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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.

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