Every town we tow junk cars from
We buy junk, wrecked and non-running cars in Chicago and the suburbs of Cook, DuPage and Will counties, and the tow is free wherever you are in that area. Each town page below covers the local details that matter on pickup day: street and alley access, snow and overnight parking rules, and what the town's code says about a dead car left in a driveway or on the street.
Chicago
The city itself, from the Far North Side to the Far South Side.
- Chicago
Citywide pickup on the North, West and South Sides, from alleys, garages and side streets.
- Jefferson Park
Northwest Side transit hub, including Gladstone Park, between the Kennedy and the Edens.
- Mount Greenwood
Far Southwest Side community area of single-family homes along 111th Street, ZIP 60655.
North Shore and north suburbs
Lakefront villages and the inland towns between the Edens and the Tri-State.
- Evanston
Lakefront city with Northwestern, the Purple Line and strict rules on stored dead cars.
- Glencoe
Lakefront village ringed by forest preserve, with no street parking from 2 to 6 a.m.
- Glenview
Large village with The Glen, two Metra stations and a December to March overnight street ban.
- Golf
Tiny village of about 500 residents with its own Metra stop and a P.O. Box ZIP, 60029.
- Kenilworth
Small planned lakefront village of single-family homes, ZIP 60043, with a 2 to 6 a.m. street ban.
- Lincolnwood
Village wedged between Chicago and Skokie along the North Shore Channel, ZIP 60712.
- Morton Grove
Village along the North Branch forest preserve, with a Metra stop and strict 7-day car rules.
- Niles
Village on the Milwaukee Avenue diagonal, home of the Leaning Tower and Golf Mill, ZIP 60714.
- Northbrook
Village along I-294 and the Edens Spur, including Techny, with strict rules on covered cars.
- Northfield
Small New Trier-area village where even stored cars need a sticker; sticker year starts July 1.
- Skokie
Large village on a half-mile street grid, Yellow Line to Dempster, ZIPs 60076 and 60077.
- Wilmette
Lakefront village around Linden station and the Edens, mostly single-family homes, ZIP 60091.
- Winnetka
New Trier village with three Metra stops, mostly detached homes, where sold cars lose the sticker.
Northwest suburbs and O’Hare area
From the airport corridor out along I-90 and the Northwest Highway.
- Arlington Heights
Free junk car towing from Arlington Heights houses, condos and garages near Northwest Highway.
- Bartlett
Free junk car towing in Bartlett, from the Route 59 corridor to the streets near the Metra depot.
- Des Plaines
River city just north of O'Hare, crossed by I-90 and I-294, ZIPs 60016 and 60018.
- Elk Grove Village
Free junk car and work truck pickup in Elk Grove Village, homes and the O'Hare-side business park.
- Hanover Park
Free junk car towing across Hanover Park and Ontarioville, from Lake Street to Barrington Road.
- Harwood Heights
Small village along Harlem Avenue that, with Norridge, sits entirely inside Chicago.
- Hoffman Estates
Free junk car towing across Hoffman Estates, from Prairie Stone to the neighborhoods off Golf Road.
- Mount Prospect
Daytime junk car pickups across Mount Prospect, from Randhurst to the Metra station downtown.
- Norridge
Village between Irving Park Road and Lawrence Avenue, enclaved within Chicago, ZIP 60706.
- Palatine
Free junk car towing across Palatine, from Harper College to the Route 53 corridor.
- Park Ridge
City between Chicago, Niles and Des Plaines with two Metra stops and a strict 10-day car rule.
- Prospect Heights
Junk cars towed free from Prospect Heights apartment lots, condos and homes near Wolf Road.
- Rolling Meadows
Free junk car pickup in Rolling Meadows, off Golf Road, Kirchoff Road and Algonquin Road.
- Rosemont
Village east of O'Hare with arenas, hotels and mostly apartment living, about 4,000 residents.
- Schaumburg
Free junk car towing in Schaumburg, from Woodfield-area lots to homes in 60193 and 60194.
