Areas we serve
Find a Sign Company Near You: Areas We Serve
Every village writes its own sign code, and a sign built for the wrong one gets sent back. SignFreaks checks your village’s code first, then permits, builds, and installs.
- Five counties, 152 area pages
- Own shop, own crew, own lift
- Licensed Chicago contractor
- Code checked in every village
Coverage
Sign company near you? Pick your area
SignFreaks is a sign company in Chicagoland serving the City of Chicago and more than 150 suburbs, and every area below has a page of its own.
We build and install business signs for owners in Naperville, Schaumburg, Oak Brook, and Elgin, and in every town in the boxes below. Each area page covers the local code, the buildings we usually sign there, and the nearest office for a meeting.
- Downtown Chicago
- North Side
- North Shore
- Sign company in Lake County
- Northwest suburbs
- Fox Valley
- Oak Brook and DuPage
- I-55 corridor
- Near west
- Inner southwest
- South and southwest
- Sign company in Chicago
Downtown and central Chicago
Storefronts, office towers, and hotels under the City of Chicago’s sign rules. A sign that projects over the sidewalk needs public way approval on top of the permit.
- Chicago Loop
- River North
- Near North Side
- Streeterville
- West Loop
- Fulton Market
- South Loop
- University Village
- Hyde Park
- DePaul
- Lincoln Park
- Lakeview
- Wicker Park
- Logan Square
- West Town
Nearest office: Chicago office
- Sign company on the North Side
North Side and edge suburbs
Neighborhood business strips that run up to the city line, so one block falls under Chicago’s code and the next under a village’s, with different limits on each.
- Uptown
- Edgewater
- Rogers Park
- West Ridge
- Lincoln Square
- Irving Park
- Jefferson Park
- Edison Park
- Dunning
- Forest Glen
- Skokie
- Lincolnwood
- Harwood Heights
- Norridge
- Niles
- Morton Grove
- Park Ridge
Nearest office: Chicago office
- Sign company on the North Shore
North Shore and Lake Forest
Walkable village downtowns, office parks, and corporate campuses. Each village reviews signs on its own terms, so approval times and design rules vary here.
- Glencoe
- Winnetka
- Wilmette
- Northbrook
- Northfield
- Glenview
- Techny
- Highland Park
- Deerfield
- Lake Bluff
- Lake Forest
- Lincolnshire
- Mettawa
- Green Oaks
Nearest office: Chicago office
- Sign company in Lake County
Lake County and Barrington
Shopping centers, medical offices, and business parks spread across many small municipalities, so the code check decides the design before anything is drawn.
- Libertyville
- Mundelein
- Vernon Hills
- Waukegan
- North Chicago
- Long Grove
- Kildeer
- Hawthorn Woods
- Deer Park
- Lake Zurich
- Buffalo Grove
- Barrington
- South Barrington
Nearest office: Chicago office
- Sign company in the Northwest suburbs
Northwest suburbs and Rosemont
Schaumburg’s retail centers, the Elk Grove Village industrial park, and the hotels near O’Hare, where multi-tenant buildings add landlord criteria to the village code.
- Arlington Heights
- Palatine
- Schaumburg
- Hoffman Estates
- Rolling Meadows
- Mount Prospect
- Wheeling
- Prospect Heights
- Des Plaines
- Elk Grove Village
- Streamwood
- Hanover Park
- Bartlett
- Rosemont
Nearest office: Chicago or Oak Brook office
- Sign company in Kane County
Fox Valley and the far west
Downtowns along the Fox River, big-box corridors, and growing business parks across Kane and DuPage counties, with a separate sign code in each town.
- Aurora
- North Aurora
- Batavia
- Geneva
- St. Charles
- Elgin
- South Elgin
- Mooseheart
- West Chicago
- Wayne
- Winfield
- Warrenville
- Carol Stream
Nearest office: Oak Brook office
- Sign company in DuPage County
Oak Brook and DuPage County
Office towers on 22nd Street, shopping centers, and suburban main streets. Oak Brook bans box signs in every district, so the code check comes first here.
- Oak Brook
- Oakbrook Terrace
- Elmhurst
- Villa Park
- Lombard
- Glen Ellyn
- Wheaton
- Addison
- Bensenville
- Wood Dale
- Itasca
- Bloomingdale
- Roselle
- Glendale Heights
Nearest office: Oak Brook office
- Sign company along I-55
Burr Ridge and the I-55 corridor
Office parks, medical offices, and retail along I-55 and across the Will County line, with our Burr Ridge office in the middle and a separate sign code in every town.
- Burr Ridge
- Hinsdale
- Willowbrook
- Westmont
- Clarendon Hills
- Downers Grove
- Darien
- Woodridge
- Lisle
- Naperville
- Bolingbrook
- Lemont
- Romeoville
- Lockport
- Crest Hill
Nearest office: Burr Ridge office
- Sign company in west Cook County
Near west suburbs, Cook County
Industrial corridors, retail strips, and village main streets just past the Chicago city line, where each village sets its own permit process and sign limits.
- River Forest
- Forest Park
- Maywood
- Melrose Park
- Bellwood
- Berkeley
- Broadview
- Hillside
- Northlake
- Stone Park
- Franklin Park
- Elmwood Park
- Hines
Nearest office: Chicago or Oak Brook office
- Sign company in southwest Cook
Inner southwest suburbs of Cook
Village main streets and commercial strips from Riverside to Oak Lawn, where storefronts are narrow and every square foot of sign allowance counts toward the design.
