies based on the coasts. Your people are scattered from Ravenswood to Glen Ellyn, so rather than a lease you book coworking spaces in Chicago by the day: TeamWorking by TechNexus for a client meeting downtown, DeskLabs in Lake View when the trip in isn't worth it. A company account covers everyone on a shared budget, with rules on where and how much and one invoice.