Chicago wraps around Evergreen Park on three sides: Ashburn to the north, Beverly to the east, and Beverly and Mount Greenwood to the south. Only the west side meets other suburbs, Oak Lawn and Hometown. So a car that dies near the village line could be on either side of it, and that’s fine, because we also buy junk cars across Chicago. Inside the village, Junk My Car Inc handles everything from the first call to the tow.
Stickers ended in 2024; state rules didn’t
The village board discontinued Evergreen Park vehicle stickers in February 2024 under Ordinance 07-2024. State registration is still required, and state paperwork is what matters for a sale to us too. Tell us which papers you have, such as the title, a registration card, a bill of sale or an insurance card. Illinois rules decide which of them can carry a scrap sale, and we go over that on the phone before the truck is scheduled. There’s more in our guide to selling a junk car with no title.
Fourteen days in view, then “inoperable”
Ordinance 27-2023 rewrote the vehicle relocation rules in Chapter 13, and section 13-276 is where the village defines its terms. For a car on your own lot, the key number is 14. A vehicle in public view on private property for 14 days or more that can’t legally or safely be driven, typically because the engine, wheels or other parts are out, is an “inoperable motor vehicle”. A repair finished inside those 14 days doesn’t count. Leave a car unmoved for that long under a tarp and the code presumes it inoperable. The section also points to a missing village license, wording that predates the 2024 sticker repeal.
Street rules are tighter still. A car that won’t run and sits unattended on a public way for 10 hours qualifies as abandoned, as does one without state plates or a temporary placard for 2 days.
If police decide to act, section 13-280 calls for a “Notice of Intent to Tow” sticker on the window plus a certified letter, and under 13-279 you have 7 days after that letter to request a hearing. A week is enough time to sell. Fill in our quote form and we’ll ring back within 15 minutes.
Snow dates, sweepers and the hospital blocks
Section 13-209 runs the village’s snow plan. Once 2 inches fall within 24 hours, parking goes by the date: even-numbered sides of the street, by house number, on even dates and odd sides on odd dates. Board-designated snow routes allow no parking at all after the same 2 inches. A car that won’t start can’t follow that schedule.
Street sweeping is posted at least 4 hours ahead, and cars left in the way are towed at the owner’s cost (13-223). Police may also relocate a car parked illegally for 24 hours or more, or one blocking plows or sweepers after 48 hours of posted notice (13-278). Around Little Company of Mary Hospital, which opened in 1930 at 95th and California, section 13-225 sets no-parking, tow-away zones. Some blocks are residential permit areas under 13-207.
Around 95th and Kedzie
95th Street, carrying US 12 and US 20, cuts the village in half, and the corner of 95th and Kedzie is treated as its middle. Western Avenue meets 95th at the old Evergreen Plaza site, a mall from 1952 to 2013 that Evergreen Marketplace replaced in 2018. Pace and CTA buses run through town.
About 88 percent of the village’s homes are single-unit houses and nearly 85 percent are owner-occupied, so most pickups here are likely to be from a driveway or a garage. We buy junk cars in Evergreen Park on both sides of 95th, the tow is free, the offer has no expiry date, and payment is made when the car is loaded, in cash or through Zelle, Cash App or another app.
West of the village we also cover Oak Lawn and Hometown pickups, and a little further on is Burbank. Every town we serve is listed on the service areas page.