I’m not sure what country you’re in but most of the time small quantities of chloroform are usually not a problem and can sometimes be obtained from places where they manufacture plexiglass stands and such. The closest alternative would be DCM, it’s sold here by the liter in polyester and epoxy shops. 

Other than that, if your a bit chemistry minded you could perhaps try the haloform reaction, it works well, don’t forget to stabilize it with ethanol and don’t breathe it in since it’s carcinogenic.