Mushroom shops in Evanston, Illinois

Illinois has not legalized or decriminalized psilocybin. The Chicago City Council passed a resolution in 2022 urging the state to decriminalize entheogenic plants and fungi and to study their therapeutic use, and the CURE Act (Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act) has been introduced in Springfield to create an Oregon-style supervised program. Neither changes current law: psilocybin possession and sale remain criminal offenses statewide.

Practically, that means three different kinds of shop can show up in a search for "mushroom dispensary near me" in Evanston: state-licensed psilocybin providers (only in Oregon and Colorado), gray-market shops in decriminalized cities, and legal Amanita muscaria retailers that can operate almost anywhere. We tag each one so you know what you're walking into. Read more in our Illinois guide.