Junkyards & Auto Salvage in Illinois

19 locations in 13 cities.

Auto salvage yards, u-pull-it lots, junk car buyers, and used auto parts recyclers. Hours, fees, and accepted items change, so confirm with the facility before you go.

Junkyards & Auto Salvage by city

Global Auto Recycling & Repair, Inc

31 West 450 Spaulding

847-608-4700

Global Auto Recycling & Repair is a family owned and operated auto recycler that has served Chicago and Illinois since 1961. The yard sells used auto parts and pre-owned vehicles and also offers repair services including engine and transmission installation.

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Groeling Salvage

220 East Exchange

(815) 232-2525

Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm, Sat 8:00am-11:30am, Sun Closed

Family-owned scrap metal recycler and salvage yard serving the Freeport, IL area for over 45 years. Licensed and insured, Groeling Salvage buys ferrous and non-ferrous metals, junk cars (title required), and aluminum cans. Staff assists with unloading and provides free quotes within two business days.

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Auto Parts City

3535 Washington St

847-244-7171

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Auto Parts City is an Illinois auto salvage and recycling facility operating since the 1930s, specializing in junk car buying and eco-friendly vehicle recycling across Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. It is certified as one of the greenest facilities in the country, with onsite fluid recycling and stormwater treatment.

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Brothers Metal Recycling

14602 S. Ashland Ave

(773) 507-3023

Monday - Saturday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Sunday: Closed

Brothers Metal Recycling is a family owned and operated auto salvage and scrap metal recycling company headquartered in Harvey, Illinois. The company buys wrecked, totaled, and old cars, including vehicles without titles, keys, or tires, and also accepts ferrous and non-ferrous metals, electronic scrap, and auto scrap. Brothers Metal Recycling travels within a 50 mile radius of its Harvey headquarters to pick up vehicles.

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Speedway Auto Parts, LTD

1301 Herkimer St

815-726-0666

Mon-Fri: 8AM-5PM CST

Speedway Auto Parts, LTD is a family-owned and operated used auto parts business established in May 1969 at 1301 Herkimer St in Joliet, Illinois. The website lists used engines, used transmissions, and other auto parts, plus remanufactured parts. Hours are 8AM to 5PM CST, Monday through Friday.

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Acme Auto Parts Inc

2016 E. 1000 N. Rd. (Grinnell Rd. & I-57)

815-939-3030

Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, Sunday Closed

Acme Auto Parts is a family-owned auto parts, auto body, and scrap metal recycling business in Kankakee, Illinois, serving Kankakee, Iroquois, Will, and Newton counties since 1987. The company operates a scrap metal recycling yard buying scrap metals, junk cars, and commercial scrap, alongside new and used auto parts sales, auto body and repair, auto glass repair, and parking lot maintenance and snow removal.

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River Valley Recycling, LLC

288 W South Tec Dr Ste C

(815) 928-8400

Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Saturday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, Sunday Closed

River Valley Recycling is a family-owned scrap metal and junk car buyer in Kankakee, Illinois, founded in 1993. The yard buys scrap metal, junk cars, and medium and heavy-duty trucks, and also sells used truck parts, used auto parts, and shipping containers. The company also offers commercial and industrial recycling with roll-off boxes, dumpsters, van trailers, and gondola trailers.

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Lynwood Recycling Center

21540 E Lincoln Hwy

(708) 757-7300

Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm, Sat 8:00am-1:00pm, Sun Closed

Family-owned scrap metal recycler in Lynwood, IL paying cash for ferrous and non-ferrous metals, white goods, electronics, and junk vehicles. Serves homeowners, businesses, and contractors with same-day cash payment and a price match guarantee. Free vehicle pickup and towing available.

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All Auto Parts

2235 Kishwaukee St

815-963-9900

Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm; Sat 8:30am-2:00pm; Sun closed

All Auto Parts is a locally owned salvage yard in Rockford that began operating in 2005 on the grounds of the old Mattison Machine Works, and it calls itself a multicultural family-owned business. The yard lists more than 100,000 used parts for domestic and foreign cars, trucks, and SUVs, shipped anywhere in the U.S., with same-day delivery available locally. Beyond parts, the yard buys cars whether they run or not, matches body cuts through a request form, repairs and resells repairable vehicles, sells used cars, and offers rebuilt differentials and transfer carriers. Hours run Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Area Salvage and Recycling

207 Peoples Ave

779-500-0162

Mon-Fri 8:30am-12:00pm, 12:30pm-4:00pm; Sat 8:00am-1:00pm; Sun Closed

Area Salvage and Recycling is a full-service scrap metal and salvage yard in Rockford, IL, paying top dollar for ferrous and non-ferrous metals, appliances, computer equipment, and junk vehicles. The facility buys cars, SUVs, trucks, machinery, and catalytic converters and offers free vehicle pickup. Free estimates are available, and the yard also provides recycling pickup service for convenient drop-off or collection.

