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Helpful links for planning a move in Chicago: who regulates movers, how coverage works, where to donate furniture, and checklists from the federal government.
Who regulates movers
Licensing and Your Rights
Industry association
Illinois Movers' and Warehousemen's Association
Illinois Movers’ and Warehousemen’s Association, incorporated in its present name in 1958, is the statewide not-for-profit trade association for moving and storage companies licensed to do business in Illinois.
State regulator
Illinois Commerce Commission
The ICC is directed by state law with protecting the public by overseeing household goods moving companies. Consumer Information.
Federal rules
Your Rights and Responsibilities
Your Rights and Responsibilities when you move. Ready to Move Brochure.
Protecting your belongings
Moving Coverage Explained
For additional coverage/insurance, please check online sources such as:
Want to know how valuation works on a MOOvers Chicago move? Read our moving valuation guide.
Coverage options explained in a short video by IMAWA
Lighten the load
Donate Furniture Before You Move
Donation centers that might pick-up the furniture for free:
Before move day
Packing Tips and Local Costs
Packing
Packing mistakes to avoid
Two short reads from Apartment Therapy on common packing mistakes and choosing the right tape.
Clean-outs
How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Dumpster in Chicago?
Pricing and sizes for dumpster rentals in Chicago.
Local business
How’s Business?
How’s Business? is a listening tour conducted by the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship (IJ Clinic) to collect entrepreneurs’ stories about what it’s like to do business in the City of Chicago.
howsbusinesschi.com
More Chicago Moving Guides
Browse our Chicago moving resources, neighborhood guides and the pricing guide.
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5201 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
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| Sat | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Sun | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
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Kedzie Ave Office
5359 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
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| Thu | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Fri | 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Sat | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Sun | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
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| Mon-Sun | 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM (or until we finish the job) |
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