HireAHelper's Review Of Illinois Valley Movers - A Local Ottawa Moving Company

(4.9 out of 5 / 320 reviews)

Ottawa, IL / Moving services within 60 miles

Booked on 733 moves through HireAHelper

320 Verified Customer Reviews

Open Today - 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

4 years in business

Ottawa, IL / Moving services within 60 miles

Booked on 733 moves through HireAHelper

320 Verified Customer Reviews

Open Today - 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

4 years in business

 

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Moving with with Illinois Valley Movers

We offer local packing/ unpacking, loading and unloading sevices.

Credentials

Uniformed Crews:
I Offer Uniformed Crew Members
Yes

Moving Services

Move Help

Day Labor

Illinois Valley Movers Moving Reviews in Ottawa

These are real Ottawa area customers. Unedited, unfiltered reviews of Illinois Valley Movers. Our reviews come from customers after completed bookings, ensuring every rating is verified. We only allow feedback from users who booked through our platform, preventing fake reviews and keeping ratings accurate and trustworthy.

4.9
320 reviews
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Megan R

(1) 9/3/2026 Streator

They showed up an hour and a half late with no equipment or tools other than a dolly, it was a move of appliances and they didnt bring straps, an appliance dolly, tools, nothing and said they had to crawl through a window to get the dolly that they did bring. I could have paid friends to help for the same result because I had a dolly of my own and it probably would have gone smoother. Very unprofessional for a "professional" moving company.
Edit: I had my mom help with the move and after going to the properties myself after the movers were done both of them had damage, the stove was damaged, there were parts of the fridge on the porch, the pieces of furniture that were moved were damaged.. if I could give a 0 star review I would! Far too expensive for extremely unprofessional service and lack of care for properties and belongings both.

Narinder G

(5) 8/23/2026 North Aurora

The movers arrived right on time and did a great job with the move. They were efficient and careful while unloading the POD and moving everything into the apartment. I was very pleased with their work.

Mary L

(5) 8/20/2026 Dekalb

Professional, polite, punctual movers. They arrives on time and moved a truck full of furniture/storage bins quickly to my 2nd floor apartment. Despite a parking issue (the lot was being paved) and some narrow exterior stairs to work around, they did a great job.
I would definitely hire this crew again.

Rick J

(5) 8/8/2026 Sandwich

The movers arrived ahead of time and were nice and put things where I wanted them

Amy S

(5) 8/6/2026 Dekalb

Amazing fast job! Highly recommended

Venus M

(5) 8/1/2026 Ottawa

Great job!!

Anthony L

(5) 7/21/2026 Sugar Grove

Great work ! All friendly guys ! Worked very hard !

Connor S

(5) 7/18/2026 Oswego

These guys were stellar! Came on time, worked efficiently, treated furniture with care, packed the truck perfectly, and were friendly to talk to!

Deb N

(3) 7/6/2026 Princeton

They were an hour late. They argued constantly. Chris did not listen very well and did not communicate with his team very well. This lead to them carrying this unnecessarily in and out. They are very good at packing a u-haul. I was told that 4 men for 4 hours was all I needed for a 3 bedroom house. It actually almost took them double that time. I felt Chris was very pushy about payment. It clearly states in my contract that I was not to pay the movers directly yet he was wanting me to pay him directly. All in all I would probably not use this service again.

Leslie H

(5) 6/14/2026 Bristol

These two gentlemen that did the moving did a fantastic job. They were polite. They worked very hard. They took care of not to damage
anything.I ask a few things of them and they were able to accommodate me very easily and will recommend this company for help in a move. Thank you again for the great job that you guys did.

Get To Know Us

What can a customer expect after booking with you?

A follow up phone call to get more info to help us provide the best service to them

What can a customer expect on moving day if they hire you?

They can expect our crew to show up on time, polite, professional

Local Mover Policies

Same Day Moves

We charge an extra 20% for same day requests.

Next Day Moves

We accept next day requests at our normal rates.

Refunding Unused Time

We refund up to one unused hour over our min..

Extra Hours

We can always stay at least 2 hours over the prebooked time.

Moving Equipment

Face coverings and gloves:
always included, no fee
Furniture dolly or straps:
always included, no fee
Hand tools for assembly:
always included, no fee
Hand truck:
We bring two or more, (always included, no fee)
Plastic wrap:
$10.00/ea.
Rope:
upon request, no fee

Hours

Sunday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Monday: 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Thursday: 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Friday: 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Hourly Price
$120/hr
for 2 movers after 2 hr min