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B&H Auto Parts

2929 8th Street

(815) 226-1616

B&H Auto Parts is a used auto parts store and salvage yard in Rockford, Illinois, serving customers from New Milford and South Beloit. The company has been selling used auto parts for over 50 years and also hauls non-running vehicles to its salvage yard.

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Rockford Auto Parts

1023 Seminary Street

815-964-3396

Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm; Sat-Sun closed

Rockford Auto Parts in Rockford, IL supplies new, salvaged, and recycled auto parts with access to multiple salvage yards, backing used parts with a 90-day warranty. They also buy old vehicles for cash.

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Foster Salvage

2781 State Route 37

Foster Salvage is a scrap metal recycling and salvage yard located on State Route 37 in Salem, Illinois, serving Southern Illinois since 2004. The yard buys scrap iron, steel, aluminum, copper, brass, bronze and stainless steel, along with farm equipment and titled automobiles, and pays cash on site after weighing loads on their scale.

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Midwest Salvage

2424 Sandhill Road

217-836-3635

Midwest Salvage & Recycling buys scrap metal at 2424 Sandhill Road in Springfield, Illinois, and takes all ferrous metal. Its commercial and industrial side covers scrap clean-ups at business sites, roll-off service for salvage, and demolition. The company pays by current market value and publishes current rates for customers to check before they haul.

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Nevill's Auto Salvage

1836 Groth Street

217-522-6160

Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed

Nevill's Auto Salvage is a family-owned auto salvage and tire business in Springfield, Illinois, established in 2004. It buys unwanted vehicles of all conditions, sells new and used tires for domestic and foreign vehicles, and runs a computerized inventory connected to over 3,000 salvage yards nationwide.

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Wrecked Cars, Inc.

3701 N. Dirksen Pkwy

217-525-1028

Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm, Sat-Sun Closed

Wrecked Cars, Inc. is a family-owned salvage yard serving Springfield, Illinois since 1998. The 10-acre facility specializes in vehicle dismantling, used parts sales, and vehicle recycling, buys junk cars for cash, and offers a wide selection of used auto parts.

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Rhodes Auto S/S/S

401 West Tenth Street

(815) 673-3737

Mon-Fri 8 AM to 5 PM

Rhodes Auto S/S/S started in 1973 as an automotive repair and body business and became a full salvage operation in 1987. Founder Jim Rhodes still leads the Streator yard, and the stock runs to more than 4,000 automobiles, with new vehicles arriving daily. The yard sells late model parts, auto sales, and towing, and belongs to a nationwide network of auto recyclers that locates parts it does not stock. Membership in the Automotive Recyclers Association and the Illinois ATRI backs the business, and Rhodes is a past president of the latter. Delivery is free business to business within a 100 mile radius, with carriers arranged beyond that. The yard opens Monday through Friday 8 to 5.

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Scotty's Auto Parts

18561 Knight Road

(217) 452-3081

Scott opened a body shop in Virginia, Illinois on August 7, 1961, then moved the business to a corn crib on his farm in 1972 and grew it into Scotty's Auto Parts. Today the yard has a large warehouse, a dismantling garage, and a sales office, with ten full-time staff who sell, pull, prep, and ship parts. It sits three miles south of the junction of routes 125 and 78, 35 miles west of Springfield. The yard specializes in OEM parts, inspected before sale and guaranteed for six months after installation, with extended and labor warranties available. Delivery to shops runs nationwide, with local delivery and worldwide shipping. An Elite Membership Program rewards high-volume buyers with extra discounts and longer warranties.

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The Auto Crusher Inc.

651 W Washington St

(630) 231-6888

Mon-Fri: 8am - 5pm; Sat: 9am - 12pm; Sun: Closed

The Auto Crusher Inc. is an auto recycling center, junk dealer, and scrap metal recycling center at 651 W Washington St in West Chicago, IL. The business dates to 1972 and buys junk cars direct with free towing, plus scrap iron, other metals, and metal household items. A vehicle title is required under State of Illinois regulations.

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