- Schiller Park
Leyden Township village beside O'Hare with a Metra stop and a 1-inch snow parking trigger.
- Streamwood
Free junk car towing across Streamwood, from Irving Park Road to Schaumburg Road.
- Wheeling
Free junk car towing across Wheeling, from Dundee Road to Lake Cook Road.
Near west suburbs
The older inner-ring towns along the Eisenhower, Ogden Avenue and the Des Plaines River.
- Bellwood
Free junk car towing in Bellwood, between the Proviso yards and the Eisenhower Expressway.
- Berkeley
Free junk car towing in Berkeley (BURK-lee), between I-290, I-294 and the Proviso yards.
- Berwyn
Rear garages behind brick bungalows, an alley parking ban, and a 3 to 6 a.m. street permit rule
- Broadview
Zoned overnight permits, no alley parking, and a 7-day limit for dead cars in public view
- Brookfield
Houses near Salt Creek and the zoo, with a 72-hour street limit and a 7-day yard limit
- Cicero
Two-flat pads and side streets in a town where expired plates can make a car a nuisance
- Countryside
Joliet Road subdivisions and apartment lots, with a 14-night yearly cap on overnight street parking
- Elmwood Park
Free junk car pickup from Elmwood Park bungalows, two-flats and garages off Grand Avenue.
- Forest Park
Apartment lots and alley aprons, with a 15-minute street limit from 2 to 5 a.m.
- Forest View
Tiny village west of Ridgeland Ave with a cap on cars kept outside and a 14-day notice rule
- Franklin Park
Free tow for junk cars across Franklin Park, from Mannheim Road to Belmont Avenue.
- Hillside
Free towing for junk and wrecked cars in Hillside, near Mannheim Road and Roosevelt Road.
- Hodgkins
About three in four homes are mobile homes, between I-55, I-294 and Joliet Road by the UPS hub
- Indian Head Park
Townhomes and condo buildings by the I-55 and I-294 junction, where dead cars must be garaged
- La Grange
No grace period: La Grange bars a dead car anywhere on private property outside a garage
- La Grange Highlands
Unincorporated homes south of La Grange, under Cook County rules rather than a village code
- La Grange Park
A village that expects every parked car to run, carry valid plates and sit on concrete
- Lyons
Des Plaines River flood cars, Ogden Ave wrecks and a 72-hour limit for dead cars on streets
- Maywood
Free towing for dead cars across Maywood, from First Avenue to the Prairie Path.
- McCook
Cook County's smallest town by population, where most dead vehicles sit at businesses
- Melrose Park
Free towing for junk cars, pickups and vans across Melrose Park, from North Avenue to Lake Street.
- North Riverside
Overnight street parking tied to the village sticker, plus a limit on a household's extra cars
- Northlake
Junk cars towed free from Northlake homes and apartment lots along North Avenue and Lake Street.
- Oak Park
Alley garages and apartment lots in a village that gives a dead car 24 hours outside
- River Forest
A sticker is due even on a dead car, and snow clears both streets and alleys
- River Grove
Free towing for junk cars in River Grove, from Thatcher Avenue to the streets around Triton College.
- Riverside
Olmsted's curving streets and triangle parks, with zero tolerance for dead cars on the street
- Stickney
Small village west of Ridgeland Ave with a 5-day abandoned-car clock and no alley parking
- Stone Park
Free junk car pickup in tiny Stone Park, along North Avenue and Mannheim Road.
- Summit
Summit and Argo on both sides of the 59th Street tracks, with a 72-hour rule for dead cars
- Westchester
Driveway and garage pickups in a village where about nine in ten homes are one-unit buildings
- Western Springs
Owner-occupied houses between Ogden Ave and I-294, with a 7-day limit for dead cars outside
Southwest suburbs
The 95th Street, Harlem and LaGrange Road corridors out to the Palos forest preserves.
- Alsip
Industrial and residential village on both sides of the Cal-Sag Channel, off I-294 and Cicero.
- Bedford Park
Industrial village between Cicero and Harlem: we tow dead cars and vans from homes and company lots.
