Junkyards and salvage yards in Illinois
18 mapped yards across 12 Illinois cities - plus the number the listings never give you: what a yard is likely to pay for the whole car.
What a yard pays in Illinois
Know this before you start phoning around. A yard buying your car as a unit is paying for the recyclable metal in it, which follows weight, plus whatever it expects to resell from it. Anything far below this range deserves a second quote.
What a yard pays for a whole car in Illinois
Clean title, catalytic converter still on the car, no crash damage. Regional scrap basis $160 - $195 per ton, as of 2026-08.
| Vehicle | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Small car, will not start | $265 - $440 |
| Mid-size sedan, will not start | $310 - $520 |
| SUV or minivan, will not start | $420 - $705 |
| Full-size pickup, will not start | $530 - $885 |
Estimates from our own model, not offers, and not quotes from any yard on this page. Our own estimate of what a whole scrap car fetches per ton in this region - not a live per-state quote and not a mill index. A yard that has to send its own truck for the car will usually pay less than one you drive it to.
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Illinois paperwork, from the state's own source
A licensed yard cannot take a car without a proper release of ownership, so the paperwork matters wherever you sell. This is the Illinois rule, with the source attached.
What junk cars are worth in Illinois →
Junkyards in Illinois by city
Grouped by city, the cities with the most mapped yards first. The self-service tag is our own read of the yard's name, not something the yard told us, so confirm on the phone before you turn up with tools.
Chicago (4)
Rockford (3)
All Auto parts
2310 Starr Street - Rockford, IL - 61104
Amax Auto Parts
1140 Harrison Avenue - Rockford, IL - 61104
Rockford Auto Salvage Yard
5937 Sandy Hollow Road - Rockford, IL - 61109
Bloomington (2)
Alorton (1)
Grand Street Auto Parts
4400 Grand Street - Alorton, IL - 62207
Bellwood (1)
Cozzi Recycling
2501 Grant Avenue - Bellwood, IL - 60104
Des Plaines (1)
Schimka Auto
1132 East Thacker Street - Des Plaines, IL - 60016
Harrisburg (1)
Hallace Auto Parts & Services, INC
805 Highway 145 South - Harrisburg, IL
Melrose Park (1)
Toncar Auto Parts LLC
4613 West Lake Street - Melrose Park, IL - 60160
Riverdale (1)
Rosiclare (1)
Atkinson's Salvage and Hardware
Il 34 - Rosiclare, IL - 62982
Ruma (1)
Springfield (1)
Mervis Recycling
1100 South 9th Street - Springfield, IL - 62703
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-15:30; Sa 08:00-12:00
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Illinois questions people ask
It scales with weight, and with whether the catalytic converter is still fitted. For a whole car that will not start with a clean title, the table on this page gives our Illinois estimate for four vehicle sizes, from a small car up to a full-size pickup. Treat it as a yardstick for judging an offer rather than as a quote - a yard that has to collect the car will usually pay less than one you deliver to.
Other states
About this list. Locations come from OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0), snapshot 2026-08-23. OpenStreetMap is a volunteer map rather than a licensing registry, so the Illinois list is a real but partial list - there are yards operating that nobody has mapped yet, and a listed yard may have changed hands or closed. We have not verified any yard's licence, and a listing here is not a recommendation: some may buy parts only rather than a whole car. Phone before you drive out. Cities are ordered by how many yards we have mapped, and yards within a city alphabetically. We do not accept payment for placement on this page. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.