Moving/storage company in Chicago?
June 27, 2005 10:50 AM Subscribe
I'm looking for a moving/storage company in the Chicagoland area. I am a student at Northwestern and I need to store my stuff, including a desk, a futon and a dresser, for the summer. I live off-campus and I need a company that is reliable, has good rates, and will pick up my stuff from my apartment. Any suggestions?
This isn't what you're asking for, but seeing as how I was once an NU student in exactly the same predicament (ten years ago, mind you), I'd suggest going the route I did.
I'm SURE you know people who're staying in Evanston over the summer, and probably in one of those Parliament buildings with the big basements (I lived at one on Church & Clark). Stash your stuff in one of those basements. As long as you're just talking furniture, books, and nothing especially valuable, I'd doubt anyone would snatch it. Also -- when I sublet from someone one summer, they hadn't moved in yet, so I borrowed furniture from a friend who wasn't around. Know anyone who needs the stuff? I'd go the friend route. Or you could just form a club and reserve a room in Norris for the entire summer and put your stuff in there.
More to your question -- there are services where they'll bring a large crate to your front yard, you load it up, then they'll pick it up and store it until you want it back. It can get pricey, though, like around $150-200 a month. Look in the yellow pages. They're well-advertised operations.
posted by incessant at 11:10 AM on June 27, 2005
I'm SURE you know people who're staying in Evanston over the summer, and probably in one of those Parliament buildings with the big basements (I lived at one on Church & Clark). Stash your stuff in one of those basements. As long as you're just talking furniture, books, and nothing especially valuable, I'd doubt anyone would snatch it. Also -- when I sublet from someone one summer, they hadn't moved in yet, so I borrowed furniture from a friend who wasn't around. Know anyone who needs the stuff? I'd go the friend route. Or you could just form a club and reserve a room in Norris for the entire summer and put your stuff in there.
More to your question -- there are services where they'll bring a large crate to your front yard, you load it up, then they'll pick it up and store it until you want it back. It can get pricey, though, like around $150-200 a month. Look in the yellow pages. They're well-advertised operations.
posted by incessant at 11:10 AM on June 27, 2005
I highly recommend my buddy at Starving Artists Moving Company 773-342-7332. Ask for Hunter. They're cheap!
posted by crapulent at 11:50 AM on June 27, 2005
posted by crapulent at 11:50 AM on June 27, 2005
I've used a local company similar to PODS and was very happy with the experience. I think they have Chicago locations.
posted by FlamingBore at 12:41 PM on June 27, 2005
posted by FlamingBore at 12:41 PM on June 27, 2005
I did this five months ago in Chicago (and hey, I was a Northwestern student too! But at the grad school downtown) and used Public Storage and found them to be efficient and affordable. If you have a big yard, they will drop off the storage locker at your house and you can pack the materials yourself. I unfortunately couldn't take advantage of that deal, as my yard didn't meet the specifications required (something about the distance away from the sidewalk, the ability to leave a giant locker outside for a couple of days). I think the movers cost me about $200 for two lockers worth of stuff (a little more than a studio apartment's worth of furniture). Good luck!
posted by buddha9090 at 1:58 PM on June 27, 2005
posted by buddha9090 at 1:58 PM on June 27, 2005
I moved last year and used USA Moving and Storage in Skokie. They provided free boxes and stored my stuff for one month free of charge. Their crew works unbelievably fast; I think the total time for moving us out of a three-bedroom apartment was under four hours.
posted by Sully6 at 11:07 AM on June 28, 2005
posted by Sully6 at 11:07 AM on June 28, 2005
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posted by autojack at 11:09 AM on June 27, 2005