- Bridgeview
Between Harlem Avenue and Roberts Road: houses, apartments and mobile home parks.
- Burbank
Just south of Midway: dead-car pickups from Burbank driveways, garages and side pads.
- Chicago Ridge
Apartment-heavy village around Ridgeland Avenue and the Metra line: lot and garage pickups.
- Crestwood
Cicero Avenue village split by the Cal-Sag Channel, with condos, apartments and houses.
- Evergreen Park
Chicago on three sides: pickups from Evergreen Park driveways and garages off 95th Street.
- Hickory Hills
On the Tinley Moraine between I-294 and the Palos woods: garage and driveway pickups.
- Hometown
Half-square-mile city of postwar duplexes along 87th Street and Cicero Avenue.
- Justice
Archer Avenue village where half the homes are apartments: lot and driveway pickups.
- Lemont
Historic canal and quarry town with parts in Cook, Will and DuPage counties.
- Merrionette Park
Tiny village ringed by Chicago's Mount Greenwood and Morgan Park, along Kedzie Avenue.
- Midlothian
Metra Rock Island village with two creeks running through it, near Cicero Avenue and Pulaski Road.
- Oak Forest
Central Avenue city with a Rock Island station at 159th and Cicero: car and truck pickups.
- Oak Lawn
Village of 58,000 around 95th Street and Cicero Avenue: driveway, garage and condo-lot pickups.
- Orland Hills
Former Westhaven, between Orland Park and Tinley Park, around Lake Ashbourne and Lake Lorin.
- Orland Park
Large village along La Grange Road down to I-80: house, attached-home and condo pickups.
- Palos Heights
Owner-occupied city on Harlem Avenue, where unregistered cars have to stay garaged.
- Palos Hills
Homes and apartments off 95th Street, with street-shoulder parking rules of their own.
- Palos Park
Spread-out village of 4,899 people with its own Metra stop and an IL-7 interchange.
- Tinley Park
Village spanning Cook and Will counties along I-80, Harlem Avenue and two Rock Island stations.
- Willow Springs
Village between the Des Plaines River and the Palos woods, mostly Cook County with a DuPage corner.
- Worth
Where Southwest Highway meets Harlem Avenue: driveway, apartment-lot and alley pickups.
South suburbs
From Blue Island and the Calumet River down to Chicago Heights and the Will County line.
- Blue Island
Western Avenue blocks, alleys and two-flat streets; you're paid when the car leaves.
- Burnham
Both halves of the village, Torrence Avenue and Burnham Avenue, in the 60633 ZIP.
- Calumet City
Snow routes, Sibley Boulevard and River Oaks blocks; we buy on the Illinois side.
- Calumet Park
Small village split by I-57; driveway, alley and street pickups near Obama Drive.
- Chicago Heights
Two-flats and alleys at the Lincoln and Dixie crossroads, with a 48-hour junk-car limit
- Country Club Hills
48-hour rule city; homes near Cicero Avenue, 175th Street and Pulaski Road.
- Dixmoor
Mobile home lots and side streets off Sibley Boulevard and Dixie Highway.
- Dolton
Owner-occupied blocks off Sibley Boulevard and Halsted; 10-day rule, free tow.
- Flossmoor
Owner-occupied streets off Flossmoor Road and Governors Highway; tarp rule applies.
- Ford Heights
Lincoln Highway village with a 2 to 5 a.m. street parking ban and 7-day removal notices
- Glenwood
Forest-preserve village on Halsted Street; garage-or-carport rule for dead cars.
- Harvey
One-garage-car rule, 1-inch snow limit; pickups off Halsted, Sibley and 159th.
- Hazel Crest
Hazel Crest Proper to Stonebridge and the blocks east of I-294; free tow.
- Homewood
Ridge Road, Dixie Highway and Halsted corridor homes; closed-garage rule applies.
- Lansing
Torrence Avenue, Ridge Road and the Kingery corridor; odd/even snow days covered.
- Lynwood
Homes, mobile home communities and farm parcels near US-30 and Glenwood-Dyer Road.
