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Pick your trade and Maya texts you from (813) 454-0813. Reply YES and the call comes in about a minute: you play the customer and hear how an AI answers the front desk for a Chicago business like yours. It is a demo, and it also covers After Hours AI, the service behind these agents. Talk with Maya now [or text her at (813) 454-0813](sms:+18134540813) Your name Mobile Your industry Choose your industry Appliance Repair Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Chimney & Fireplace Commercial & Janitorial Cleaning Concrete & Masonry Decks & Patios Drywall Electrical EV Charger Installation Fencing Flooring Foundation & Sinkhole Repair Garage Door Services Generator Installation Gutters Handyman Services Home Security & Alarms House Cleaning & Maid Service HVAC & Air Conditioning Insulation Junk Removal & Hauling Kitchen & Bath Remodeling Landscaping & Lawn Care Locksmith & Security Moving Companies Painting Paving & Asphalt Pest Control & Termites Plumbing Pond & Lake Restoration Pool Services Pressure Washing Roofing Screen Enclosures & Lanai Septic Services Siding Solar Installation Tree Service Water Damage & Mold Wildlife & Animal Removal Window Cleaning Windows & Doors Acupuncture Botox & Fillers Chiropractic Compounding Pharmacy Cryotherapy & Recovery Day Spas Dentists & Dental Care Float & Salt Therapy Functional Medicine Hair Restoration Hormone Therapy Hospice & Palliative Care IV Therapy & Infusions Massage Therapy Med Spas Med Spas & Aesthetics Medical Weight Loss Peptide Therapy Physical Therapy Primary & Family Care Regenerative Medicine Skin & Laser Treatments Veterinarians & Animal Hospitals Wellness Centers Women's Health Auto Body & Collision Auto Detailing Auto Repair & Mechanics Car Dealerships Car Washes Driving Schools Gas Stations Towing Truck Stops & Travel Centers Financial Advisors Funeral Homes Home Inspection IT & Technology Consultants Law Firms Legal Title & Escrow Companies Barbershops & Barbers Boutique Hotels & Inns Bubble Tea & Boba Shops Cannabis Dispensaries Florists & Flower Delivery Food Trucks Hair Salons & Stylists Restaurants Retail & Specialty Stores Smoke Shops Sporting Goods Apartments Boxing Gyms Daycare & Preschool Dog Boarding Gyms & Fitness Jiu-Jitsu & MMA Gyms Martial Arts Party Rentals Self-Storage Tutoring I agree that Top Rated may text and call me at this number, including with an automated or AI voice, about my request. Consent is not required to buy anything. Reply STOP to opt out. Have Maya call me To opt in here, pick your industry, enter your mobile number and tick the consent box above. Top Rated Cities and our assistant Maya may then text and call you about your request, including with an automated or AI voice. Consent is not a condition of any purchase. We do not share your mobile information with third parties or affiliates for marketing. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to cancel, HELP for help. See our [privacy policy](https://topratedcities.com/privacy). ## How to pick a handyman service in Chicago A great handyman saves you five separate calls. The best ones show up when they say, charge a fair hourly or per-job rate, and are honest about what needs a licensed specialist instead. Chicago winters break furnaces, spring hail tests roofs, and century-old housing stock keeps every trade busy year round. When you compare handyman services in Chicago, ask every one of them the same three questions: are you licensed and insured for this exact work, who is actually showing up (your crew or a sub), and what does the warranty cover in writing. Searching for handyman services near me in Chicago? Everyone ranked below serves Chicago and the surrounding neighborhoods, including Lincoln Park, Naperville, Evanston, Oak Park, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights. Check the address and service area on a listing before you call, because the closest one is not always the one a search engine puts first. How we rank these Chicago businesses Today this order comes from public Google ratings and review volume, and nothing else. - **A quality floor.** At least a 4.0 rating and 15 or more reviews to be listed at all. - **Confidence, not just stars.