Junk car and abandoned vehicle removal. Cash, title, or neither - handled.

Yes. Quick Tow Chicago arranges abandoned vehicle removal across the city and Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will counties, from the Loop and the North Side to Cicero, Oak Park, Orland Park and Joliet. In the city, an abandoned vehicle on the street is reported through 311, and the city impounds those at Pound 2 at 103rd and Doty Avenue or Pound 6 at 701 N Sacramento. On private property the rules are different again, so tell us which situation you have and we'll walk you through it.

Often, yes. Cash depends on year, make, model, weight, and whether it runs, and only if that operator buys cars. Give us that information when you call and the assigned operator quotes before pickup.

For most vehicles, yes, the buyer needs a title or a release. If the title is lost, ask the assigned operator whether they can wait while you apply for a duplicate. Illinois is strict about the end of a vehicle's life: a junking certificate lets the holder possess, transport or transfer ownership, and the statute says a certificate of title shall not again be issued for that vehicle, so once it's listed on a Junk Vehicle Notification the Secretary of State won't reissue a title or a salvage certificate. That decision only goes one way, which is why it's worth a short conversation first.

That happens more than people expect, and there's no shame in it. You are the victim here, not someone in trouble. If the vehicle is in a City of Chicago pound, call 311 to confirm which pound has it and whether police are holding it for investigation, because a vehicle on an investigative hold can't be released at the pound at all. You will need photo identification and proof of ownership, and the city takes cash or a major card only, no checks and no money orders. Once it's released, call us and we line up an operator to tow it wherever you need, or if it's been stripped beyond what's worth fixing, an operator can quote a junk-car pickup instead. A cash offer isn't automatic.

Ask the assigned operator where that car goes after pickup. We don't run a dismantler and we don't publish a recycling process. Cash is paid only if the assigned operator actually buys that car.