- [Home](https://truthsignal.com/) - [Business](https://truthsignal.com/business) - Chicago Costume # chicagocostume.com Markdown: [Snapshot](https://truthsignal.com/business/chicagocostume.com/snapshot.md) [Full report](https://truthsignal.com/business/chicagocostume.com/report.md) ## Website chicagocostume.com Chicago Costume: Shop Costumes, Wigs, Halloween Stage Makeup and more Costume Store Chicago: Halloween Costumes for Adults & Kids, Masquerade Masks, Wigs, Theater and Special FX Makeup from Ben Nye, Kryolan, Makeup Prosthetics, Cosplay, Accessories, Decor and Props. Costuming Chicago since 1976. Open Year Round in Chicago: Lincoln Park and Portage Park. chicagocostume.com One of the first images collected of this website on 17 Feb 2003 youtube.com [Halloween Vibes at Chicago Costume-2024](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/cXtttWaWRNw) Halloween Vibes at Chicago Costume-2024 The latest video on its YouTube channel Checked on 11 Nov 2026, 11:53 Unclaimed Own this business? Claim it now and get instant access to analytics, insights and further ways to improve your truth score. ## Truth score Truth score 50 out of 100, Mixed truth signals. Customer satisfaction: mostly dissatisfied 50 / 100 Mixed truth signals ## Business details Category: Party supplies and fancy dress Sells: Physical goods Sells to: The public Kind of seller: Sells its own goods or services Licensed trade: No licence normally needed Domain age: 29 years Address: [4727 W. Montrose, Chicago IL 60641](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=4727%20W.%20Montrose%2C%20Chicago%20IL%2060641) Email address: orders@chicagocostume.com Phone number: [+1 773-528-1264](tel:+1%20773-528-1264) Contact page: [chicagocostume.com/pages/contact](https://chicagocostume.com/pages/contact) Website: [chicagocostume.com](https://chicagocostume.com/?utm_source=truthsignal.com&utm_medium=referral) Social media: [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/chicagocostume/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/chicago-costume-co) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@chicagocostumecompany) ## Customer reviews, accreditations and complaints Site Reviews Rating [SmartCustomer](https://www.smartcustomer.com/reviews/chicagocostume.com) · Read 11 November 2026 · 3 reviews · 2.5 out of 5 stars Total 3 3.2 out of 5 stars Customer satisfaction Mostly dissatisfied From independent reviews, weighed by their number ## Summary Is chicagocostume.com legit and trustworthy? Truth score 50 out of 100, mixed truth signals: 6 of 10 public checks clear, 1 to be cautious about, 2 not found, 1 for information. Legitimacy confidence: mixed. Customer satisfaction: mostly dissatisfied. chicagocostume.com's website address was registered 29 years ago, and is locked against transfer to someone else. No malware or phishing warnings found for its website. Be cautious: its 3 reviews on SmartCustomer average only 2.5 stars out of 5. We could not find visitor traffic figures or an archive history for its website. ### Positives - Its website address was registered 29 years ago. - No malware or phishing warnings found for its website. ### Be cautious - A low number of independent reviews (3 on [SmartCustomer](https://www.smartcustomer.com/reviews/chicagocostume.com) ), but it falls short with only 2.5 stars out of 5. ### Not found - Visitor traffic information was not found from our checks. - Web history and authority information was not found from our checks. Important context: Truth Signal weighs public evidence about this business. A high score means strong evidence that the business is established and legitimate, not a promise that it is safe to buy from or that every purchase will go well. A low score means the evidence is thin or raises concerns, not that the business is unsafe or a scam. ### What they offer Costume Store Chicago: Halloween Costumes for Adults & Kids, Masquerade Masks, Wigs, Theater and Special FX Makeup from Ben Nye, Kryolan, Makeup Prosthetics, Cosplay, Accessories, Decor and Props. Costuming Chicago since 1976. Open Year Round in Chicago: Lincoln Park and Portage Park. — Chicago Costume, in their own words About them Best for: “A Chicago Costume Shop Built for Creativity Looking for a costume store in Chicago where you can actually see, try on and build your look in person?” Sources [Its homepage](https://chicagocostume.com/) ### Latest YouTube video [Halloween Vibes at Chicago Costume-2024](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/cXtttWaWRNw) Correct as of 11 Nov 2026, 11:53 ### How to check if chicagocostume.com is legit To check if chicagocostume.com is legit yourself, look at the same public records we did: the company register, who owns the web address and since when, customer reviews (where buyers leave praise and complaints), visitor numbers, how long the site has existed, social profiles, malware