** A thin rating gets pulled toward the typical rating for its own category, in proportion to how few reviews back it up; a well-reviewed rating is trusted almost entirely as is. A 4.9 from 7 reviews is a weaker claim than a 4.5 from 890, and the order says so. - **Recent counts for more.** A five star review from four years ago is not evidence about the crew working today. - **One customer, one voice,** and a burst of reviews in a single day counts for less than the same reviews earned over a month. - **Local means local.** A business has to actually serve Chicago to be listed here. We measure the distance from the business to the city and drop the ones that are really in another market, which is why you will not see a clinic an hour away sitting above the one down the road. - **The ranked order is not for sale.** No business can pay to move up in the numbered list. Every position in it is earned on public ratings and review volume and nothing else. - **Featured is a labelled spotlight, not a rank.** The starred card above the rankings is reserved for businesses that have recently joined Top Rated. A new client can be excellent and still have a short review history, and the numbers alone would bury them for months, so the spotlight gives them visibility while that history builds. It carries no position number, it never moves anyone in the numbered list below it, and it is clearly marked every time it appears. We also rotate it: promotions and seasonal events cycle different clients through the slot, so it is a turn in the spotlight rather than a permanent purchase. **What is changing.** We are adding a second signal: reviews left here by customers whose job we can actually trace. It is built and published below so you can see it before it counts, and it is not part of the order yet. A review will count more when we can prove the job happened, not because it was left on our site. How much each kind of review counts - 1.6x**Verified job** A Top Rated review from a customer whose job we can trace: we brokered the lead, the work was booked, and the review came after the job. - 1.2x**Verified account** A Top Rated review from a real, signed-in account that we cannot tie to a specific job. - 1x**Google** A public Google review. This is the baseline and it is not discounted. - 0x**Unverified** Anything we cannot stand behind. Shown if we show it, counts for nothing. Still curious? [The full methodology](/methodology/) and [the FAQ](/faq/). ## The full Chicago ranking Show independents only 1 [HandyBandi Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/handybandi/) ★★★★★ 5 · 141 Google reviews · 5412 N Clark St [View profile](/biz/handybandi/) [Call](tel:+12244863481) [Website](https://handybandi.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 2 [ProActiv Prevention Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/proactiv-prevention/) ★★★★★ 5 · 103 Google reviews · 320 W Ohio St [View profile](/biz/proactiv-prevention/) [Call](tel:+17085864747) [Website](https://proactivpreventionhandyman.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 3 [A Chicago Handyman Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/a-chicago-handyman/) ★★★★★ 5 · 88 Google reviews · 660 W Lake St Ste 350 [View profile](/biz/a-chicago-handyman/) [Call](tel:+17738916737) [Website](https://www.achicagohandyman.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 4 [Fast&Furnish Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/fast-furnish/) ★★★★★ 5 · 85 Google reviews · 4555 N Sheridan Rd [View profile](/biz/fast-furnish/) [Call](tel:+13124857139) [Website](https://www.fastfurnishchicago.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 5 [Dad Exteriors Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/dad-exteriors/) ★★★★★ 5 · 32 Google reviews · 2711 N Pulaski Rd Suite 200 [View profile](/biz/dad-exteriors/) [Call](tel:+13123007888) [Website](https://dadexteriors.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 6 [Wrigleyville Handyman & Remodeling Bath & Kitchen Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/wrigleyville-handyman-remodeling-bath-kitchen/) ★★★★★ 5 · 29 Google reviews · 1242 W Eddy St [View profile](/biz/wrigleyville-handyman-remodeling-bath-kitchen/) [Call](tel:+17736717935) [Website](http://wrigleyvilleremodeling.