Chicago people: moving help!

[suspectclass]

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a moving company that they'd had a good experience with. If it matters, we;re moving within Edgewater at the end of February. We don't need a huge truck, but we do need conscientious movers who won't damage our things in the 10 blocks and 5 cumulative flights of stairs.

We'd prefer not to use movers, but only one of us (Roommate) can get the last day of February off of work, and there's a possibility we'll have to move twice if we don't do it this way (once to a storage space, then to the apartment).

Dire warnings to stay away from a certain mover also appreciated

Comments

[genderfur.livejournal.com]

Random suggestion that may or may not be useful:

consider hiring students from the local high school or college. You'd hire the truck, of course, and you'd supervise them, but *they'd* wreck their backs, not you. Plus there'd be lots of them, which equals "done in one afternoon".

[masscooper.livejournal.com]

That idea fills me with dread! Plus, there's no way our small apartment would take more than a few hours door to door. I think the worst of it will be the packing and unpacking.

Hopefully we won't have to hire movers at all, or even rent a truck.

[mintwaster.livejournal.com]

We used Golans and we've recommended them and no one's really had a problem (except the foreman asked to use our bathroom and came out 20 minutes later and the smell was awful. Then he stepped in dog shit and tracked it everywhere).

It was pretty expensive after tips, though. But worth it because the last time we moved, we hired friends of friends and they dropped my brand new dresser. I still get upset when I see the big crack on the top.

[thaitea.livejournal.com]

Apartment People recommends EZ movers. When I was using their services, the agent, who also lives in Edgewater, said she used them herself with good results.
Also, I heard of "2 Women and a Van" (or is it "3 women and a van"? I don't remember). I consulted with them on my last move. I went with someone else who offered an extra person at the last minute for free, but the woman I talked to seemed very professional, and they offered fairly competititve rates.

Good luck. I just moved on Saturday. My body still hurts.