Free junk car removal in Evergreen Park, between the city and Oak Lawn

Can you tow away the tarped car that's been sitting in my Evergreen Park driveway?

Yes, and for free. Cash For Junk Cars Junk My Car Inc removes covered, stored and non-running cars from Evergreen Park drives, garages and side streets, with nothing taken off the offer for the tow. The tarp can stay on until the driver arrives, and you are paid at pickup by Zelle, Cash App or cash.

Evergreen Park, boxed in by the city

Evergreen Park is boxed in by the city. Chicago’s Ashburn neighbourhood lies to the north, Beverly to the east, and Beverly and Mount Greenwood to the south. Only the west side faces other suburbs, Oak Lawn and Hometown. Inside that box are 3.16 square miles, 19,943 people (2020 Census) and 7,585 housing units, 88.1% of them single-unit buildings and 84.8% owner-occupied.

That housing makes for easy pickups. Most junk cars here sit on a driveway, in a garage or at the curb in front of a house. Give us the address and where on the property the car is, and the driver handles the loading, with or without keys.

The tarp test and the 14-day clock

The village rewrote its rules on dead cars in 2023 (Ord. 27-2023, Chapter 13, Article VII). On a public way, Sec. 13-276 calls a vehicle abandoned if it’s inoperable and left unattended for 10 hours or more, goes 2 or more days without state plates or a temporary placard, or sits for 7 days or more and looks deserted. On private property, an “inoperable motor vehicle” is one in public view for 14 days or more that can’t be driven safely or legally because the engine, wheels or other parts have been removed. Repairs finished within 14 days are exempt.

The detail people miss is the cover. A car that hasn’t moved for 14 consecutive days and wears a tarp is presumed inoperable, so the sheet meant to keep it tidy is what flags it.

When police act, they put a Notice of Intent to Tow sticker on the car and send a certified letter (Sec. 13-280), and the owner has 7 days after the letter to ask for a hearing (Sec. 13-279). That week is the time to get an offer. We call back within 15 minutes, and the offer doesn’t expire if you want to think it over.

Sticker gone, plates still count

The village board discontinued vehicle stickers in February 2024 (Ordinance 07-2024). State registration still applies, and the 2-day no-plates rule in Sec. 13-276 is the one to watch: a car with lapsed registration on the street is on borrowed time.

If the title carries a junk brand, tell us. Our guide to branded titles explains what that brand means in Illinois, and we confirm on the call how it affects your sale.

95th Street, Western Avenue and the hospital zone

95th Street (US 12 and US 20) cuts the village in two, and Western Avenue meets it at the east end. Locals treat Kedzie and 95th as the midpoint. The old Evergreen Plaza at 95th and Western, open from 1952 to 2013, has been Evergreen Marketplace since 2018. At 95th and California stands Little Company of Mary Hospital, with no-parking and tow-away zones around it on 95th Street and California Avenue (Sec. 13-225). Pace and CTA buses serve the village.

Snow days and sweeping days

After 2 inches of snow in 24 hours, Sec. 13-209(a) sends parked cars to the even-numbered side on even days and the odd side on odd days, going by house numbers, and board-designated snow routes are closed to parking (Sec. 13-209(b)). Street sweeping gets signs at least 4 hours ahead, and cars left in the way are towed at the owner’s expense (Sec. 13-223). Police may also relocate a car parked illegally for 24 hours or more (Sec. 13-278).

Past the Evergreen Park limits

Oak Lawn is to the west, and 95th Street runs on through it to the Chicago Ridge Mall at Ridgeland Avenue in Chicago Ridge. Alsip lies south of Oak Lawn, and Merrionette Park sits south of the village, surrounded by Chicago’s Mount Greenwood and Morgan Park. See the Cook County page and all areas we serve.

Questions we hear in Evergreen Park