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 7 [Chicago Handyman](/biz/chicago-handyman/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 254 Google reviews · 1500 N Halsted Ave [View profile](/biz/chicago-handyman/) [Call](tel:+17739825500) [Website](https://chicagohandyman.net/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 8 [Denis Handyman Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/denis-handyman/) ★★★★★ 5 · 22 Google reviews · 1516 W Fullerton Ave [View profile](/biz/denis-handyman/) [Call](tel:+13126678649) [Website](https://localhandymanchicago.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 9 [Chicago Handy Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/chicago-handy/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 144 Google reviews · 3203 N Ridgeway Ave Apt 3A [View profile](/biz/chicago-handy/) [Call](tel:+17735030500) [Website](http://www.chicagohandy.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 10 [Fam&Build Handyman Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/fam-build-handyman/) ★★★★★ 5 · 20 Google reviews · 817 W Lakeside Pl [View profile](/biz/fam-build-handyman/) [Call](tel:+13126320552) Unclaimed - is this yours? 11 [ILLINOIS HANDYMAN SERVICES LLC Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/illinois-handyman-services-llc/) ★★★★★ 5 · 18 Google reviews · 1445 Doolittle Ln [View profile](/biz/illinois-handyman-services-llc/) [Call](tel:+12243907493) [Website](https://www.facebook.com/share/1AwsjKUo41/?mibextid=wwXIfr&utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 12 [Tool shark Handyman Services Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/tool-shark-handyman-services/) ★★★★★ 5 · 18 Google reviews · S South Chicago Ave [View profile](/biz/tool-shark-handyman-services/) [Call](tel:+17738794323) Unclaimed - is this yours? 13 [Hammer and Tool Handyman Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/hammer-and-tool-handyman/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 76 Google reviews · 6201 N Whipple St [View profile](/biz/hammer-and-tool-handyman/) [Call](tel:+17737546857) [Website](https://www.hammerandtool.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 14 [Certified Building Maintenance Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/certified-building-maintenance/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 54 Google reviews · 453 E 75th St [View profile](/biz/certified-building-maintenance/) [Call](tel:+17739342335) Unclaimed - is this yours? 15 [Near Me Handyman Services LLC Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/near-me-handyman-services-llc/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 44 Google reviews · 1040 Marengo Ave [View profile](/biz/near-me-handyman-services-llc/) [Call](tel:+13312409003) [Website](http://nearmehandymanservices.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 16 [Mr. Handyman of Orland Park and Oak Lawn](/biz/mr-handyman-of-orland-park-and-oak-lawn/) ★★★★½ 4.8 · 271 Google reviews · 7000 SW Hwy Ste 209 [View profile](/biz/mr-handyman-of-orland-park-and-oak-lawn/) [Call](tel:+17085764845) [Website](https://www.mrhandyman.com/orland-park-oak-lawn/?cid=LSTL_MHM000197&utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 17 [Mr. Handyman of Oak Park & River Forest](/biz/mr-handyman-of-oak-park-river-forest/) ★★★★½ 4.8 · 437 Google reviews · 1523 N Harlem Ave [View profile](/biz/mr-handyman-of-oak-park-river-forest/) [Call](tel:+17082475642) [Website](https://www.mrhandyman.com/oak-park-river-forest/?cid=LSTL_MHM000197&utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 18 [Mr. Handyman of Lincoln Park](/biz/mr-handyman-of-lincoln-park/) ★★★★½ 4.8 · 629 Google reviews [View profile](/biz/mr-handyman-of-lincoln-park/) [Call](tel:+13125857482) [Website](https://www.mrhandyman.com/lincoln-park/?cid=LSTL_MHM000197&utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 19 [Ace Handyman Services Chicagoland](/biz/ace-handyman-services-chicagoland/) ★★★★½ 4.8 · 197 Google reviews · 3021 W Belmont Ave [View profile](/biz/ace-handyman-services-chicagoland/) [Call](tel:+17732492668) [Website](https://www.acehandymanservices.com/offices/chicagoland?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 20 [Ace Handyman Services Oak Park](/biz/ace-handyman-services-oak-park/) ★★★★½ 4.8 · 142 Google reviews · 207 Harlem Ave [View profile](/biz/ace-handyman-services-oak-park/) [Call](tel:+17085840086) [Website](https://www.acehandymanservices.com/offices/oak-park-river-forest?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 21 [HandiCo, Inc. Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/handico-inc/) ★★★★½ 4.8 · 126 Google reviews · 2140 W Fulton St [View profile](/biz/handico-inc/) [Call](tel:+17738626363) [Website](http://www.handicoinc.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 22 [BIG Helpers, Inc. Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/big-helpers-inc/) ★★★★½ 4.8 · 110 Google reviews · 4184 N Elston Ave [View profile](/biz/big-helpers-inc/) [Call](tel:+13127574420) [Website](https://www.bighelpers.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 23 [Masterbros HVAC & Handyman Services Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/masterbros-hvac-handyman-services/) ★★★★½ 4.8 · 48 Google reviews · 5238 N Campbell Ave [View profile](/biz/masterbros-hvac-handyman-services/) [Call](tel:+17734184112) [Website](https://masterbroshvac.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 24 [SWC Contracting Handyman Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/swc-contracting-handyman/) ★★★★½ 4.7 · 15 Google reviews · 1526 W Huron St [View profile](/biz/swc-contracting-handyman/) [Call](tel:+17734266182) [Website](https://swccontractinghandyman.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 25 [The Good Guys Handyman Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/the-good-guys-handyman/) ★★★★½ 4.7 · 21 Google reviews · 6725 N Keating Ave [View profile](/biz/the-good-guys-handyman/) [Call](tel:+17735936471) [Website](http://www.thegoodguyshandyman.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 26 [Lakeview Handyman Service Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/lakeview-handyman-service/) ★★★★½ 4.7 · 26 Google reviews · 732 W Grace St [View profile](/biz/lakeview-handyman-service/) [Call](tel:+17652501408) [Website](https://lakeviewhandymanservice.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 27 [House Doctors of Chicago and North Shore Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/house-doctors-of-chicago-and-north-shore/) ★★★★½ 4.6 · 45 Google reviews · 1555 Sherman Ave Unit 135 [View profile](/biz/house-doctors-of-chicago-and-north-shore/) [Call](tel:+18478659656) [Website](https://www.housedoctors.com/chicago-and-north-shore/?utmcampaign=chicago&utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 28 [Fixer.com - Chicago Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/fixer-com-chicago/) ★★★★ 4.4 · 194 Google reviews · 5840 N Broadway Ave [View profile](/biz/fixer-com-chicago/) [Call](tel:+18884133313) [Website](https://fixer.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? Ratings and review counts sourced from Google. Businesses shown are the highest-rated in Chicago; owners can claim and verify their listing free. ## Handyman Services in Chicago: common questions ### Who are the best handyman services in Chicago? Based on Google ratings and review volume as of October 2026, the top rated handyman services in Chicago are HandyBandi, ProActiv Prevention, A Chicago Handyman. See the live ranked list, ratings, and contact details on this page. ### How do I find handyman services near me in Chicago? Every company ranked on this page serves Chicago and the surrounding area, including Lincoln Park, Naperville, Evanston, Oak Park, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights. Open any listing for its address, phone number and service area, then call the two or three closest to you. Distance is worth checking yourself: the nearest handyman service is not automatically the best one, so this page ranks on rating and review volume first and leaves proximity to you. ### How do I choose a handyman service in Chicago? A great handyman saves you five separate calls. The best ones show up when they say, charge a fair hourly or per-job rate, and are honest about what needs a licensed specialist instead. Run a business in handyman services? [After Hours AI](https://afterhai.com/) answers your calls 24/7 so you never miss a customer. ## Are you a top-rated Chicago pro? Listings and claims are free. Early claimants receive Premium at no charge, a $297 value, after confirmation. No purchase is required. [Claim your free listing](#) Prefer to talk? Call or text the Top Rated directory on [(813) 454-0813](tel:+18134540813). This is our number, not the number of any business listed here. 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