lists, data breaches and email security. Each row below shows what that record says about chicagocostume.com; open a row to see the facts and the source to check them yourself. Step by step: [how to know if a shopping site is legit](https://truthsignal.com/guides/how-to-know-if-a-shopping-site-is-legit). ### Who they are Company details Based in the US; serves the US and Worldwide Country Where the company is based: US Why we believe that: the site's structured data states its country, its terms are governed by the laws of United States, its phone number starts +1, its postcode is a US zip code Which countries the company serves: US, Worldwide Why we believe that: $ prices on its homepage, its delivery page says it ships to the US, its delivery page says it ships worldwide Domain registration Its website address was registered 29 years ago - Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else Domain age: 29 years Domain transfer lock enabled: Yes Sources [ICANN Lookup](https://lookup.icann.org/en/lookup?name=chicagocostume.com) Website details We read 6 of its pages: contact, about, returns, delivery, terms and privacy - Company contact email is available HTTPS enabled: Yes Contact phone number found: [+1 773-528-1264](tel:+17735281264) Contact page found: Yes Hosting company: Shopify, Inc. What its pages say In their own words: “Chicago Costume has been dressing residents of Chicago in costumes since 1976. Our year round costume shop sells costumes for adults and kids, professional theater and film makeup, wigs, accessories, props and vintage costumes. Our family business was founded by Mary Hickey-Panayotou when she began making custom designed garments and renting costumes with local theaters.” Do returns cost anything: “Return Shipping: Customers are responsible for return shipping costs.” Sources [Homepage](https://chicagocostume.com/) [Contact page](https://chicagocostume.com/pages/contact) [About page](https://chicagocostume.com/pages/about-us) [Returns page](https://chicagocostume.com/pages/return-policy) [Delivery page](https://chicagocostume.com/pages/shipping) [Terms page](https://chicagocostume.com/policies/terms-of-service) [Privacy page](https://chicagocostume.com/policies/privacy-policy) Search engines and AI Lets in every search engine and AI tool Which search engines and AI tools its robots.txt file lets read the website. Search engines list it in results; AI training tools learn from it; AI answer tools read it to answer someone’s question. Search engines All allowed Google Search: Allowed by default Googlebot Bing: Allowed by default Bingbot AI training All allowed OpenAI: Allowed by default GPTBot Anthropic: Allowed by default ClaudeBot Google AI: Allowed by default Google-Extended Apple AI: Allowed by default Applebot-Extended Common Crawl: Allowed by default CCBot Meta: Allowed by default meta-externalagent ByteDance (TikTok): Allowed by default Bytespider AI answers All allowed ChatGPT search: Allowed by default OAI-SearchBot ChatGPT: Allowed by default ChatGPT-User Claude search: Allowed by default Claude-SearchBot Claude: Allowed by default Claude-User Perplexity: Allowed by default PerplexityBot Sources [robots.txt](https://chicagocostume.com/robots.txt) ### Reputation and track record Customer reviews, accreditations and complaints Rated 2.5 stars out of 5 from 3 reviews on [SmartCustomer](https://www.smartcustomer.com/reviews/chicagocostume.com) Platform · Rating · Reviews [SmartCustomer](https://www.smartcustomer.com/reviews/chicagocostume.com) · 2.5 out of 5 stars · 3 Total · 3.2 out of 5 stars · 3 Visitor traffic No data found from the sources checked. Where its visitors are Share of people looking up chicagocostume.com, by country, over the last 2 days. - Over 50% - 5 to 50% - 1 to 5% - 0.2 to 1% - Under 0.2% - None seen - 1 Singapore 60.0% - 2 Mexico 20.0% - 3 United States 20.0% Sources [Chrome UX Report](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/crux) [Cloudflare Radar](https://radar.cloudflare.com/domains/domain/chicagocostume.com) Web history and authority We have checked it once, on 11 November 2026 Social presence It is on 6 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X.com and YouTube); the largest audience is 2,259 followers on Instagram Found · Platform · Audience Found by Truth Signal · [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/Chicagocostume) · Unknown Found by Truth Signal · [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/chicagocostume/) · 2,259 followers Found by Truth Signal · [X.com](http://www.twitter.com/ChicagoCostume) · Unknown Found by Truth Signal · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/chicago-costume-co) · 101 followers Found by Truth Signal · [YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/user/chicagocostume1) · 111 subscribers Found by Truth Signal · [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@chicagocostumecompany) · 