Evergreen Park is where ShirBak is based. The village is mostly brick bungalows and Cape Cods on tidy blocks, with apartments and shops along the 95th Street corridor and Beverly and Mount Greenwood right across the line. If you are moving within the village, out to a nearby suburb or into the city, this is how we would think about your day.
01Cape Cod upstairs bedrooms
Cape Cods usually put one or two bedrooms under the roof, reached by a stair that is narrower and steeper than people remember. Sloped ceilings mean tall dressers and headboards may need to tilt or come apart to clear the top step. If you have a bedroom upstairs, measure the stair width and note any turn.
Bungalows are more straightforward on the main floor but often have a finished basement with a low ceiling at the bottom of the stairs. Sectionals and treadmills down there can be the slowest part of the job.
02Moving on or near 95th Street
95th Street is a busy corridor with stores, medical offices and apartments. If you live in a building facing it, a truck usually loads from a side street, a rear lot or an alley rather than the main road. Ask your landlord or manager which spot they prefer.
Small offices along the corridor can often move after hours or on a weekend so patients or customers are not disrupted. See our small office moving page for how we plan around business hours.
03Crossing into Beverly or Mount Greenwood
A lot of local moves here simply cross Western Avenue or head a few blocks east into the city. That is fine, and it is close for us, but city blocks follow city parking rules. If your new place is in Chicago, check whether you need temporary no-parking signs and give yourself time to arrange them.
04Downsizing from the family house
If you are leaving a long-time family home for an apartment or condo, the move is often less about lifting than about choices. The hardest part is deciding what goes. Mark each piece with a colored sticker: moving, family pickup, or staying. If relatives are taking a dresser across town, our furniture pickup and delivery can handle that as a separate stop.
05A simple week-before routine
Seven days out, confirm the date and arrival window with us and with whoever is handing over keys. Three days out, empty the dressers and take down shelves. The night before, move the cars out of the driveway, set aside a box of essentials you will carry yourself, and leave the porch light on if the crew is starting early. Small habits like that mean the first hour goes to lifting, not to looking for things.
