Towns we pick up from, and how far we go

Where can I get cash for junk cars near me?

If you're in Chicago, the Cook, DuPage or Will County suburbs, or Northwest Indiana as far as Gary, Cash For Junk Cars Junk My Car Inc will come to you. Our trucks start from Orland Hills, so the south and southwest suburbs are closest. Towing is free everywhere on this map, and you're paid at pickup.

Below are the 74 towns with their own page, grouped by the part of the map they sit in. Each page covers that town's roads, its parking and dead-car rules, and the towns next door. Don't see yours? If it's inside the area, we still come; send the address with the quote form at the bottom of this page.

Southwest suburbs

Closest to our Orland Hills base: the 159th Street, Harlem Avenue, Cicero Avenue and 95th Street towns. All of it is on our Cook County pickups page.

• Alsip: Both banks of the Cal-Sag, from the Tri-State ramps at 127th Street over to Kedzie.
• Blue Island: Western Avenue, six Metra stations and the Cal-Sag bridges, with no yard run needed.
• Bridgeview: Harlem to Roberts, 103rd up to the rail line, with mobile home parks on the list.
• Chicago Ridge: Half the homes here are rented; landlord lots, shop lots and drives, all towed free.
• Crestwood: Most homes here are in 5+ unit buildings; we load from managed lots at no charge.
• Evergreen Park: Chicago on three sides, Oak Lawn on the fourth; dead cars towed free from drives and side streets.
• Hickory Hills: Hilly streets off 87th, 95th and Roberts, where a non-runner has to live in a garage.
• Justice: Archer Avenue, 79th and 83rd, and the large apartment lots in between.
• Merrionette Park: A small village wrapped by Chicago, reached off Kedzie, 115th and 119th.
• Midlothian: Flooded cars welcome; the village allows a dead car only 2 days outside a garage.
• Oak Forest: Unlicensed or dead cars count as abandoned under § 132.11; free tow from any Oak Forest street.
• Oak Lawn: Three snow rules, a state-plate rule and one free tow, anywhere in the village.
• Orland Hills: Our home base, between 159th and 171st Streets: the shortest tow on the map.
• Palos Heights: Garaged cars that stopped being driven, towed free from side streets off Harlem and College Drive.
• Palos Park: Village code splits junk cars into 'restorable' and 'wreck'; either way, the tow out is free.
• Posen: Off I-57 at 147th Street, Kedzie to Western, mostly houses with their own driveways.
• Robbins: Kedzie, Pulaski, 137th and the Turnpike, plus flooded cars from the blocks east of Kedzie.
• Tinley Park: Borders our Orland Hills base on the west; Cook and Will County streets towed free alike.
• Willow Springs: Archer Avenue along the Des Plaines River, including the small DuPage County corner.
• Worth: Alleys are for loading only in this village; we load there, free, and pay on the spot.

South suburbs

Lincoln Highway, I-57 and the Calumet towns down to the state line, including Matteson and Homewood. All of it is on our Cook County pickups page.

• Country Club Hills: Where I-57 meets I-80; expired plates outside a garage already count as abandoned here.
• Dolton: Driveway repair jobs count as a nuisance here; stalled ones get towed away free.
• Flossmoor: No numbered highway inside; tarps don't count as cover, and snow routes clear at 2 inches.
• Ford Heights: The village caps an abandoned-looking car at 48 hours; free tow from any street or drive.
• Glenwood: Forest preserve on nearly every side, a 72-hour warning sticker, and carports count as cover.
• Hazel Crest: Snow rules by subdivision, condo lots, and a 2026 nuisance rule that reaches driveways.
• Homewood: Railroad village on Ridge Road and Halsted, with alleys, apartment lots and a 7-day rule.
• Lansing: Ten days on private property, 72 hours after a notice; every Lansing pickup towed free.
• Lynwood: Mobile home parks, farm lots and subdivisions on the Indiana line; the tow out is free.
• Markham: Hydrant-side and 3 to 5 a.m. bans, plus a 24-hour cap on curbside repairs.
• Matteson: Lincoln Highway meets I-57; a dead car gets 72 hours under village code.
• Olympia Fields: Golf-club village between Vollmer Road and US 30; a dead car may only hide in a closed garage.
• Park Forest: A 1946 planned village of courts and townhouses; 72 hours at the curb before a tow.
• Phoenix: Half a square mile between Harvey and South Holland; any dead car towed away free.
• Riverdale: The suburb, not the Chicago neighbourhood; free tow from Halsted, Indiana Avenue and side streets.
• Sauk Village: A carport doesn't hide a dead car here; we tow it from any lot or drive at no charge.
• South Holland: Here 162nd Street is Chicago's 159th; flooded and dead cars towed free from any block.
• Thornton: Quarry village on the Tollway; 2 hours to clear the street after snow, rusted cars included.

West suburbs

The Ogden Avenue, La Grange Road and I-55 towns, with the McCook quarry and the BNSF main line running between them. All of it is on our Cook County pickups page.

