Plumbers and heating and cooling contractors in Illinois
352 plumbers and heating and cooling contractors are listed in Illinois. 109 hold an active USDOT registration. The 4 counties listed below have at least 15 each and account for 227 of them.
Illinois licenses plumbers through its Department of Public Health, and Chicago licenses them separately.1, 2 There's no state license for heating and cooling work in Illinois.3, 1 Your local building department in Illinois can tell you whether replacing a water heater, furnace or AC needs a permit.
Counties
| County | Contractors |
|---|---|
| Cook County | 110 |
| DuPage County | 54 |
| Rock Island County | 35 |
| Will County | 28 |
Other counties in Illinois
125 contractors in 36 counties with fewer than 15 listings.
Adams County 14 contractors
Air Specialists Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc., Brinkman Plumbing Cont Inc, Bruening Heating and A/C and Fireplaces, Derhake Bros Excavating & Plumbing LLC, Elam Heating and Air Conditioning Inc, Keck Heating and Air Conditioning Inc, Knuffman Plumbing LLC, M&P Heating and A/C LLC, Matt Heming Plumbing LLC, Peters Heating and Air Conditioning Inc, Powell Brothers Plumbing and Electric Inc, Tom Geise Plumbing Inc, Twaddle Plumbing Inc, Wiemelt Plumbing & Excavating Inc
Alexander County 1 contractor
Carroll County 4 contractors
Ben Can Fix It, M&A Mechanical Corporation Inc, Northwest Plumbing Heating, River Cities Heating, Air Conditioning And Refrigeration
Champaign County 4 contractors
A&R Mechanical Contractors Inc, A&R Services, Hart & Schroeder Mechanical Contractors Inc, Rodriguez HVAC Service LLC
De Witt County 2 contractors
Franklin County 1 contractor
Hamilton County 1 contractor
Hancock County 5 contractors
Augusta Plumbing and Heating Inc, Lee's Sewer & Drain Cleaning, Peters Heating & Air Conditioning Inc, Rescue Heating and Air, Ruhs Plumbing Heating & Concrete
Henry County 3 contractors
Brian Kenney Plumbing LLC, Bridge City Mechanical Inc, Johnson Heating & Air Conditioning Inc.
Jo Daviess County 8 contractors
B & R Plumbing, Elite Plumbing Service, Engle Plumbing, LLC, Five Star Plumbing and Contracting, Molitor Plumbing LLC, ProTech Heating & Cooling Inc., Top Notch Plumbing Heating & Electrical Inc, Winter Plumbing Inc
Johnson County 1 contractor
Kane County 11 contractors
Amco Inc, Aurora Plumber & Drainage Clean, Bevstream Corp, Brian and Sons Heating and Air Conditioning, Denning Inc Wasco IL Incorporated, Estradas Heating & Cooling Corporation, Indoor Air Hvac, Inc, Kellenberger Plumbing & Underground Inc, North West Sewer and Plumbing Inc, Sun Mechanical Systems Inc, Tony's Drain & Sewer Cleaning
Kendall County 1 contractor
Knox County 2 contractors
Lake County 5 contractors
Acoleman Heating and Cooling, Diemer Plumbing & Excavating Ltd, Kern Heating & Cooling Co., Siemens Industry Inc, Water Tight Plumbing & Sewer
Lee County 1 contractor
Livingston County 1 contractor
Macon County 1 contractor
Macoupin County 1 contractor
Madison County 9 contractors
A Plus Plumbing & Drain Cleaning, Coyle Supply, Cardinal Plumbing Co., Energy Stars Heating and Cooling Co, GRP Wegman Company, Icon Mechanical, Icon Mechanical Construction LLC, Kane Mechanical Group LLC, Pioneer Plumbing
Marshall County 1 contractor
McDonough County 2 contractors
Hollister Electrical, Plumbing & Heating, Tier One Plumbing LLC
McHenry County 4 contractors
Hartwig Mechanical LLC, Platinum Heating and Cooling, TDA Mechanical Services Inc, WeatherWise Heating & AC repair - Algonquin
McLean County 4 contractors
Bratcher Heating & Air Conditioning, Mechanical Devices Company, Mr Rooter Plumbing, NewWay Drain Cleaning
Mercer County 1 contractor
Montgomery County 1 contractor
Ogle County 1 contractor
Peoria County 3 contractors
Arnold & Sons Plumbing, Sewer & Drain, Commercial Mechanical Inc, Paluska Plumbing Inc
Pike County 1 contractor
Randolph County 1 contractor
St. Clair County 4 contractors
7 Star Mechanical LLC, Custom Mechanical LLC, Davinroy Mechanical Contractor Inc, Spengler Plumbing Company Inc
Stephenson County 3 contractors
Bomar Heating & Cooling, Helm Mechanical and Helm Service, Loescher Heating & Air Conditioning