- Markham
Single-family blocks near Kedzie, 159th and 167th; 3 to 5 a.m. street ban.
- Matteson
US-30, Cicero Avenue and I-57 corridor homes; no village sticker to cancel.
- Olympia Fields
Country-club village between Vollmer Road and US-30; enclosed-garage rule.
- Park Forest
Townhouse courts, the garage rule for dead cars, and a 72-hour street limit
- Phoenix
Half-square-mile village off Halsted Street, between Harvey and South Holland.
- Posen
Snow routes on 143rd to 149th Streets; tows near 147th Street and Western Avenue.
- Richton Park
Sauk Trail, Cicero Avenue and apartment lots near the Metra station; free tow.
- Riverdale
Village of Riverdale, 60827: Halsted Street, Indiana Avenue and the blocks near 138th.
- Robbins
Kedzie Avenue, 137th Street and the flood-prone blocks east of Kedzie; free tow.
- Sauk Village
Carports don't count as garages here; mobile home parks and quick IL-394 access
- South Chicago Heights
Small village on Chicago Road where a notice on the windshield starts a 72-hour clock
- South Holland
Single-family blocks, 162nd Street and the Little Calumet flood areas; free tow.
- Steger
Old piano town split by the Cook-Will line, with resident-sticker-only streets
- Thornton
Small quarry village by the Tri-State; rusted, wrecked or dead cars towed free.
- University Park
Governors State's home village, where cars may only sit on approved paved spaces
DuPage County
East-west tollway towns from Elmhurst to Naperville and Aurora.
- Aurora
Junk car pickup on both banks of the Fox River, from the West Side out to the Far East Side.
- Burr Ridge
Garage-kept, wrecked or dead cars picked up free across Burr Ridge, on both sides of County Line Road.
- Downers Grove
Rusted-out or non-running cars picked up free anywhere in Downers Grove, between I-88 and I-55.
- Elmhurst
Free junk car towing anywhere in Elmhurst, from the Salt Creek side to the Cook County edge.
- Hinsdale
Free towing for junk cars in Hinsdale, between the Tri-State Tollway and Route 83.
- Lombard
Dead or wrecked cars towed free from Lombard homes and the apartment lots around Yorktown.
- Naperville
Free towing for dead cars anywhere in Naperville, from north of I-88 down to the Will County side.
- Oak Brook
Free junk car towing in Oak Brook, from Fullersburg-area homes to the 22nd Street corridor.
- Villa Park
Free towing for dead or unregistered cars in Villa Park, between North Avenue and Roosevelt Road.
- Westmont
Non-running cars towed free from Westmont apartment lots, condo garages and driveways.
- Wheaton
Junk cars with expired plates or dead engines picked up free across Wheaton, 60187 and 60189.
- Willowbrook
Free pickup for junk cars in Willowbrook's condo lots and subdivisions off Route 83.
- Woodridge
Totaled, hail-hit or simply worn-out cars towed free from homes and lots around Woodridge.
Will County
Joliet and the growing towns along I-55, I-80 and Route 30.
- Bolingbrook
Five-day limit for junk or expired-plate cars outdoors, plus a 2 to 6 a.m. street ban
- Frankfort
Thirty days on private property, a 10-day notice, and a voluntary sticker that never expires
- Homer Glen
Village incorporated in 2001 that bans outdoor storage of inoperable cars at homes
- Joliet
Will County seat where expired plates alone can make a parked car inoperable
- Lockport
Canal town with a 3 to 6 a.m. curb ban and a 24-hour limit on street storage
- Mokena
Unregistered or inoperable cars can't sit on any home lot, and there's no village sticker
- New Lenox
Thirty-day private-property limit, snow measured at Maple and Cedar, no village sticker
- Plainfield
Fast-grown village where plates expired a week make a parked car a nuisance
- Romeoville
Zoning keeps dead cars inside garages; odd-even snow parking and a two-car street cap
Town not listed?
If the car is in Chicago or a Cook, DuPage or Will County suburb, we can most likely still come for it. Call and give us the address, or send the car details online.