- Westchester
- Brookfield
- Riverside
- La Grange
- La Grange Park
- Western Springs
- Lyons
- Hodgkins
- Bridgeview
- Alsip
- Worth
- Oak Lawn
Nearest office: Oak Brook or Burr Ridge office
- Sign company in the south suburbs
South and southwest suburbs
Retail along 159th Street, shopping centers, and medical offices across the south and southwest suburbs, where size limits shift from village to village.
- Orland Park
- Tinley Park
- Oak Forest
- Homer Glen
- Palos Heights
- Palos Hills
- Palos Park
- Midlothian
- Markham
- Harvey
- Hazel Crest
- Country Club Hills
Nearest office: Burr Ridge office
- Not listed?
Your town may not be listed yet
We very likely serve it. Send the address and a photo of the frontage, and we will say whether we cover it and what the local code allows for your sign, free of charge.
Local codes
What changes at the village line
A sign company near you has to know which code applies to your address. Four things change from one municipality to the next.
- $200feeCity of Chicago zoning review for an on-premise sign
- 5%Wall-sign cap in Oak Brook’s office, B1, and B3 districts
- 0Box signs allowed in any Oak Brook district
- Size
Size caps vary by village
Some codes cap a sign by share of the wall.
Others set a flat area limit, or use both.
- Type
Sign types can be banned
Oak Brook bans box signs in every district.
Other villages ban different sign types.
- Lighting
Lighting has its own rules
Illumination limits can differ by district.
We confirm them before the design is drawn.
- Process
The review path differs
Chicago requires a licensed contractor to file.
Projecting signs need public way approval too.
How it works
How a project starts from your address
Three steps take a project from your address to an installed sign.
Send the address
Send the address and a photo of the frontage, and we tell you which municipality’s code applies to it.
Code check and survey
We read the current sign ordinance, then measure the building on site, free of charge, before any drawing.
Permit, build, install
SignFreaks files the permit, builds the sign in its own shop, and has its own crew install it on site.
Get a code-checked quote from a sign company near you
Send the address, a photo of the building, and what you want it to say. You get an itemized written quote that covers the sign, the permit, and the installation under your village’s own code.
What we build
Signs and services in every area
Custom business signs start from the local code. These are the four jobs a sign company near you is asked for most, and each one is built to the local code.
Channel Letters
Lit letters for storefronts and towers, sized to each village’s allowance and mounted by our own crew.
Learn moreAwnings
Commercial awnings that carry your name and shade the entrance, built to the local sign code.
Learn moreEnclosures & Vestibules
Winter vestibules and patio enclosures that keep wind out of doorways, permitted by the same company.
Learn moreSign Permits
Drawings prepared, applications filed, and review comments answered until the village approves.
Learn more
Offices
Three offices, all by appointment
Book a time with the sign company near you, and the person who will run your job will be there. The offices are for meetings; surveys and installations happen at your building.
Burr Ridge
Mailing Address & Sales Office
241 S Frontage Road, Suite 42Burr Ridge, IL 60527
By appointment only
Chicago
Sales Office
320 W Ohio St., Suite 3WChicago, IL 60654
By appointment only
Oak Brook
Sales Office
1415 W 22nd St, Tower FloorOak Brook, IL 60523
By appointment only
Reach us
Fastest ways to get an answer
- Phone
- (872) 250-4743
- info@signfreaks.com
- Hours
- Mon – Fri, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Questions
Questions about coverage
Call (872) 250-4743, Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Questions about coverage
Which sign company near me serves Chicago and the suburbs?
SignFreaks is the sign company near you across the City of Chicago and more than 150 suburbs in Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, and Will counties. One company handles the design, the sign permits, the build, and the installation.
How far does a sign company in Chicagoland travel for an installation?
A sign company in Chicagoland should travel to every area on this page, and SignFreaks does. Farther out, it depends on the job: a large project can justify the trip where a small repair would not. We say so up front instead of adding travel to the quote later.
Do sign permits work differently in different villages?
Sign permits work differently in every village, because each one writes its own ordinance for size, height, placement, and lighting. In the City of Chicago, a licensed sign contractor files the permit, and a sign over the sidewalk needs public way approval too. We check your address’s current code first, then handle the sign permits.
Is a site survey free?
A site survey is free, and so is the quote. We measure the building instead of guessing, because a guess becomes a change order later.
Which office covers my town?
The office closest to your town covers it, and each region box on this page names that office. You only visit the office for meetings, which are by appointment. The survey and the installation happen at your building.
What if my town is not listed on this page?
A town that is not listed is very likely still covered. Call or send the address and a photo of the frontage, and we will tell you whether we cover it and what the local code allows.
What types of signs does a sign company near me install for businesses?
A full-service sign company near you installs the signs a storefront or office building needs, including channel letters, monument signs, awnings, and winter vestibules. The village code decides which of them you can use and at what size, so we check it first.
Can a sign company handle signs at several locations in different villages?
SignFreaks can handle signs at several locations in different villages by adapting one design to each site. Size and lighting limits differ by village, so the individual signs may differ while the locations still read as one brand. We plan for that before permit review.
Can printed signage ship outside the Chicago area?
Printed signage can ship anywhere in the United States. Printed signs such as banners, retractable stands, step and repeats, and window film need no installer and no permit, so nothing ties them to Illinois.