Whitmore Ace Hardware at 11600 Francis Road, Mokena, Illinois.

I love that this place is literally just down the street from me. I was here 5 times in one day while working on an emergency repair at home, and these guys helped me every time and we're great about it. They helped me to figure out what would work best and came up with a pretty ingenius fix for an obscure problem I ran into. I always thought their prices were much higher than the big box places, but they're not much more expensive and are actually cheaper on some items. I bought a rotary tool here (on about my 3rd trip that day!) and it was $10 cheaper than anywhere else. They also send great coupons in the mail. If you are looking for a quicker, more personalized shopping experience than you get in the other caverns of home supplies, head here and you'll leave happy and will probably go back (hopefully just not 5 times in a day!).