Cars & light trucks · Illinois
Towing in Chicago: the local card
The local layer sits on top of the state layer — where the city or county publishes a lower number, the lower number is the operative maximum.
Rules checked October 2026
625 ILCS 5/Ch. 18a; Illinois Commerce Commission
Chicago is ICC relocator territory: the Commission licenses the relocators and sets the rates, and storage for the first 24 hours is $0 by statute. The complaint office must be posted where you pick up the car.
The state layer
A state regulator licenses the operators and sets the rates in a defined territory. Full state page: towing in Illinois.
Who takes the complaint
Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC).