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    Chicago is a big place to call home, and packing up an entire household to move across it, or out of it entirely, is not something most people do more than a handful of times in their life. That’s exactly why families across the city keep calling Reebie Storage & Moving Co. when the day finally arrives. We’ve been the go-to household movers in Chicago since 1880, back when horse-drawn wagons were still parked outside our original warehouse. A lot has changed since then, from the trucks, to the packing materials, and the paperwork, but the job itself hasn’t: getting a family’s home from one address to the next without turning their life upside down along the way. 

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    A Family Business That's Outlasted Five Generations of
    Chicago Moving Companies

    Reebie was founded in 1880 by William Reebie, before being purchased in 1974 by Leo Licata. It’s still run by the Licata family today, which is a rare thing in an industry where most local movers get bought out by private equity or folded into a regional broker within a decade of opening. 

    For most of our history, we’ve also operated as an agent for Allied Van Lines, one of the largest and most established moving networks in the country. That affiliation means our household movers in Chicago are trained to a national standard that gets audited every year. We’re also a Certified ProMover through the American Moving & Storage Association, a distinction which requires background-checked crews, proper licensing, and a track record free of the kind of complaints that follow around a lot of the “two guys and a truck” outfits advertising rock-bottom rates.

    We’re proud to be an A+ accredited rated business with the Better Business Bureau, and are registered with the Illinois Commerce Commission (IL CC #3605). We’ve built our reputation off of customer satisfaction and efficient, safe moves, and make it a priority to provide better service, value, and overall moving experiences than our competitors.

    How the Move Actually Works, Room by Room

    Every household move starts the same way for us: a walkthrough, either in person or over video, where we look at what’s actually sitting in your home rather than guessing off a square-footage number. From there, our household movers in Chicago put together a plan covering packing, loading, transport, and delivery, with a crew size and truck matched to your home rather than a one-size-fits-all package pulled from a website form. 

    On packing day, you’ve got options. Full-service packing means our crew wraps, boxes, and labels everything from your kitchen cabinets to your kids’ closets. If you’d rather pack most of it yourself and just want help with the fragile or high-value pieces, we do that too, and we sell boxes, tape, and packing paper separately if you want to handle the whole job on your own. Upholstered furniture gets stretch-wrapped before it ever touches the truck, which cuts down on the scuffs and stains that happen when a couch gets dragged down a hallway with nothing protecting it. 

    Loading is where experience actually shows up. A truck packed by a crew that’s done this thousands of times looks different from one packed by a crew doing it for the fifth time. Weight gets distributed properly, fragile boxes end up somewhere they won’t get crushed, and furniture gets padded and strapped down so it isn’t sliding around for the whole ride to your new place. 

    From Grandma’s China to the Piano, We’ve Got a Plan for Both. Get a Free Quote Now!

    Trusted With the Stuff You Can't Just Reorder

    Not everything in a household move is replaceable, and that’s usually where moving companies start showing their limits. As Chicago movers who’ve handled everything from grand pianos to fine art collections to a client’s late father’s rolltop desk, we provide custom-crating services for items that need more protection than a moving blanket can offer. Antiques, artwork, marble tabletops, and specialty electronics all get this treatment when the job calls for it. 

    We also coordinate third-party appliance disconnect and reconnect services, so your washer, dryer, and refrigerator show up ready to use instead of sitting in your new kitchen still hooked up to nothing. If a piece of furniture won’t fit through a doorway in one shape, our crews handle disassembly and reassembly on both ends, a detail that gets overlooked by movers who show up expecting everything to walk out the front door in one piece. 

    Why Chicago Homeowners Pick Us Over the National Chains

    A lot of the big-name moving companies advertising here aren’t actually based in Chicago: they’re franchises or brokers who subcontract your move out to whichever local crew happens to be free that week. You end up dealing with a call center in another state and a crew you’ve never heard of on moving day. That’s not how we work. Every one of our household movers in Chicago is our own employee, trained and dispatched out of our local offices, not a subcontractor pulled off a job board the week before your move. 

