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Area served: Chicago, IL and ZIP codes 60608, 60623, 60609, 60632, 60612, 60607, 60616, 60624.
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Representative photoTwo minutes before you send it
- Check the thermostat batteries and that it is set to heat.
- Check the furnace filter and that the furnace switch near the unit is on.
- If you smell gas, leave the house and call your gas utility from outside before anything else.
What Chicago requests usually start with
- No heat at all
- Heat comes and goes
- Furnace clicks but won't light
- Loud or strange noise
Send it as is. You can add the details right after, and they go straight into your request.
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- When it started and what you already tried
- The brand and age of the system, from the label on the unit
- A photo of the unit and the thermostat
How it works
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Chicago facts that shape the job
- Winter heating load in Chicago runs to roughly 6,018 heating degree days in a normal year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). Measured at the Chicago Northerly Is (IL) station. The heating load here is higher than in 48 of the 56 other cities we cover; Spokane, WA comes closest. Winters at that level put most of the year's wear on the heating side.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00111550, checked 2026-10
- Near Chicago the low drops to freezing on about 96 days in a normal year.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00111550, checked 2026-10
- The cold wave risk for Cook County, IL is rated very high in FEMA's National Risk Index. Frozen weather is when a furnace that limped through fall finally quits.Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), Cook County, IL, checked 2026-10
- Expect around 13 days a year at 90 F or above in Chicago, going by NOAA normals. Of the 54 other cities in this network, 7 have a lower number of 90 F days; the nearest figure is Indianapolis, IN's.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00111550, checked 2026-10
- Peoples Gas runs an Energy Efficiency Program for Chicago homes offering home energy rebates, free in-person or virtual energy assessments with free and discounted products, and added benefits for income-eligible customers; the page gives no status or amounts.Source: www.peoplesgasdelivery.com, checked 2026-10
Requests from across Chicago
From downtown to the edge of town, tell us your ZIP and we connect you with an independent local pro who works there.
ZIP codes we take requests from: 60608, 60623, 60609, 60632, 60612, 60607, 60616, 60624.
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