Warren County 2 contractors
Washington County 1 contractor
Whiteside County 11 contractors
Boonstra Heating & Air Conditioning Inc, BPI Companies Inc, Comfort Zone Heating & Cooling, Lenhart Plumbing, Loescher Heating & Air Conditioning, Peterson Plumbing Inc, Qcrooterllc, SPK Plumbing & Heating, Sauk Valley Plumbing & Heating, Workman Heating & Cooling, Zaagman plumbing
Winnebago County 9 contractors
Absolute Value Heating & Cooling - Rockford, Improved Comfort Rockford HVAC & Furnace Repair Pros, Inc., Joe Cooling & Sons Inc, MP Heating & Air Conditioning, Nelson Carlson Mechanical Contractors Inc, Perfect Temp Heating & Cooling, Rockford Heating & Air Conditioning, Rockton Heating & Air Conditioning/Rockton Heating & Cooling, Taylor's Heating/Cooling & Electrical
Plumbing and HVAC rules in Illinois
- Heating and cooling license
- Replacement permits
Ask your local building department whether replacing a water heater, furnace or AC needs a permit where you live.
What plumbing and HVAC work costs in Illinois
These are published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.
- A plumber's hourly rate
- $45 to $200 an hour; most charge $70 to $150 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- A plumber's service call
- $50 to $300 a visit, which often covers the first hour (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- After-hours or emergency call
- about $100 to $300 added to the call, or about $150 to $350 an hour (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Burst or leaking pipe repair
- $200 to $3,000; the guides' averages run $500 to $1,200 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Clearing a sink, tub or toilet drain
- $100 to $275 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Clearing the main line
- $175 to $800; typically $350 to $650 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Hydro jetting
- $350 to $1,400, depending on the line and the blockage (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Gas tank water heater
- $700 to $2,700 installed; about $1,900 on average (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Tankless water heater
- $1,600 to $5,600 installed for gas, depending on gas line and venting work (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)$850 to $3,000 installed for electric, before any panel upgrade ($850 to $1,700) (Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Heat pump water heater
- $2,000 to $4,600 installed in place of an electric tank; more when it replaces gas (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Sewer camera inspection
- $125 to $500 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Sewer line replacement
- about $1,400 to $5,300 for a typical line (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)$50 to $250 a linear foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
- Replacing central AC on existing ducts
- $3,900 to $8,000; about $6,000 on average (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- Swapping a heat pump on existing ducts
- $4,000 to $8,000; a 3-ton system about $3,900 to $6,200 (HomeAdvisor, Forbes Home, HomeGuide)
- A whole-home heat pump system
- commonly $14,000 or more (NYSERDA, Massachusetts EEAC, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Replacing a gas furnace
- $3,800 to $6,200 at standard efficiency (HomeGuide, HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Forbes Home)$5,200 to $12,000 at high efficiency (90% AFUE and up) (HomeGuide, HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- Replacing an electric furnace
- $1,600 to $8,000, with a like-for-like swap at the low end (Fixr, HomeAdvisor)
- A single-zone mini-split
- $2,000 to $5,000 (HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- A multi-zone mini-split
- $3,000 to $14,000 for 2 to 4 zones (HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- An HVAC tune-up
- $70 to $350 a visit; a basic tune-up is often about $100 to $200 (HomeGuide, HomeAdvisor, Fixr)
Ranges from HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home, NYSERDA and the Massachusetts EEAC, checked September 2026.