Sell your car in Chicago
Get an instant offer and free towing anywhere in the Chicago area, then file the Illinois paperwork that takes your name off the car for good.
We’re an independent guide, not the buyer. Offers come from Peddle, a nationwide car-buying service, and we may earn a referral fee when you sell through our form.
How selling works in Chicago
The process is the same nationwide: describe the car, get Peddle’s offer on screen, and if you accept, a local towing partner schedules pickup, usually within a day or two. The driver checks the car, you sign the title, and they hand you a check.
Illinois paperwork after the sale
- Notify the state
- Complete the seller’s section of the title and keep a record of the sale (date, buyer, odometer). Check the Illinois Secretary of State’s site for current seller requirements.
- Plates
- In Illinois, plates belong to the owner, not the car, so remove them before pickup.
- Also
- If the car is parked on a Chicago street and doesn’t run, schedule pickup promptly; inoperable vehicles on public streets can be ticketed or towed.
This is a summary as of October 2026. Confirm with the Illinois agency linked below before you sign anything.
Any condition
Non-running, wrecked, flood-damaged, totaled or just unwanted. Describe it accurately and the offer holds at pickup.
- Illinois Secretary of State: vehicles: www.ilsos.gov/departments/vehicles/home.html
Selling a car in Chicago?
About a dozen questions, an offer on screen, and no obligation to take it. If you accept, Peddle’s towing partner comes to you and pays by check at pickup.