Our crew drives 41 miles from the Chicago base to reach Waukegan — about 58 minutes on a clear day. Apartments, houses and condos in both ZIP codes across Lake County, packed, loaded and delivered by one team.
A move always brings worry — will the furniture survive the ride, is the truck large enough, and how do you pack dishes so nothing breaks along the way. In Waukegan the problem doubles at month-end, when Lake County leases turn over and every available crew in the area is booked. Moon Movers runs trucks into Waukegan daily and keeps openings for same-week calls.
Why Waukegan Calls Us First
Lake County CrewsMovers who know the residential streets in 60085 and 60087.
Own Truck FleetThe right truck leaves our Chicago base for Waukegan every morning — no rented vans, no subcontractors.
Complete ServiceDisassembly, packing, transport and reassembly handled by one crew.
Fast SchedulingSame-week bookings available for Waukegan addresses.
41 mi
from our Chicago base
58 min
typical arrival time
Lake
county
2 ZIPs
60085 · 87
Waukegan Coverage by ZIP Code
Area
Waukegan, south-west side
ZIP
60085
Drive time
56 min
Arrival window
2 hours
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Waukegan has two residential ZIP codes, 60085 and 60087. Enter yours to check whether a travel charge applies.
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Moves inside Waukegan and to nearby towns such as Palatine, Evanston and Des Plaines are finished the same day, one truck and one crew from the first box to the last.
A dedicated truck leaves Waukegan with your belongings only — nothing waits in a warehouse for someone else's shipment to fill the trailer. The driver heads straight to the destination state.
When the move-out and move-in dates do not line up, your belongings go into a storage unit and come back out on delivery day, handled by the same crew that packed them.
Monitored, alarmed units
Inventory of each item
Forty-eight hours' notice for redelivery
Crew and Time for Waukegan
Home size
Crew
Hours
Studio
2 movers
3–4 hrs
1 bedroom
2 movers
4–5 hrs
2 bedrooms
3 movers
5–7 hrs
3 bedrooms
4 movers
7–9 hrs
4+ bedrooms
4–5 movers
9–11 hrs
Your final price is confirmed after a free survey and depends on inventory, access and moving date.
Waukegan Moving Questions
Demand rises at month-end and during summer. If your move falls in July or August, two to three weeks of lead time is safer. At quieter times a week is usually enough — we keep same-week openings for Waukegan addresses.
Rain does not stop the move. The crew lays floor runners inside both homes and covers furniture with plastic sheeting between the door and the truck. The truck bed is fully enclosed and stays dry. If heavy snow or ice is expected, the crew lead calls you the evening before — the start time may shift by an hour but the move still goes out.
We move condos and multi-story buildings regularly. The crew books the freight elevator with building management before the move, pads the cab and brings the load down in sections. If the association needs a certificate of insurance, we send it directly to the property manager.
Yes, that is one of the more common runs. The truck loads in Waukegan, takes the expressway south and unloads in Chicago the same day, or the reverse. The 41-mile drive from our base on Jackson Blvd is billed once at the regular hourly rate, not round-trip. Most Waukegan-to-Chicago jobs finish within a single working day.
Photos from the last few apartment and house moves our crews finished in Waukegan.
Grand Ave · 2-bed3 movers · 4 h 45 mLewis Ave · 4-bed house5 movers · 9 h 10 mBelvidere Rd · 3-bed house3 movers · 6 h 25 mDowntown Waukegan · office4 movers · 5 h 30 m
How a Waukegan Moving Day Unfolds
A weekday two-bedroom in 60085 — the truck leaves our Chicago base at dawn and the crew finishes at your new door by late afternoon.
07:00
Departure from Jackson Blvd
Moving blankets, dollies and ratchet straps go into the truck first. The crew checks the job notes and heads north toward Waukegan before the expressway fills up.
08:30
Arrival and inspection in Waukegan
The crew lead walks every room with you, marks each piece on the inventory, confirms what stays and what goes, and states the estimated hours out loud.
10:00
Disassembly and wrapping
Beds and tables come apart, everything is wrapped in blankets or shrink film, and door frames get cardboard guards before anything moves outside.
13:30
Transit and delivery in Waukegan
A short run across Waukegan or a longer drive back toward Chicago. At the new address every box goes into the room written on its label — the crew places each one where it belongs, not in a pile by the entrance.
16:00
Waukegan reassembly and sign-off
Beds and shelving go back together, empty cartons are flattened and loaded onto the truck. You walk every room before signing the paperwork and making payment.
Typical 2-bed in Waukegan: 8 h 10 m door to door
Travel from our Chicago base is billed once, not both ways.
A full crew drives from our Chicago base to Waukegan — 41 miles, about 58 minutes — with the truck, the materials and the labor on a single invoice.
Whether it is a studio in 60085 or a four-bedroom house in 60087, the crew that packs your furniture is the same crew that delivers and puts it back together.
