# Cash For Junk Cars Chicago Smart Tow Inc

> Cash For Junk Cars Chicago Smart Tow Inc buys junk, wrecked and scrap vehicles in Chicago, its suburbs and Northwest Indiana up to Gary, tows them free and pays the seller at pickup.

## Key facts

- Name: Cash For Junk Cars Chicago Smart Tow Inc, the same as on its Google Business Profile.
- Buys: junk, wrecked and scrap cars, trucks, vans and SUVs, running or not, with or without keys.
- Area: Chicago and the Cook, DuPage and Will County suburbs, Joliet and Aurora included, plus Northwest Indiana as far as Gary. Service-area business with no storefront or street address.
- Towing: free; nothing is taken off the offer to cover it.
- Payment: at pickup, by cash, Zelle, Cash App or another digital payment.
- Offers: don't expire; one visit can take several cars.
- Hours: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day, Central time. Same-day pickup is often possible.
- How it works: send the year, make, model and title status (or call), get an offer, pick a pickup time, get paid when the car is loaded.
- No title: Indiana sales need the title or a BMV certificate of authority; for Illinois, tell us which papers you have and we confirm on the call.

## Contact

- Phone: (708) 663-1010
- Quote form: https://junkcars-chicago.com/free-quote-for-junk-car-removal/
- Website: https://junkcars-chicago.com/
- Google Business Profile: https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6338514656815152692
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Cash-For-Junk-Cars-Chicago-Smart-Tow-Inc/61560913784903/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cash-for-junk-cars-chicago/
- X: https://x.com/fCfjccsmti
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/cash-for-junk-cars-chicago-ridge-3

## The business

- [Smart Tow home: junk cars in Chicago](https://junkcars-chicago.com/): Who we are, what we buy, how pickup and payment work, and where we go.
- [Free junk car quote](https://junkcars-chicago.com/free-quote-for-junk-car-removal/): The two-step quote form: year, make, model and title status, then how to reach you.
- [About Smart Tow](https://junkcars-chicago.com/about-us/): The business behind the site, how a pickup goes, and where to read our Google reviews.
- [Contact Smart Tow](https://junkcars-chicago.com/contact/): Phone, hours (6 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day, Central) and the area we cover.
- [Junk car guides](https://junkcars-chicago.com/blog/): All guides, grouped into selling, paperwork and whether to junk a car.

