'A Place To Spoil Kids': Three Stories Bookstore Gets Best Of 2025 Nod

LEMONT, IL — Every community has its bright spots — the neighbors, businesses and local favorites that make it feel like home. As 2025 comes to a close, Patch and T-Mobile are recognizing the people, places and moments that made this year brighter in Lemont through our Best of 2025 series.

This story was submitted by Beverly Gehrt, who nominated Three Stories Bookstore. To share your own Best of 2025 nomination, click here to answer a few questions, and we’ll take it from there.

Who or what are you nominating for Best of 2025?

Three Stories Bookstore

How did this person, place or experience make a difference in your life or community this year?

A place to spoil kids and quickly get hard-to-get books.

What would you like everyone in town to know about your nominee?

Must visit Cookie and Cream the axolotl. If it isn't there, they can quickly and reasonably get it for you.

If you could tell them one thing, what would it be?

If I was in walking distance, I would be there every day it is open.

What’s something you love most about your town or community?

Lemont still sometimes manages to feel like the Village of Faith we moved into decades ago.

We want to hear from you, too! Is there a restaurant, a contractor, a business, a person — even a place — that’s your pick for Best of 2025? Click here to answer a few questions, and your story could be featured on Patch.

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