Truck towing in Cook County, IL

Cook County at a glance

Population

5,182,617 (Census Bureau estimate, July 2024)

County seat

Chicago

Interstates

I-55, I-57, I-80, I-88, I-90, I-94, I-190, I-290, I-294, and I-355

U.S. routes

US 12, US 41, US 20, US 45, US 14, US 6, US 30, and US 34

State routes

Route 83, Route 58, Route 43, Route 72, and Route 50

Covered from

Lake Bluff, about 39 road miles and an estimated 53 minutes (OSRM) from the center of the county

Next base

Winthrop Harbor, about 60 road miles

Nearest towing locations (straight-line distance): 33 Baker Rd, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, about 31 miles; 1142 Sheridan Rd, Winthrop Harbor, IL 60096, about 44 miles. See all towing locations.

What trucks haul in Cook County

County Business Patterns for 2022 list 9,479 transportation and warehousing businesses here and 151,788 jobs in that sector. Of those, 7,139 were trucking companies and 229 were warehouses. There were also 4,404 manufacturing establishments employing 174,239. Big industrial sites on the map: Stockyards Industrial Corridor, Thornton Quarry, McCook Quarry, CID Recycling & Disposal, and Stickney Water Reclamation Plant. Warehouses on the map: Elk Grove Technology Park, Target Flow Center, JT Weeker (Chicago) International Service Center, Amazon Fulfillment Center ORD5, and Amazon IGQ1. Mapped plants and works include Kinder Morgan Argo Terminal, Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale, Marathon Mount Prospect Terminal, and Citgo Cicero Refinery. Rail freight here runs on Union Pacific Railroad, Canadian National Railway, CSX Transportation, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, and BNSF Railway lines. Rail yards and terminals: BRC Clearing Yard, BNSF Corwith Yard, CN Chicago Intermodal Terminal, and UP Proviso Yard. Quarries and landfills on the map: Thornton Quarry, Federal Quarry, McCook Reservior Stage 2, and Lyons Quarry. Airports with commercial codes: Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), O'Hare International Airport (ORD), and Chicago Executive Airport (PWK). Port areas: Port of Chicago Lake Calumet Harbor and Port of Chicago Iroquois Landing.

Truck stops and weigh stations in Cook County

• Love's, East 162nd Street, South Holland
• Pilot, South Kedzie Avenue, Blue Island
• Pilot, Harlem Avenue, Bridgeview
• Road Ranger, South California Avenue, Chicago
• Love's, Busse Road, Elk Grove Village

Cook County town pages

Other towns in Cook County

Richton Park (12,504; I-57 and Route 50), Crestwood (10,533; I-294 and Route 83), Harwood Heights (8,755; Route 43), South Barrington (5,061; I-90 and Route 62), Hometown (4,193; Route 50), Burnham (3,916; local roads), Kenilworth (2,437; local roads), Merrionette Park (1,912; local roads), Ford Heights (1,752; US 30 and Route 394), Phoenix (1,650; Route 1), and Golf (504; Route 43).

Bordering counties

• DuPage County, IL W
• Kane County, IL W
• Lake County, IL N
• Lake County, IN SE
• McHenry County, IL NW
• Will County, IL S

Interstate corridors

• I-55 corridor
• I-57 corridor
• I-80 corridor
• I-88 corridor
• I-90 corridor
• I-94 corridor
• I-290 corridor
• I-294 corridor
• I-355 corridor

What we do in Cook County

• Heavy duty towing
• Medium duty towing
• Semi truck towing
• Trailer towing
• Winch out and extraction
• Heavy recovery and rollovers
• Accident towing and cleanup
• Flatbed towing
• Lowboy and equipment hauling
• Roadside service
• 24/7 emergency towing

Cook County questions

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