Morton Cleaners

Super crisp shirts & collars. Arms folded in (no wrinkles). Alterations are VERY Good, especially compared to others. Everything is super-​clean, no spots. Discount if you pre-​pay. Friendly clerk that knows my name. What’s not to Rave about? I’ll be back and then back again. ..

Pretty pricey for simple dry cleaning, $ 19 to do a lightweight jacket ! Yikes!

I live in a Condo with a drop off laundry service that ship our dry cleaning to Morton’s in Irving Park. I had a suit jacket. a pricey item, dry cleaned there. The suit jacket came back with a stain on the sleeve. I sent it back for a redo and it looks like they took a wire brush to the fabric. very noticeable. They blame their mistakes on the quality your material. My husband works downtown and has to wear a suit everyday he is very particular on quality and appearance.
When I contacted Ms Kim the owner she was rude. She would not let me talk, said they got the stain out and no one would notice the damaged sleeve but me because I know its there. Ms Kim stated she would do nothing about the problem and hung up on me.

My family and I have used them for many years and I have never had any problems with their service or quality. I have used other cleaners in the past after moving to different neighborhoods in Chicago, and have had mixed results (from shirts not coming back clean, to clothes not being returned at all, to hats completely ruined and «snuck» back to me to try to cover up their mistake, etc.). Incidents like this made me take extra time to drive out to Morton’s, where I can consistently count on my clothes being cleaned, pressed, returned, repaired, etc., without worrying about any damage, incompetence or dishonesty.
And to those reviewers who say that this place charges more, well you get what you pay for. I don’t think this is prohibitively more expensive by any means. I pay them for a high quality service and to me, their prices are quite reasonable.

I’ve been going to Morton’s for 8 years, but today was the last time I’ll set foot in the place. My Calvin Klein green silk blouse is ruined. There is a ink pen mark on the breast pocket that was not there when I brought it in. They offered to try to stain remove it, but I frankly was done with them. It is very clear the mark was put on after it was dry cleaned.

(please note: star rating is not reflective of current business as I’m not a customer)
My name is Brian Schlossberg
My family started Morton Cleaners in 1932 (not 1950)
My Grandparents, Isadore & Rose Schlossberg started Morton Cleaners in 1932 near Cicero & Belmont.
The Irving Park Road location opened in 1942 upon the return of my Father, Martin Schlossberg from serving in WWII.
Isadore (Papa Schloss or just «Schloss») was seldom seen by customers as he was usually in the back of the plant tirelessly mending garments on and old foot pump sewing machine.
Rose spent time at the counter when she wasn’t working a hot steam press in the back. She knew everybody’s story and when meeting customers she aggressively asked questions such as «Are you married?’, «How many children?», etc.
She remembered all the details and shared everyone’s joys and sorrows. She sweetened every conversation with plenty of «sweetheart“s, darling“s, and Yiddish expressions of endearment with a Polish accent.
Marty worked 6 days a week and often arrived well before sunrise to start the steam boilers.
The family business had no managers and Marty was usually opening and closing multiple stores each day.
We were often sent ahead on family vacations while Marty stayed behind to run the biz.
The business grew to multiple stores in the Chicago area with a fleet of delivery trucks.
My Brothers Bruce, Barry and myself all worked in the business with our Father and both Grandparents along with a staff that was dedicated for decades, many of whom worked there long before I was born and seemed like family to us.
During the early 60’s I was the little kid that sat at the desk and smoked a cigar (pretzel stick) courtesy of 90+yo «Sam» who came in each day to present me my cigar. Customers would call me «The Boss».
Morton was the cleaners for the Chicago Police & Fire Department uniforms and was also known for having huge war bond drives to support the effort in WWII.
The cleaners offered garment long term cold storage and from that grew Morton Bridal which was started by Martin’s late wife Maryann. Our seamstress Anita, Maryann and Grandma Rose would always make the brides-​to-​be feel special with plenty of oohs and awes. They always encouraged my Brothers and I to compliment how beautiful the Brides were in their gowns.
Raymond Tomaczak was the lead dry cleaner and began at Morton at age 18 in the 40’s.
He continued working for the new owner after 1990. His retirement and whereabouts are unknown.
Isadore passed away in the 1970’s and Rose followed in 1987. Maryann passed in 2004.
In the late 60’s permanent press made a huge impact on the dry cleaning industry and only 2 locations remained (Irving Pk Rd and Harlem & Lawrence Av)
The Harlem location was eventually let go and in 1990 Martin & Maryann sold the Irving Pk Rd location to the current owner. They retired to Las Vegas where Marty still resides.
I wanted to share some history and set some things straight.
If you have any memories or stories of Morton Cleaners and/​or it’s staff members prior to 1990 to share, I’d love to pass them on to my Father.
If you were a regular customer, I’ll bet he remembers you.
Here for the memories,
Brian Schlossberg
YaHeyDer@aol (dot)com

Quality of dry cleaning is superb. This is the first place I’ve ever taken my dry cleaning where they clip the sleeves of your shirts to keep them straightened and unwrinkled. (I’m really particular about the «crispness» of my dress shirts for work… I like that they do this.) I’ve also had several pairs of pants and dress shirts altered here. Those have always been done very precisely at a reasonable price. One word of advice, if you pre-​pay, they give you a discounted price so if you choose to come here it’d be worth it to take advantage of that.

Never again will I come here! I brought in a comforter and a couple of jackets and all I got was excuses for why they couldn’t do something or hesitation. …and for the service, the price is SO not worth it. They were pretty rude and had a bit of a superiority complex. Not a nice place to be.

Morton Cleaners is a solid, but pricier business to take your dry cleaning. It specializes in wedding dress cleaning (half of the shop is wedding dresses). However, they do great dry cleaning, alterations (I had several pairs of jeans taken up and a new zipper placed in dress pants).
They will provide a discount for paying in advance, which is a bonus time wise then you pick up your clothes.