403 followers · · 2,874 followers total YouTube channel: 99 videos, 111 subscribers, last upload 16 Oct 2024 YouTube Data 981 views a video, 17 views a day and a new video every 57.6 days [The Costume King Of Chicago](https://www.youtube.com/@chicagocostume1) @chicagocostume1 Views per video 97,150 views ÷ 99 videos: 981 Views a day 97,150 views ÷ 5,700 days: 17 Views per subscriber 97,150 views ÷ 111 subscribers: 875 New subscribers a day 111 subscribers ÷ 5,700 days: 0 Subscribers per 1,000 views 111 subscribers ÷ 97,150 views × 1,000: 1.1 Subscribers per video 111 subscribers ÷ 99 videos: 1 Days between videos 5,700 days ÷ 99 videos: 57.6 Channel age 4 April 2011 to 11 November 2026: 15 years 7 months Subscribers: 111 Views: 97,150 Videos: 99 Started: 4 April 2011 Country: Not stated Language: Not stated Topics: Lifestyle, Hobby Made for children: Not stated Website in its description: Not stated Trailer: Yes Sources [Its YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@chicagocostume1) [YouTube Terms of Service](https://www.youtube.com/t/terms) Read 11 November 2026 ### What data this site collects about you Tracking tools on its homepage Google Ads Named in its homepage's code when we read it. Others may load later, so this list may not be complete. Google Ads: Tracks what you do to show you Google adverts. Source [Its homepage](https://chicagocostume.com/) ### Safety Malware and phishing No malware or phishing warnings found for its website This check is not perfect: it can miss a harmful site, and it can wrongly warn about a safe one. Malware or phishing threat status: None found Sources [Google Web Risk](https://docs.cloud.google.com/web-risk/docs/advisory) Data breach history No known data breach involving the company Known data breaches found: 0 Sources [Have I Been Pwned](https://haveibeenpwned.com/) Domain and email security Its email is protected: mail forged in its name goes to spam Email MX records: Yes SPF record: Yes DKIM key: Yes DMARC record: Yes DMARC policy: quarantine Certificate Security certificate browsers warn about: No Certificate issuer: Let's Encrypt Certificate type: DV Certificate expires: 5 Jan 2027 Hosting Nameservers: ns7.worldnic.com ns8.worldnic.com Address: 23.227.38.65 Sources [Its DNS records](https://dns.google/query?name=chicagocostume.com&rr_type=TXT) ### Proof of ownership What the business has done to prove it runs this website. Each proof adds points to its truth score, up to 5. A proof it has not added is never counted against it. DNS record Not added yet +3 possible What we check: A record the business adds in its domain's settings. Only someone who runs the website can add one. When we check: On every check. The points stay only while the record is there. Points: 0 of 3 added Source chicagocostume.com's DNS records Run chicagocostume.com? Add the record and 3 points are added to its truth score. [Prove you run this website](https://truthsignal.com/claim/chicagocostume.com) Email at its own domain Not added yet +1 possible What we check: That someone at the business has confirmed an email address at its own website's domain. When we check: When the address is confirmed. It counts from then on. Points: 0 of 1 added Source Truth Signal's own records Run chicagocostume.com? Confirm an email address at the domain and 1 point is added to its truth score. [Prove you run this website](https://truthsignal.com/claim/chicagocostume.com) Lets our checker read it Not added yet +1 possible What we check: That its robots.txt file names our checker, TruthSignal, and lets it read the whole website. When we check: On every check. The point stays only while the file allows it. Points: 0 of 1 added Source chicagocostume.com/robots.txt Run chicagocostume.com? Let our checker read the whole website and 1 point is added to its truth score. [Prove you run this website](https://truthsignal.com/claim/chicagocostume.com) Points added to its truth score 0 of 5 Is this your business? Get the code to show this score on your website Truth Signal truth score for chicagocostume.com The badge always shows your latest score and links to your full report. Something wrong on this report? [Dispute this page](https://truthsignal.com/contact?dispute=chicagocostume.com). Tell us which row or warning is wrong and why. 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With this business's figures: (7 × 3.5 + 2.5 × 3 (SmartCustomer)) ÷ (7 + 3) = 3.2, to one decimal place ## Cite Truth Signal, Chicago Costume: truth score 50 out of 100, legitimacy confidence Mixed, assessed 2026-11-11, https://truthsignal.com/business/chicagocostume.com. Licence Truth Signal terms: free to read and quote with a link back; bulk copying, data sets, resale, white-label and model training need the paid API plan (https://truthsignal.com/terms). The same report as JSON: https://truthsignal.com/business/chicagocostume.com.json