Lake County, IL Movers

Every Lake 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.

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Lake County is Illinois’s northeasternmost county, running along Lake Michigan from Waukegan up to the Wisconsin line, and it’s a different kind of move than the rest of the metro — Highland Park and Deerfield sit close to the water with older, established streets, Libertyville and Waukegan spread out more, and the drive up from our Fulton Street warehouse is the longest of the three counties we cover regularly.

Distance is the easy part to plan for. What matters more is what’s waiting at the address: a Highland Park home with a steep driveway down toward the ravine, a Deerfield condo with a tight loading zone, a Waukegan house with alley-only access. Desmond or Jamal walk the property ahead of time and work out furniture placement and load order before the truck ever leaves the yard, so the crew isn’t solving the driveway problem on move day.

Same trucks, same crew, whether the job is four miles from the office or up near Libertyville.

Lake 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 Lake 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 Lake 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!!!”

Lake County Move Questions, Answered

How far will you drive into Lake County?
Up to Waukegan and the Wisconsin line is a normal service run for us. It's the farthest of the three counties we cover, but the crew and pricing don't change because of the drive.
Do you move homes near the ravines in Highland Park?
Yes. Ravine-adjacent driveways and steep approaches get walked and planned at the estimate so the crew already knows the route before loading starts.
Can you handle a same-day move out of Waukegan or Libertyville?
Often, yes. Call the office and we'll check truck and crew availability; last-minute jobs still get a load plan worked out before anything gets carried out the door.
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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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