    That local accountability shows up in the small things: guaranteed pickup and delivery windows instead of a vague “sometime this week” promise, and a local team and headquarters right here in Chicago. Our reviews consistently point to punctual crews and careful handling as the reason they’d book with us again, and when something needs to be sorted out after the fact, you’re calling people who actually know your move and want to ensure its success.

    What Happens if Your Move-Out and Move-In Dates Don't Line Up?

    This trips up more Chicago households than you’d think. Your lease ends on the 30th, but your new place isn’t ready until the 5th, or your closing gets pushed back a week and now your whole house is sitting in boxes with nowhere to go. Rather than scrambling for a storage unit across town, we can hold your belongings in our own climate-controlled warehouse for up to 30 days at no charge as part of your move, then deliver everything once your new address is actually ready for you. 

    It’s a small detail that solves a real problem, and it’s the kind of thing you only think to ask about after you’ve already been burned by it once. Longer-term storage is available too if you need it, whether that’s a few extra weeks while you house-hunt or a longer stretch while you’re between homes entirely. 

    What Should a Chicago Household Move Actually Cost?

    Pricing depends on a handful of variables worth understanding before you start calling around for quotes: the size of your home, the distance between your old and new address, how much packing help you want, and the time of year you’re moving. Summer weekends in Chicago are the busiest and most expensive stretch on the calendar, while midweek moves in the fall or winter tend to come in noticeably lower. 

    We provide free, in-home or virtual estimates to ensure you’re getting rates that directly match your moving and storage needs, rather than a ballpark, variable estimate. Getting an accurate quote upfront is the difference between a final bill that matches what you were told and one that doesn’t. 

    Movers in Chicago Who Know the City Past the Loop

    Chicago is a patchwork of very different neighborhoods, and knowing the difference between a move into a Lincoln Park walk-up and a high-rise in the West Loop actually matters on moving day.

    Parking permits, freight elevator reservations, HOA move-in windows, and narrow alley access all change how a crew needs to approach the job. Not many movers in Chicago have handled enough of these buildings, block by block, to know which ones need a certificate of insurance faxed over three days in advance and which ones just wave you through. That kind of local knowledge gets built up over decades, not looked up the morning of your move. 

    Whether you’re headed a few miles across the city or settling into a new suburb, our household movers in Chicago treat a two-bedroom apartment move with the same care as a five-bedroom estate. The truck size might change, but the attention to your things doesn’t. 

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    Ready to Move? Chicago's Trusted Us Since 1880.

    Reebie Storage & Moving Co. has packed, protected, and delivered Chicago households for nearly a century and a half, and the Licata family still runs it the same way it’s always been run: locally, accountably, and with crews who show up when they say they will. If you’ve been searching for household movers in Chicago who treat your move like it’s the only one on the schedule that day, get a free quote online or call our team today for a free, no-pressure quote built around your home, your timeline, and your budget. 

    Frequently Asked Questions

    How far in advance should I book household movers in Chicago?

    For a smooth move, we recommend booking 4 to 6 weeks ahead of your target date, especially if you’re moving during the busy season between May and September. If your move falls on a weekend or the first or last few days of the month, book even earlier since those slots go quickly. Off-season and midweek moves are more forgiving and can often be scheduled with just one to two weeks’ notice. 

    We sell all the packing materials you’ll need directly, including boxes in various sizes, packing paper, bubble wrap, and tape, so you don’t have to hunt them down separately. If you’d rather not deal with sourcing supplies at all, our full-service packing option includes materials as part of the job. You’re also welcome to use your own boxes if you already have some on hand. 

    All our moves include basic valuation coverage at no extra cost, and we offer additional full-value protection if you want more comprehensive coverage on higher-value items. If damage does happen, our claims process is handled directly through our own team rather than routing you through a third-party insurer for weeks. 

    Yes. Our crews are trained and equipped with the dollies, ramps, and rigging equipment needed to move pianos, gun safes, pool tables, and other oversized or heavy items safely. For particularly delicate pieces, we build custom crating to add an extra layer of protection during transport. 

    Generally, yes. Late fall through early spring tends to run less expensive than the summer months, since demand for movers drops once school is back in session and the weather turns. Midweek moves, especially Tuesday through Thursday, also tend to be priced lower than weekend slots because trucks and crews are in less demand.