## Where we pick up

- [Where we pick up junk cars](https://junkcars-chicago.com/service-areas/): Every town page by region, the counties we don't serve, and whether removal is free.
- [Junk car pickup across the state line, Hammond to Gary](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-indiana/): Indiana junk car pickup as far as Gary and the towns touching it, and the paperwork Indiana asks for: the title or a BMV certificate.
- [Hammond junk cars, from the lakefront to the Little Calumet](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-hammond-indiana/): Junk car pickup across Hammond, Robertsdale to Hessville, with the city's 96-hour and 3-day rules explained. Free towing, paid before the truck leaves.
- [Selling a junk car in Munster, the Town on the Ridge](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-munster-indiana/): Munster junk car pickup from Ridge Road to the Little Calumet, with the town's 2024 junk vehicle rules explained. Free towing, paid when the car is loaded.
- [Highland junk cars, bought where they sit and towed free](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-highland-indiana/): Highland junk car pickup along Indianapolis Blvd, Cline Ave and Ridge Road, with the town's 5-day sticker rule explained. Free towing, paid at pickup.
- [East Chicago junk cars, Harbor side or west side](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-east-chicago-indiana/): East Chicago junk car pickup in Indiana Harbor and the west side, from two-flats to shared lots. Free towing, paid at pickup, Indiana papers explained.
- [Cash for junk cars in Country Club Hills](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-country-club-hills-illinois/): Junk cars picked up in Country Club Hills, off I-57, Cicero Ave and 167th St. Free towing, paid at pickup, and an offer that holds.
- [Junk cars towed free from Flossmoor driveways](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-flossmoor-illinois/): Selling a junk car in Flossmoor? We work around the village's snow routes, tarp rule and 3 a.m. parking ban. Free towing, paid at pickup.
- [Junk cars bought in Harvey](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-harvey-illinois/): Junk car pickup in Harvey along 147th St, 159th St and Halsted, where Western Ave turns into Dixie Hwy. Free towing, paid at pickup.
- [Markham junk cars, picked up and paid for](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-markham-illinois/): Markham junk car pickup off I-57, 159th Street and Kedzie Ave, within the city's rule for tow trucks. Free towing, paid at pickup.
- [Midlothian junk cars, bought where they sit](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-midlothian-illinois/): A car that won't run gets two days outside a Midlothian garage. We tow it free from any block off Cicero Ave or 147th St and pay at pickup.
- [Junk car pickup in Dolton](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-dolton-illinois/): Dolton junk car pickup off Sibley Blvd and the Bishop Ford. Free towing, offers that hold, payment when we load the car.
- [Cash for junk cars in South Holland](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-south-holland-illinois/): South Holland junk car pickup from 162nd St to quiet side streets. Free towing, paid at pickup, open 6am to 9pm daily.
- [Junk car pickup in Calumet City](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-calumet-city-illinois/): Calumet City junk car pickup near River Oaks, Torrence Ave and the State Line. Free towing, paid at pickup.
- [Getting rid of a junk car in Chicago Heights](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-chicago-heights-illinois/): Getting rid of a junk car in Chicago Heights, from Lincoln Hwy to Dixie Hwy: free towing, payment at pickup, an offer with no deadline.
- [Your Sauk Village junk car, towed and paid for](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-sauk-village-illinois/): Sauk Village junk car pickup from driveways, curbs and mobile home parks near Lincoln Hwy and Torrence Ave. Free towing, paid at pickup.
- [Cash for junk cars in Oak Lawn](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-oak-lawn-illinois/): Junk car pickup in Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge and Hometown: 95th St, Cicero Ave and Southwest Hwy. Free towing, paid at pickup.
- [Junk car pickup in Evergreen Park](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-evergreen-park-illinois/): Junk car pickup in Evergreen Park, off 95th St, Western Ave and Kedzie Ave. Free towing, offers that hold, paid at pickup.
- [Junk cars bought in Blue Island](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-blue-island-illinois/): Junk car pickup in Blue Island, on both sides of Western Ave. Free towing, offers that don't expire, payment when we load the car.
- [Alsip junk cars, gone before the 7-day clock runs out](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-alsip-illinois/): Alsip and Worth junk car pickup off Cicero Ave, 127th St and Pulaski Rd. Free towing, an offer with no deadline, paid before the truck leaves.
- [Junk cars bought in Bridgeview](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-bridgeview-illinois/): Bridgeview junk car pickup between Roberts Rd and Harlem Ave, off 95th St and the Tri-State. Free towing and payment when we load the car.
- [Junk car pickup in Summit and old Argo](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-summit-illinois/): Summit junk car pickup from Archer Ave and Harlem Ave down to Argo and 63rd St. Free towing, paid at pickup, and the offer doesn't expire.
- [Cash for junk cars in Orland Park](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-orland-park-illinois/): Orland Park junk car pickup off LaGrange Rd and the numbered streets, HOA lots included. Free towing, offers that don't expire.
- [Junk car pickup in Tinley Park](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-tinley-park-illinois/): Junk car pickup across Tinley Park, from Oak Park Ave to 191st St. Free towing, paid at pickup, 6am to 9pm daily.
- [Cash for junk cars in Cicero](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-cicero-illinois/): Cicero junk car pickup off Cermak Rd, Cicero Ave and Ogden Ave. Free towing, offers that don't expire, paid at pickup.
- [Junk car pickup in Downers Grove](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-downers-grove-illinois/): Downers Grove junk car pickup, including cars left at Ogden Ave repair shops. Free towing, paid at pickup.
- [Westmont junk cars, from apartment lots to garages](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-westmont-illinois/): Westmont junk car pickup from apartment lots, driveways and garages, with Ogden Ave and Cass Ave running through. Free towing, paid at pickup.
- [Junk cars collected from Oak Brook lots and driveways](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-oak-brook-illinois/): Oak Brook junk car pickup from office and retail lots on 22nd St and from subdivision driveways. Free towing, paid at pickup, no deadline on the offer.
- [Cash for junk cars in Naperville](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-naperville-illinois/): Naperville junk car pickup north and south of 75th St, including HOA streets. Free towing, offers that hold, paid at pickup.
- [Junk car pickup in Bolingbrook](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-bolingbrook-illinois/): Bolingbrook junk car pickup off I-55, Boughton Rd and Weber Rd. Free towing, paid at pickup, 6am to 9pm every day.
- [Junk cars in Joliet, picked up free](https://junkcars-chicago.com/cash-for-junk-cars-joliet-illinois/): Junk cars picked up across Joliet, east and west of the Des Plaines River. Free towing, offers that hold, paid at pickup.

## Guides: selling a junk car

- [How to junk a car in Chicago](https://junkcars-chicago.com/sell-your-junk-car-for-cash-chicago/): Junking a car in Chicago, in order: the papers to find, plates, where the truck can load it, and how you get paid.
- [8 junkyard scams and how to spot them](https://junkcars-chicago.com/8-common-junkyard-scams-and-ways-to-avoid-them/): Scale tricks, a surprise “missing converter” deduction, pressure to skip the title: eight tricks at the yard or the curb and how to stop them.
- [9 mistakes people make selling a junk car](https://junkcars-chicago.com/common-mistakes-people-make-when-selling-junk-cars/): Fixing it first, guessing the details, leaving plates on: nine mistakes that cost junk car sellers money or time.
- [First time selling a junk car? Start here](https://junkcars-chicago.com/concerns-answered-for-people-selling-junk-car-for-cash-first-time-sellers/): First time selling a junk car? Straight answers on papers, pickup, payment, your plates and insurance, and where the car goes after the tow.
- [Scrap car for cash, whatever shape it's in](https://junkcars-chicago.com/scrap-car-removal-services-in-chicago-illinois/): Scrap, wrecked, stripped or not running: towed free and paid for at pickup by cash, Zelle or Cash App. What the car's condition changes.
- [Which junk cars buyers want most](https://junkcars-chicago.com/which-junk-cars-and-scrap-cars-are-the-most-wanted-right-now/): Parts demand by model, a complete car, the catalytic converter still on: what makes buyers want one junk car more than another.
- [Who buys junk cars, and what each one needs from you](https://junkcars-chicago.com/who-buys-junk-cars-for-cash/): Junkyards, scrap yards, private buyers, online offers and local pickup buyers: what each needs from you (title, keys, tow) and when you get paid.
- [Your car is at a Chicago auto pound: reclaim it or let it go?](https://junkcars-chicago.com/car-towed-to-chicago-auto-pound/): Towed to a Chicago auto pound? The City's tow and storage fees, the 21-day hold, what you still owe if you walk away, and when to let an old car go.

## Guides: titles and paperwork

- [What paperwork you need to junk a car](https://junkcars-chicago.com/what-paperwork-is-required-to-sell-a-junk-car-for-cash/): Title, registration, bill of sale, plates: the rule Indiana sets for a junk car sale, and how the papers for an Illinois sale get confirmed.
- [Can you still sell your car to the government?](https://junkcars-chicago.com/can-i-sell-my-junk-car-to-the-government-and-get-cash-for-it/): The federal Cash for Clunkers program ended in 2009. What Chicago-area drivers can do with an old car today instead.
- [Can you write off a junk car?](https://junkcars-chicago.com/how-to-write-off-a-junk-car-for-tax/): Selling a personal car for scrap isn't deductible; donating one can be. The IRS rules on $500, gross proceeds and Form 1098-C.
- [How to sell a junk car with no title or no keys](https://junkcars-chicago.com/how-to-sell-a-junk-car-with-no-title-or-keys/): No keys is a towing detail. No title depends on your state: Indiana's title-or-certificate rule, and how Illinois papers get confirmed.
- [Selling a junk car with an out-of-state title](https://junkcars-chicago.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-selling-an-out-of-state-junk-car/): Car titled in another state but parked in Chicagoland? Which papers to look for, who confirms them, and how pickup works.

## Guides: should I junk it?

- [What makes a car junk?](https://junkcars-chicago.com/what-makes-a-car-junk/): What “junk” and “salvage” mean for a car, and a short checklist to tell which one yours is. Signs and repair math have their own guides.
- [5 signs it's time to junk your car](https://junkcars-chicago.com/top-5-signs-its-time-to-junk-your-car-cash-for-junk-cars/): Repeat repairs, rust through the frame, warning lights you have stopped reading: five signs your car has reached its end.
- [After a car fire: claim, repair or sell what's left](https://junkcars-chicago.com/fire-damaged-car/): After a car fire: getting the Chicago Fire Department report, what comprehensive coverage pays, judging the repair, and selling what's left.
- [Dead hybrid battery: replace it or junk the car?](https://junkcars-chicago.com/hybrid-battery-replace-or-junk/): A failed hybrid or EV battery: check the warranty first, make sure it's the pack, weigh the quote against the car, and know when to sell it as it is.
- [Is it worth scrapping your car?](https://junkcars-chicago.com/why-should-i-scrap-my-car-is-it-even-worth-it/): Compare the repair quote, the car's value and what it costs to keep it parked. When scrapping wins and when it doesn't.
- [Rats chewed your car's wiring: fix it, claim it or junk it?](https://junkcars-chicago.com/rats-chewed-car-wiring/): Rodents chewed your car's wiring? When comprehensive coverage pays, what to have ready for the claim, and when an older car isn't worth fixing.
- [The dangers of driving a junk car](https://junkcars-chicago.com/dangers-of-driving-a-junk-car/): Brakes, rust, exhaust leaks and no-start strandings: the real risks of keeping a worn-out car on Chicago roads.
- [The most expensive car repairs](https://junkcars-chicago.com/the-top-most-expensive-car-repairs/): Engine, transmission, head gasket, catalytic converter: the costliest repairs, with dated, cited cost ranges, and the point where junking wins.
- [Water damaged car: what rain and flooding do](https://junkcars-chicago.com/does-rainfall-damage-cars-sell-rain-damaged-cars-for-cash/): Flooded viaduct or a leak that won't quit? How water damages a car, what insurance looks at, and when to sell it.
- [What to do when your old car won't start](https://junkcars-chicago.com/what-should-i-do-if-my-old-car-wont-start/): Battery, starter, fuel or engine: what a no-start usually means, what's worth fixing, and how to sell one that won't run.
- [Winter car maintenance for an older car](https://junkcars-chicago.com/8-important-car-maintenance-tips-for-winter/): Battery, coolant, tires and salt: keeping an older car alive through a Chicago winter, and when it is time to let it go.

## Fine print

- [Privacy policy](https://junkcars-chicago.com/privacy-policy/): What the quote form and the site's analytics collect, and how it's used.
- [Terms of use](https://junkcars-chicago.com/terms/): Terms for using the site and asking for an offer.