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Water damage restoration in Illinois
Restoration companies in our network serve 421 Illinois cities and 582 ZIP codes. Call and we'll connect you with one that covers yours.
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Illinois water damage
What causes water damage in Illinois
Illinois coverage is centered on Chicago and its suburbs. Chicago's bungalows and two-flats have basements tied to a combined sewer system that backs up during heavy storms. Frozen pipes, ice dams and aging plumbing are also common.
Combined sewer backups
Heavy rain can overload combined sewers and push water up floor drains.
Frozen pipes
Deep cold freezes pipes in exterior walls and unheated spaces.
Ice dams
Snow on older roofs creates ice dams and ceiling leaks.
Water damage risk by season in Illinois
Illinois sees severe thunderstorms from spring through summer, and heavy rain overwhelms combined sewer systems in Chicago and older suburbs, backing water up into basements. Spring rain and snowmelt push the Illinois, Mississippi and other rivers into flood. Winter cold snaps freeze pipes, and ice dams form on older, poorly insulated roofs. Basement sump pumps work hardest from March through June.
Licensing, permits and insurance in Illinois
Chicago and many suburbs license general contractors locally. Illinois requires roofing contractors to be licensed. Check local requirements for other work.
FEMA records
Storm, flood and fire disasters in Illinois since 2000
FEMA has issued 23 major disaster declarations in Illinois for weather and fire events since 2000, and Illinois policyholders filed 24,561 flood insurance claims through the National Flood Insurance Program in that time. Most homeowners policies exclude flooding from outside water, so those claims come from separate flood policies.
- Disaster declarations
- 23
- NFIP flood claims
- 24,561
- Severe Storm declarations
- 13
- Flood declarations
- 6
The incidents behind these declarations most often began in April, January and July.
Most recent declarations
- 2024Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Floodng (DR-4819, flood)
- 2023Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4749, flood)
- 2023Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4728, severe storm)
- 2022Severe Storm and Flooding (DR-4676, flood)
Source: OpenFEMA disaster declarations and NFIP claims data, retrieved October 5, 2026. Counts include major disaster (DR) declarations for floods, storms, hurricanes, winter storms and fires, and exclude other incident types.
Counties with the most covered ZIP codes
- Cook County166 ZIPs · 74 cities
- DuPage County46 ZIPs · 29 cities
- Kane County35 ZIPs · 20 cities
- Will County30 ZIPs · 22 cities
- Lake County30 ZIPs · 25 cities
- Madison County28 ZIPs · 27 cities
- Winnebago County26 ZIPs · 10 cities
- LaSalle County25 ZIPs · 25 cities
Illinois metro pages
Local services in Illinois
Illinois city pages
- Addison
- Arlington Heights
- Aurora
- Bartlett
- Belleville
- Berwyn
- Bolingbrook
- Buffalo Grove
- Carol Stream
- Cicero
- Crystal Lake
- Dekalb
- Des Plaines
- Downers Grove
- Elgin
- Elmhurst
- Evanston
- Glenview
- Hoffman Estates
- Joliet
- Lombard
- Mount Prospect
- Naperville
- Northbrook
- Oak Lawn
- Oak Park
- Orland Park
- Palatine
- Park Ridge
- Plainfield
- Rockford
- Romeoville
- Saint Charles
- Schaumburg
- Skokie
- Streamwood
- Tinley Park
- Waukegan
- Wheaton
- Wheeling
- Woodridge
Coverage
Illinois cities we cover
Largest communities first. Coverage is by ZIP, so check yours above.
- Chicago
- Rockford
- Aurora
- Eola
- Naperville
- Joliet
- Elgin
- Waukegan
- Cicero
- Alton
- Cottage Hills
- Schaumburg
- Evanston
- Arlington Heights
- Bolingbrook
- Dekalb
- Palatine
- Skokie
- Kankakee
- Des Plaines
- Orland Park
- Oak Lawn
- Berwyn
- Mount Prospect
- Tinley Park
- Wheaton
- Oak Park
- Hoffman Estates
- Downers Grove
- Glenview
- Plainfield
- Elmhurst
- Lombard
- Buffalo Grove
- Belleville
- Romeoville
- Crystal Lake
- Bartlett
- Carol Stream
- Streamwood
All 421 covered Illinois cities
Addison · Albany · Algonquin · Alhambra · Alsip · Alton · Amboy · Antioch · Arlington · Arlington Heights · Aroma Park · Ashton · Aurora · Baileyville · Barrington · Barrington Hills · Bartlett · Batavia · Beecher · Belleville · Bellwood · Belvidere · Bensenville · Berkeley · Berwyn · Bethalto · Big Rock · Bloomingdale · Bolingbrook · Bonfield · Bourbonnais · Braceville · Bradley · Braidwood · Bridgeview · Bristol · Broadview · Brookfield · Buckingham · Buda · Buffalo Grove · Burbank · Bureau · Burlington · Byron · Caledonia · Capron · Carol Stream · Carpentersville · Cary · Caseyville · Cedar Point · Cedarville · Chadwick · Chana · Channahon · Cherry · Cherry Valley · Chicago · Chicago Ridge · Cicero · Clare · Clarendon Hills · Coal City · Collinsville · Columbia · Compton · Cortland · Cottage Hills · Country