Olsen Brothers Moving is your neighborhood moving company. We've been moving Chicagoland families since 1922. As a family owned company, we continue to gain our customers' trust in local moving and long distance moving. We're proud of our long heritage and commitment to Chicago and the suburbs. We offer a full range of moving services including local moving, long distance moving, packing, and storage.
Our move consultants will help craft a customized moving plan, so your needs are met, while considering your budget, too. During your move, you'll have one person dedicated to answering your questions, keeping you informed, and troubleshooting any issues that arise during and after your move. We think it's important that we treat your move as personally as we would our own.
Our move consultants will help craft a customized moving plan, so your needs are met, while considering your budget, too. During your move, you'll have one person dedicated to answering your questions, keeping you informed, and troubleshooting any issues that arise during and after your move. We think it's important that we treat your move as personally as we would our own.
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If you're moving away from Chicagoland, Olsen Brothers is the right moving company for your long distance move. We're a member of the Mayflower Cooperative, the most trusted moving company for more than 90 years. This nationwide leader in long distance moving brings hometown quality to every town in the nation.
There are many reasons to store your extra items with Olsen Brothers. We take protecting your belongings seriously. Your items will be pad wrapped and protected before they leave your home. They will stay padded the whole time they are in our warehouse. Your belongings will be loaded into storage vaults in our secure 40,000 square foot warehouse.
Wrap items in plenty of paper. The paper will help to protect breakable items, but also to fill out the extra space in the box. Filling extra space with paper will prevent the boxes from crushing. Pack a "Open First" box. This can be the last item loaded, and the first one delivered. Include essentials like paper towels, toilet paper, shower rod & curtain, cleaning supplies.
Make plans for kids and pets on move day. It can be helpful to have an extra adult present to keep an eye on kids and pets, or set them up to be watched elsewhere. The doors will be open frequently and no one wants any kid or pet to run out unnoticed. When the crew arrives the first thing they will do is walk through your home and ask you questions.
Reviews (27)
Aleksandra S.
Jun 09, 2021
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Clearly busy life since I am just writing this from our move in November of 2020. My husband and I moved form Illinois to Florida. Mike was out mover and driver and was amazing and excellent communication. Lindsey was our Move Coordinator and was excellent as well! Main things to know for people choosing is make sure you ask all the questions, get your own boxes, determine what you want them to pack vs what you will pack. We chose to pack everything except the heavy items. We for our own boxes/tape but chose to have boxes from them for tv,bedroom etc. When it came to pricing it might seem a little
Paulina S.
Mar 08, 2021
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2 weeks ago I moved from Illinois to Nevada. I did a LOT of due diligence and finally settled on Mayflower and Olsen Brothers, as they had a reasonable quote and, more importantly, a reasonable timeline for getting me my belongings (so many firms had 31 day windows... what am I supposed to do without my bed for 31 days?).
TLDR: The move went smoothly with a small delay due to weather / COVID, and nothing was damaged, scratched, or dented. Not a single broken glass. Great communication throughout the entire process by Lindsey, the move coordinator, and wonderful movers both in Illinois and Nevada
TLDR: The move went smoothly with a small delay due to weather / COVID, and nothing was damaged, scratched, or dented. Not a single broken glass. Great communication throughout the entire process by Lindsey, the move coordinator, and wonderful movers both in Illinois and Nevada
Samantha H.
Jan 21, 2021
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Unfortunately, we did not have a great experience with Olsen Brothers.
We received the wrong bill on three separate occasions. If we were not watching closely, we would have been overcharged for our storage twice. Then we were sent a bill for storage after all of our items were delivered.
On our moving day, the movers did not clear a kitchen cabinet. This caused my husband to drive an hour to our retrieve the leftover items. The buyers of our home threatened that they would not close because these items remained.
Lastly, we felt there were deceptive billing practices. We asked on numerous
We received the wrong bill on three separate occasions. If we were not watching closely, we would have been overcharged for our storage twice. Then we were sent a bill for storage after all of our items were delivered.
On our moving day, the movers did not clear a kitchen cabinet. This caused my husband to drive an hour to our retrieve the leftover items. The buyers of our home threatened that they would not close because these items remained.
