Cook County, IL Movers

Every Cook County move starts with a walkthrough, not a guess: Jamal maps the load order and building access before crew day, so what lands on your invoice matches what actually happens on the truck.

This goes directly to Michelle, no forwarding, no queue — she or Desmond calls back the same day to get your Chicago move on the calendar and flag anything worth a closer look at the walkthrough.

ProMover AMSA Certified
BBB Accredited A+ Rating
US DOT FMCSA Registered
Fully Insured Cargo Protected
IAM Member Intl. Movers Assn.
IL ICC Licensed Illinois Commerce Comm.

Cook County is home to more than five million people, and Checkmate Movers works nearly all of it — from graystones on the West Side to the high-rises along Michigan Avenue to single-family streets in Oak Park, Evanston, Skokie, Cicero, Berwyn, and Schaumburg. Chicago is the county seat, and it’s also where our trucks live, so most Cook County jobs start and end within a short drive of our West Fulton warehouse.

What changes block to block isn’t the crew, it’s the plan. A third-floor walk-up in Cicero loads different than a freight elevator building downtown, and a bungalow in Berwyn with a narrow gangway loads different than a Schaumburg two-story with a three-car driveway. At the walkthrough, Desmond or Jamal work out furniture placement, load order, and building access before a single box moves, so the truck backs in already knowing where everything goes.

Nine trucks, our own crews, no subcontractors — the same team whether the move is four blocks or across the county line.

Cook County Rates, Straight Up

$145/hr for two movers, $185/hr for three, $225/hr for four. Prefer a firm number over doing the math yourself? Jamal will walk the place and hand you one in writing.

No two Cook County homes load the same way, which is the whole reason Jamal sees a place before crew size gets locked in. Every job carries basic released-value protection at no cost, your $175 deposit comes straight off the final bill, and a fifth mover and beyond runs $50/hr each.

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What Cook County Customers Tell Us

Amanda Lindley
Amanda Lindley
Naperville · Google
★★★★★

“Eddy and Micael were super efficient, professional, and helpful. We needed furniture moved out of one room in order to repair flooring and they moved everything in less than an hour.”

Jason Birn
Jason Birn
Chicago · Google
★★★★★

“Romance and team responsible for my move. They were extremely helpful and happy to do anything and everything asked. They all went above and beyond. Thank you Romance and Team!”

Daniel O'Shea
Daniel O'Shea
Oak Park · Google
★★★★★

“Issac Hernandez and crew were absolutely PHENOMENAL!!! Got us moved in record time and budget friendly. Everything came in just the way it left. Would ABSOLUTELY hire again!!!”

Cook County Move Questions, Answered

Do you move in and out of downtown Chicago high-rises?
Yes. We coordinate freight elevator reservations and loading dock windows ahead of move day as part of the walkthrough, so the building's rules are already accounted for before the truck shows up.
How far will you travel within Cook County?
Anywhere from the city itself out to Schaumburg or Skokie is a normal day for us. The crew and truck are the same regardless of which end of the county you're on.
Can you handle an apartment move in Oak Park or Evanston with limited parking?
That's exactly what the walkthrough is for. We scout parking and access ahead of time so the load order accounts for it instead of improvising curbside.
What Sets Checkmate Movers Apart Around Chicago

Here’s What Checkmate Movers Does Differently Than Most Movers Around Chicago

Licensed With Illinois’s Commerce Commission — Not Just A Line On The Website

Household movers working Chicago and the surrounding Cook, DuPage, and Lake County suburbs have to carry ICC registration through the Illinois Commerce Commission; Checkmate Movers keeps it current every year, no lapses. The moment a job crosses the state line into Wisconsin, Indiana, or beyond, it's US DOT and MC authority that's covering the move instead.

You Pick Your Coverage Before The Truck Ever Loads

Basic released-value protection comes standard on every job at no cost. Ask Jamal about full-value coverage at your walkthrough if you'd rather have the higher payout ceiling You hear both options once, at the estimate — nobody's pitching an upgrade halfway down your stairwell with a dresser on their shoulder.

The Walkthrough Builds A Plan, Not Just A Price

Desmond spent eight years running crews for a big-box moving franchise where a couch could get carried up three flights twice because nobody had worked out the order first. At Checkmate Movers, Jamal maps furniture placement, load order, and building access at the in-home estimate — elevator windows, stairwell turns, tight doorways — so the crew walks in with a plan already set instead of working one out in the truck.

All Eighteen Of Us Are On Payroll, Not A Rotating Bench

Eighteen people are on payroll at Checkmate Movers, fourteen of them movers running nine trucks — no day-labor crews brought in when a week gets busy, no subcontractors filling out a truck. Desmond built it that way on purpose: a plan only holds up if the crew executing it actually works for the company that wrote it.

Every Move Planned Before The First Box Does.

Furniture placement, load order, and building access get worked out at the walkthrough, before anyone touches a box on moving day. Desmond Hale started Checkmate Movers in 2013 after eight years running crews for a franchise that never planned a job in advance, and watched the same couch get carried up the same stairs twice because of it.

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