Club Hills · Crest Hill · Creston · Crete · Crystal Lake · Dakota · Dalzell · Dana · Darien · Davis · Davis Junction · Deer Grove · Deerfield · Dekalb · Depue · Des Plaines · Dixon · Dorsey · Dover · Dow · Downers Grove · Dundee · Dupo · Durand · Earlville · East Alton · East Carondelet · East Saint Louis · Edwardsville · Elburn · Eldena · Eleroy · Elgin · Elk Grove Village · Elmhurst · Elmwood Park · Elsah · Elwood · Eola · Erie · Esmond · Essex · Evanston · Evergreen Park · Fairmont City · Fairview Heights · Fenton · Flossmoor · Forest Park · Forreston · Fox Lake · Fox River Grove · Frankfort · Franklin Grove · Franklin Park · Freeburg · Freeport · Fulton · Fults · Galt · Garden Prairie · Gardner · Geneva · Genoa · German Valley · Gilberts · Glen Carbon · Glen Ellyn · Glencoe · Glendale Heights · Glenview · Godfrey · Golf · Grafton · Grand Ridge · Granite City · Grant Park · Grayslake · Great Lakes · Gurnee · Hamel · Hampshire · Hanover Park · Harmon · Hartford · Harvard · Harwood Heights · Hebron · Hecker · Herscher · Hickory Hills · Highland · Highland Park · Highwood · Hillside · Hinckley · Hines · Hinsdale · Hoffman Estates · Holcomb · Homer Glen · Hometown · Homewood · Hopkins Park · Huntley · Ingleside · Inverness · Island Lake · Itasca · Joliet · Justice · Kaneville · Kankakee · Kasbeer · Kenilworth · Kent · Kingston · Kinsman · Kirkland · La Grange · La Grange Park · La Moille · La Salle · Ladd · Lake Bluff · Lake Forest · Lake In The Hills · Lake Villa · Lake Zurich · Lanark · Leaf River · Lebanon · Lee · Lee Center · Leland · Lemont · Lena · Lenzburg · Leonore · Libertyville · Lincolnshire · Lincolnwood · Lindenwood · Lisle · Livingston · Lockport · Lombard · Lostant · Lovejoy · Loves Park · Lyndon · Lyons · Machesney Park · Madison · Maeystown · Malden · Malta · Manhattan · Manlius · Manteno · Maple Park · Marengo · Marine · Marissa · Marseilles · Maryville · Mascoutah · Maywood · Mazon · McConnell · McHenry · Medinah · Melrose Park · Mendota · Millbrook · Milledgeville · Millington · Millstadt · Mineral · Minooka · Mokena · Momence · Monee · Monroe Center · Montgomery · Mooseheart · Moro · Morris · Morrison · Morton Grove · Mount Carroll · Mount Morris · Mount Prospect · Mundelein · Nachusa · Naperville · Neponset · New Athens · New Bedford · New Douglas · New Lenox · Newark · Niles · North Aurora · North Chicago · Northbrook · O'Fallon · Oak Brook · Oak Forest · Oak Lawn · Oak Park · Oglesby · Ohio · Orangeville · Oregon · Orland Park · Oswego · Ottawa · Palatine · Palos Heights · Palos Hills · Palos Park · Park Ridge · Paw Paw · Pearl City · Pecatonica · Pembroke Township · Peotone · Peru · Plainfield · Plano · Polo · Poplar Grove · Princeton · Prophetstown · Prospect Heights · Ransom · Reddick · Renault · Richmond · Ridott · Ringwood · River Forest · River Grove · Riverside · Rochelle · Rock City · Rock Falls · Rockford · Rockton · Rolling Meadows · Romeoville · Roscoe · Roselle · Round Lake · Roxana · Russell · Rutland · Saint Anne · Saint Charles · Saint Jacob · Saint Libory · Sandwich · Savanna · Schaumburg · Schiller Park · Scott Air Force Base · Seatonville · Seneca · Serena · Seward · Shabbona · Shannon · Sheffield · Sheridan · Shirland · Shorewood · Skokie · Smithton · Somonauk · South Beloit · South Elgin · South Roxana · South Wilmington · Spring Grove · Spring Valley · Sterling · Steward · Stillman Valley · Stone Park · Streamwood · Streator · Sublette · Sugar Grove · Summerfield · Summit Argo · Sycamore · Tampico · Thomson · Tinley Park · Tiskilwa · Tonica · Triumph · Troy · Troy Grove · Union · Union Hill · University Park · Utica · Valmeyer · Van Orin · Venice · Vernon Hills · Verona · Villa Park · Wadsworth · Walnut · Warrenville · Wasco · Waterloo · Waterman · Wauconda · Waukegan · Wayne · Wedron · West Brooklyn · West Chicago · Westchester · Western Springs · Westmont · Wheaton · Wheeling · Willow Springs · Willowbrook · Wilmette · Wilmington · Winfield · Winnebago · Winnetka · Winslow · Winthrop Harbor · Wonder Lake · Wood Dale · Wood River · Woodridge · Woodstock · Woosung · Worden · Worth · Wyanet · Yorkville · Zion
FAQ
Illinois water damage questions
How do I stop sewer backup in a Chicago basement?
A plumber can install a backwater valve or overhead sewer. Check city programs for help.
Does Illinois license contractors?
Roofers are licensed statewide. Chicago and many suburbs license general contractors.
How often does Illinois have federally declared storm, flood or fire disasters?
Since 2000, FEMA has issued 23 major disaster declarations in Illinois for weather and fire events: 13 severe storms, 6 floods, 2 tornadoes, 1 snowstorm and 1 ice storm. Over the same period, policyholders filed 24,561 flood insurance claims through the National Flood Insurance Program.
Services in Illinois
Nearby: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin
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