Lastly, we felt there were deceptive billing practices. We asked on numerous
Eric Herscher
Dec 30, 2020
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Deceptive billing practices. When I asked 3 times if I owed any additional money and was told no every time and then get charged with an additional fee. Very disappointing and can’t recommend in good conscience. They need to be more upfront with customers on billing.
Movers were fairly good but for forgetting to to pack several cabinets and forcing me to drive 1 hour back to the property to retrieve items they forgot to move and ultimately delay real estate closing
Movers were fairly good but for forgetting to to pack several cabinets and forcing me to drive 1 hour back to the property to retrieve items they forgot to move and ultimately delay real estate closing
Frank Miralgio
Dec 24, 2019
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Mover asked me to park in a different space so he could pull his truck behind me. I said we ask movers to park right across from entrance. This would not block any spaces and be close to entrance. He said no, too dangerous for his movers. We live on a cul de sac. Not dangerous. Said if I didn’t move he would block me in. I said I would call the police, he said go ahead.
I am a senior citizen, and I was parked in a handicap space I did direct direct him to park in the appropriate spot, he called me a old person, asked if I’d I had anything better to do, and he and his crew just kept laughing
I am a senior citizen, and I was parked in a handicap space I did direct direct him to park in the appropriate spot, he called me a old person, asked if I’d I had anything better to do, and he and his crew just kept laughing
Rebecca Williams
Dec 27, 2018
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We moved a 3 bedroom household from one Chicago suburb to another about an hour apart and had a great experience with Olsen Brothers. Blair came out to give a price quote and he was professional and friendly and very helpful.
Our moving team was friendly and did a great job. They arrived on time the day of the move to pack and up and protected my floors and were efficient and arrived on time the next day to deliver our items. Nothing was damaged and they protected our floors and carpets as well.
I also liked that everything was included with Mayflower (Olsen Brothers). There were no additional
Our moving team was friendly and did a great job. They arrived on time the day of the move to pack and up and protected my floors and were efficient and arrived on time the next day to deliver our items. Nothing was damaged and they protected our floors and carpets as well.
I also liked that everything was included with Mayflower (Olsen Brothers). There were no additional
Alyssa K.
Sep 30, 2018
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I used Olsen Brothers for a move from the Northwest suburbs to the city. The movers got there around 8am-11am. That's included packing up one location, another stop and a drive into the city!! I could not be more pleased with my experience. The movers were kind, efficient and quick. I had a tight move in time with my building reserving the elevator and they were finished two hours early. The estimate provided a month before was dead on. I could continue raving. Thank you Olsen Brothers.
Paul Moran
Sep 21, 2018
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Olsen Brothers recently moved us out of our home for the last 18 years to a much smaller home. The crew leader and crew were unbelievably courteous, professional, and efficient. they moved our goods with great care and took time to ask questions to make sure that things were being packed properly and moved into the new home in the right places which made the moving in and unpacking process as seamless as it could be. We will be moving again in about a year and will be scheduling our that move with Olsen.
Wayne Smith
Sep 12, 2018
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James W.
Sep 02, 2018
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Steve W.
Aug 09, 2018
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We contracted with Olsen to move us from Gurnee to Mundelein. During the move one of the movers broke the wood on an antique bedroom mirror. Olsen would not repair it but sent us a check for $33. Then after looking for some pictures and art for two weeks they discovered them and delivered them to us
Michel Metford-Platt
Dec 28, 2017
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I cannot recommend them higher. I've moved more than a dozen, across US, Canada and South Africa. Getting that done always means getting at least three quotes. This move was 5 quotes. They were not the absolute lowest (they were second lowest) but Blair was trustworthy in his experience. Joe was the mover in charge of his small team in the day. At the end of the day he should have been exhausted but never showed it! Well done guys. Well done!
Jill A.
Nov 20, 2017
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This excellent moving company was hired by my mother this past Friday. She sold her home of 44 years and bought a condo. It was an emotional time and a bittersweet day, for sure. But these guys were incredible. They were courtious, professional, and funny! They worked really hard and completed the move in about 6 hours, coming in under the estimated cost and didn't break or scratch a single item. They really made a stressful moving day pleasant and painless for us. I would use them myself in the future and would recommend them to anyone, without hesitation. Great job, guys!
J. R.
Sep 17, 2017
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Susan Z.