• Bedford Park: About 600 residents among the plants, and a five-day limit for junked cars stored outside.
• Berwyn: Bungalow streets from Roosevelt Road down to Pershing, where 3 a.m. is the hour to watch.
• Cicero: Two-flats and garages off Cermak and Ogden, where lapsed plates can make a car inoperable.
• Forest View: An industrial corridor with a few hundred homes west of Ridgeland, and a 14-day notice rule.
• Hodgkins: Mobile home parks between the Stevenson and the Tri-State, with an odd/even rule after 2 inches.
• Indian Head Park: Condos and townhomes by the I-55 and I-294 junction; a dead car is inoperable after 7 days.
• La Grange: Four US routes downtown, a 2 to 6 a.m. street ban, and no room on the driveway for a dead car.
• Lyons: Ogden, First Avenue and Joliet Road, river levees, and a 72-hour limit for dead cars on the street.
• McCook: Quarry, locomotive plant and a few streets of homes, where a red notice gives you seven days.
• Stickney: A village of houses west of Ridgeland, with a five-day clock for cars left on the street.
• Summit: Argo and the north side, split by the IHB tracks, with a 72-hour nuisance rule for dead cars.

Will County

From Lockport and Homer Glen down through the I-80 corridor to the farm roads around Beecher and Wilton. All of it is on our Will County pickups page.

• Beecher: Dixie Highway's farm-country village; a car left on the street 24 hours can be towed.
• Crete: Main Street is Illinois 1 through downtown; a dead car gets 15 days on private property.
• Frankfort: Lincoln Highway, La Grange Road and Laraway Road; 30 days for a dead car on private land.
• Homer Glen: Detached homes off the I-355 ramps; a dead car may not be stored outdoors (§ 200-30).
• Joliet: Will County's seat, split by the river; a car without valid plates counts as inoperable.
• Lockport: East bank of the Des Plaines; no street parking from 3 to 6 a.m.
• Manhattan: US 52 and the last stop on Metra's SouthWest line; street parking ends at 1 inch of snow.
• Mokena: La Grange Road and Wolf Road below I-80, with a 7-day clock after written notice.
• Monee: Governors Highway and I-57 exit 335; dead, unlicensed cars count as junk under village code.
• New Lenox: Maple Street and Cedar Road, by I-80 and I-355; alleys are for loading only.
• Steger: Chicago Road crosses the Cook and Will line here; a car unmoved for 24 hours can count as abandoned.
• University Park: Governors State, the Metra Electric terminus, and a rule that keeps cars off the grass.
• Wilton Township: Rural Will County along US 52 and Cedar Road, where county code applies instead of a village's.

DuPage County

The edge of our map. DuPage pickups are booked on request, and we confirm timing on the call. All of it is on our DuPage County pickups page.

• Burr Ridge: I-55 at County Line Road; a dead car on your own lot gets 21 days after notice.
• Oak Brook: Tollway village where an abandoned car gets 7 days on the property (6-4-3).
• Westmont: Ogden Avenue village where a car on the grass breaks § 78-317, even on your own lot.
• Willowbrook: Mostly multi-unit buildings by IL-83 and I-55; 1 inch of snow clears the streets.

Northwest Indiana

Lake County, Indiana, from the state line as far as Gary and the towns that touch it.

• Gary: The east end of our Indiana map: Black Oak and Brunswick through Glen Park to Miller Beach.
• Griffith: Broad Street, Ridge Road and Cline Ave; no street parking from the first inch of snow.
• Hammond: The one Indiana city that touches Chicago, with Borman and Toll Road exits from Calumet to Cline.
• Highland: Indianapolis Blvd to Cline Ave, where a junk car in public view gets a 5-day sticker.
• Hobart: Downtown, Ainsworth and the US 30 strip with Merrillville mailing addresses, all inside Hobart.
• Lake Station: Ripley St and Central Ave off the Borman, where one home in ten is a mobile home.
• Merrillville: US 30, Broadway and Taft St: the south edge of our Indiana map, where it meets Crown Point.
• Munster: Ridge Road, Calumet Ave and 45th Ave, where every car comes off the street after 2 inches of snow.

Chicago

The city is part of our area too. The home page explains how we buy junk cars in Chicago and the south suburbs, including the city's abandoned-vehicle rule, which is a good reason not to leave a dead car on the street.

Papers on the Indiana side

Indiana papers work differently from Illinois. Every junk car sold to a recycler there needs the title (a BMV duplicate costs $15) or a BMV certificate of authority ($4), whatever its age, and only cars 15 model years or older can be sold with the certificate instead of a title. Buying a car under 15 model years with neither is a felony for the buyer, so we can't. Tell us what you have and we'll tell you on the call which route fits. The no-title guide has the details and sources.

Outside our pickup limits

We don't cover Porter or LaPorte County in Indiana (Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Michigan City, La Porte), or south Lake County (Crown Point, Schererville, Dyer, St. John, Cedar Lake, Lowell). Our old site had pages for some of those towns; they now point here so nobody is promised a pickup we can't make. If you're near the edge of our area, send the details and we'll give you a straight answer.

Check your address

Put your pickup address in the form below and we'll confirm it on the call, along with your offer. Or read how free junk car pick up works first.