Does Illinois license moving companies?

Yes, for moves inside the state. The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), Transportation Bureau issues the credential. Ask for the Illinois Commerce Commission household goods licence number and check it on the official site.

Does the state rule apply to an interstate move?

No. A move that crosses the state line is under FMCSA rules: written estimate, binding or non-binding, the 110% rule, and a USDOT you can check on SAFER.

Where do I complain about a mover in Illinois?

In-state: the ICC transportation complaint. Interstate: the FMCSA National Consumer Complaint Database, and the hotline for a hostage load.

Moving in Illinois: at noon on a dry, sunny Illinois winter day, two movers guide an unprinted brown corrugated wardrobe box through the open.

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Moving in Illinois: Movers, Rules and Costs

A move that stays inside Illinois is regulated by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), Transportation Bureau. Ask for the Illinois Commerce Commission household goods licence number. A move that crosses the state line is FMCSA, with a USDOT you can check.

Haulest data team · Desk opened official pages 17 September 2026. Editorial.

Who regulates a Illinois move. Checked September 2026.

Move	Regulator	Ask the mover for	Complaint
Inside Illinois	Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), Transportation Bureau	Illinois Commerce Commission household goods licence number, the ILL.C.C. number	ICC transportation complaint
Crossing a state line	FMCSA (federal)	USDOT and MC numbers with household-goods authority	NCCDB and the FMCSA hotline

Top-rated movers in Illinois

Each has 5+ reviews and 4.0+ stars. Movers reviewed in the last 3 years come first, then by rating weighted by how many reviews back it. No mover pays to be on this list.

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Who moved to and from Illinois from other states, 2024. In: 199,996. Out: 282,434. Net: −82,438 people.

Came from	People	Left for	People
Texas	18,189	Indiana	25,727
California	15,128	Florida	24,410
Wisconsin	14,131	Wisconsin	24,045
Indiana	14,098	Texas	23,509
Florida	12,751	California	19,953
New York	11,082	Missouri	18,362

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS state-to-state migration, read 2024.

What living in Illinois costs, against the US. Price parity: US = 100.

Measure	Illinois
Price level, all items	100.0 (19 of 51)
Housing (rents) price level	93.4
State income tax on wages	About $3,568 on a $75,000 salary (single filer, 2026 brackets)

Sources: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, read 2024; Tax Foundation, 2026 state income tax brackets (estimate, no local tax).

What reviewers paid for moves touching Illinois, reviews posted since 1 Jan 2024. A median needs 20 priced reviews; a lane needs 10.

Move	Median paid	Priced reviews
Leaving from Illinois	$3,930	212
Arriving from another state	$4,282	188
Within Illinois	$1,207	39
Florida to Illinois	$3,955	27
Illinois to Florida	$6,200	20
California to Illinois	$5,844	20
Illinois to California	$4,250	13
Indiana to Illinois	$3,300	10

Source: Haulest review file (reviewer-reported whole-move prices).

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Housing pulse

Illinois housing, 2026

Median sale price: $337,900; +5.9% on a year earlier
Homes sold in the month: 12,727; -3.8% on a year earlier
Median days on market: 43
Months of supply: 2.6

Homes sold in the month is the closest public count of households changing address in the state. Mover demand follows the same calendar.

Source: Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage, May 2026, read 1 Oct 2026.

What to know before the deposit

In-state household-goods movers must hold an ICC licence and quote from a filed tariff. The Chicago walk-up and the suburban long carry are still priced on that paper.

Registered is not the same as good. A state credential means the office can find the company and that it filed what the state requires. Read the dated reviews, then call.

Cities we hold rows for

530 dated review rows across Chicago, as of 3 Nov 2026. Each has a moving-to page with costs; cities with three or more mover profiles also have a movers page, listed above with every other Illinois city we hold movers for.

Sources

Links go to the publisher. Haulest does not add findings. Checked September 2026; if the live page moved, believe the agency.

Ask out loud

Questions people ask

Does Illinois license moving companies?: Yes, for moves inside the state. The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), Transportation Bureau issues the credential. Ask for the Illinois Commerce Commission household goods licence number and check it on the official site.
Does the state rule apply to an interstate move?: No. A move that crosses the state line is under FMCSA rules: written estimate, binding or non-binding, the 110% rule, and a USDOT you can check on SAFER.
Where do I complain about a mover in Illinois?: In-state: the ICC transportation complaint. Interstate: the FMCSA National Consumer Complaint Database, and the hotline for a hostage load.

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