Aug 07, 2017
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**- SEE addendum at bottom. Mayflower rectified the situation
Recently had the worst experience with Mayflower Olson Moving Company. Representative came to our house. Said he had 25 or so years of experience in the business. Did suggest that we have 4 packing crates but we were going to try to consolidate and use 3. We were under the impressing that the 4th crate would be on the truck just in case we needed it. Of course all of our belonging did not fit in 3. We tried reaching our representative but couldn't. The owner of the company, Mr Olson contacted us. He was totally rude and argumentative
Recently had the worst experience with Mayflower Olson Moving Company. Representative came to our house. Said he had 25 or so years of experience in the business. Did suggest that we have 4 packing crates but we were going to try to consolidate and use 3. We were under the impressing that the 4th crate would be on the truck just in case we needed it. Of course all of our belonging did not fit in 3. We tried reaching our representative but couldn't. The owner of the company, Mr Olson contacted us. He was totally rude and argumentative
Anne M.
May 17, 2017
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Just recently sold our home I needed to hire movers. I interviewed a couple of companies and decided to hire this company. The salesman that came out name was Blair -turns out he was a part owner of this company which we found out after-the-fact. He was detailed and bragged three times telling me that he's been doing this for over 30 years and that there were none better. Well we only had a few weeks and decided to hire them. I asked Blair for his expert opinion on what should be crated as I had some antiques and items that were meaningful to me and very fragile he recommended that I had
Amy M.
Mar 07, 2017
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I moved from Chicago to New York City this past January and in the run up to the big event, did A LOT of research about cross-country movers. The decision was not made lightly. After an in-home estimate of my things by Steve DiBasilio I got a firm quote. I did ask many questions about potential extra costs, but Steve answered all of them and helped get the answers from the NYC side as well. I picked Mayflower/Olsen Bros because I liked their "pods" system of packing their trucks so that everything of mine traveled together in a sealed crate. I packed my own things, and on move day the
Trish Settecase
Jan 19, 2017
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Moving from Chicago to Chattanooga TN was an experience I will never forget. Moving a whole household and a cat was very hard. I chose Mayflower after researching all other moving companies because of their reputation. Mayflower was great. Brian was very professional and pleasant and was very knowledgeable with the process. They sent 3 helpers from Olsen Brothers to help get my house set up for the next day move. Morning came and the helpers arrived early and packed up the whole house by the end of the afternoon. On my unloading day, they arrived early and began the long laborious task of unloading
Geri Adamcyk
Nov 09, 2016
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Cynthia J.
Sep 19, 2016
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These jokers quoted me a price of $3100 and then charged me over $5000. They made a mess of my old house and dumped furniture when I got testy about the price going up. Don't use these guys for a move!! This move was less than a mile down the road, so how this could cost me $5000 is ridiculous. I just did the same move less, again less than a mile down the road, and it cost just over $3000. I'll tell you what the problem was, they took everything apart and spent the entire day trying to jam at all in the truck. Then they were too tired to put it all back together again. It was just
Sean Z.
Jun 10, 2016
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Anna Dierenfeld
Feb 02, 2016
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Blair Johnson was the representative that came to my home and gave me a quote for a cross country move through mayflower movers from Chicago to Fort Collins. I am very pleased with my choice to use their services. Olsen brothers came with a 5 man crew (one head man and four movers). The head mover was really nice, friendly, happy, and a hard worker (I think his name was Brian), the four movers worked quickly and didn't break a thing. Some things did break in transit but nothing that wasn't replaceable. I was also missing a bike rack when the load arrived. I started to deal with the issue with the
Amy S.
Aug 19, 2015
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Larry Mattingly
Jul 28, 2015
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Ken B.
Jul 10, 2012
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Our family has used Olsen Brother on three (3) occasions over the past 8 years and each experience was extremely good. Two moves were local (Chicago area) and the last was cross country. Each move was arranged by Steve DiBasillio, whose estimate was right on target both weight and dollars. Olsen's packers were on-time, efficient and took great care in boxing up our belongings. For two of the moves we had to place our goods in storage for a period of time. In both cases the storage charges were extremely reasonable and very competitive. The movers who loaded and unloaded our goods were professional
M. M.
Aug 01, 2011
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Katina R.
May 22, 2010
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