Where we pick up junk cars
Where do you pick up junk cars?
We pick up in Chicago and the Cook, DuPage and Will County suburbs, Joliet and Aurora included, and in Northwest Indiana as far as Gary and the towns touching it. Find your town below. If yours isn't listed but sits inside that area, call or send the form anyway: the towns with their own page are only part of it.
Inside Chicago: every neighborhood within the city limits is covered. There are no separate neighborhood pages, so send the form or call with the address.
Find your town
Southwest suburbs
- Oak LawnOak Lawn's page also covers Chicago Ridge on its southwest edge and Hometown off Cicero Avenue.
- Evergreen ParkWrapped by Chicago on three sides and cut in half by 95th Street.
- Blue IslandSplit down the middle by Western Avenue, the old Dixie Highway route.
- AlsipAlsip on both banks of the Cal-Sag Channel, with Worth along its western edge.
- BridgeviewBridgeview along Harlem Avenue and 95th Street, with Hickory Hills and Bedford Park on its borders.
- SummitNorth of Bedford Park on Harlem Avenue and Archer Avenue, old Argo included.
- Orland ParkFrom LaGrange Road and 159th Street out to the subdivisions, with I-80 along its southern edge.
- Tinley ParkBetween Harlem Avenue and Oak Park Avenue, with I-80 running through and Mokena on its west side.
South suburbs
- Country Club HillsCountry Club Hills sits where I-57 meets I-80, with the forest preserves along its western edge.
- FlossmoorA village of owner-occupied homes with six signed snow routes and no numbered highway inside its limits.
- HarveyHarvey along 147th Street, 159th Street and Halsted, where Chicago's Western Avenue becomes Dixie Highway.
- MarkhamThree interstates cross the city, and its parking schedule starts with which side of the street has the hydrant.
- MidlothianAlong Cicero Avenue and 147th Street, where a car that doesn't run gets two days outside a garage.
- DoltonJust south of the Chicago line, with Sibley Boulevard and the Bishop Ford on its east side.
- South HollandBelow Dolton, between Harvey and Calumet City, where the Tri-State, I-80 and I-94 meet.
- Calumet CityOn the state line across from Hammond, crossed by Torrence Avenue and the Bishop Ford.
- Chicago HeightsChicago Heights is built around the crossing of Lincoln Highway and Dixie Highway, with Homewood just to the north.
- Sauk VillageWhere the Calumet Expressway becomes a freeway at Sauk Trail, and about one home in ten is a mobile home.
West, DuPage and Will County
- CiceroOn Chicago's west edge along Cicero Avenue and Ogden Avenue, with Oak Park across Roosevelt Road.
- Downers GroveIn DuPage County between I-88 and I-55, cars waiting at repair shops included.
- WestmontWestmont, where close to half of households rent and apartment lots are common.
- Oak BrookOak Brook's subdivisions plus the office and retail corridor along 22nd Street and I-88.
- NapervilleBoth the DuPage County and Will County sides of the city.
- BolingbrookOff I-55 and I-355, subdivision streets included.
- JolietBoth sides of the Des Plaines River, with I-55 and I-80 passing through and New Lenox to the southeast.
Northwest Indiana, Hammond to Gary
- Indiana, Hammond to GaryThe Northwest Indiana hub with the state's title rule; the Hammond, Munster, Highland and East Chicago pages sit under it.
- HammondThe only Indiana city on Chicago's border, running from Lake Michigan to the Little Calumet.
- MunsterSouth of Hammond across the Little Calumet, on Ridge Road and Calumet Avenue.
- HighlandEast of Munster on Indianapolis Boulevard and Cline Avenue, with Ridge Road on the high ground.
- East ChicagoBoth halves of the Twin City, Indiana Harbor and the west side, crossed by Cline Avenue and Columbus Drive.
Where we don't go
Pickups stop at the edges of that area. In Illinois we don't cover Lake or McHenry County, Kendall County outside the parts of Joliet and Aurora that reach into it, or Kane County beyond Aurora. In Indiana we go as far as Gary and the towns that touch it, and no farther, so Porter and LaPorte County are out. Old pages on this site for towns outside the area now point here.
Will the tow cost me anything?
No. The tow costs you nothing, and no towing charge comes out of the offer. The truck comes to wherever the car sits, loads it and leaves, and you're paid before it goes.
The offer itself comes first: send the details through the free quote form and we'll call with a number that doesn't expire.
What to have ready for the truck
- The title, or the papers you have
Indiana and Illinois treat a missing title differently, so tell us on the call what you've got.
- The keys
Leave them with the car or have them in hand when the truck pulls up.
- A way in for the truck
Move the other cars, unlock the gate, and at a repair shop or an apartment or HOA lot, clear it with whoever runs the place.
- Your things out of the car
Glove box, trunk, under the seats, the garage opener and the I-PASS transponder on the windshield.
Paperwork is the part people worry about most. What paperwork you need to junk a car covers Illinois and Indiana side by side. Get your offer
Pickup questions
How soon can a truck come?
Often the same day you call, depending on where the car is and what's already booked. We won't promise an hour we can't keep; you'll get a straight answer on the call.
Can one pickup take more than one car?
Yes. Tell us how many cars there are when you call, and they can go on the same visit.
Can I sell it with the title missing?
Tell us which papers you do have. In Indiana the sale needs the title or a BMV certificate of authority; in Illinois, the state's rules decide which papers work, and we confirm that on the call.
Will you collect from a repair shop or an apartment lot?
Yes. Repair shops, apartment complexes and HOA lots are all fine, as long as you've cleared the pickup with whoever runs the lot.