Best Electricians in Chicago, IL

One of the only union electricians in the Channahon area that does RESIDENTIAL work.
Mr. Paxson did an excellent job!  We had three receptacles, two fans, and three switches installed.  Mr. Paxson gave us a very good estimate, and stayed in contact with us as we decided what to have done.  
On the day the work was completed he showed up on time.  
All of the work is top notch!
As the work was completed he kept the area very clean.
Everything was done within three hours.
Please see the photos and video I have posted.
If you want it done right the first time call him.
- I know good electrical work.
(I myself was in the electrical union previously.)

update: still recommend, but knocking off a star for two things.  Noticed broken old outdoor light fixture still attached.  Hope to have that cared for and had new jobs, but I waited for them to have time for me and never heard back... :(
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AWE.SOME.
I've had Eddie come out twice now, and both times he went above and beyond.

Work he's done for me:
1 - Replaced outdoor lighting fixtures on a low-voltage system.  Ensured current set up was safe, fixed shoddy work left by previous owners (like unsealed wire ends), and it looks BEAUTIFUL!  He also made a concerted effort not to damage my plants after I hopped around him frantically as he started working.

2 - Replaced normal outlets with GFCIs where they should be.  Eddie stands out in that he's clearly safety conscious and concerned about my family's safety.  Not in a fake way where he could have installed GFCI's everywhere, and in fact talked me out of some that I thought I needed.  Tested existing GFCIs.

3 - Replaced indoor lighting fixtures with new.  I'm pretty sure he got zapped while replacing one -- previous DIY owner did nothing to code, I've seen the dangling live wires and wrong colored wires in previous projects -- but he soldiered on, and everything looks GREAT! (Previous handyman made a muckery of simple light fixture replacement, but I had to remove the review due to threatening message from the business owner)

4 - Installed new remote receptors in ceiling fan.  Because I know how safety-conscious Eddie is, I tell my son he now has the safest ceiling fan in the entire house, because while Eddie had the fan down I know he made sure wiring was done right.

5 - This one's huge for me, and why I called him back for more work.  The grounding prong for the electric starter broke off my new Toro snowblower (wth?).  Of course I no longer had the receipt, so Toro wouldn't help and the repair places I called said I'd need to replace the starter at a cost close to a new snowblower.  My dad's an electrical expert but not as able to do the work he once did, so we knew someone should be able to simply replace the prong!  Eddie was the first who agreed to take a look and see if he could do this.  
  He could have oversold me any which way, but charged me almost nothing to replace the prong, and followed up with excellent advice to maximize its durability.  Advised buying a very short extension cord, plug into the new prong, wrap it around the snowblower handle, and plug in via that when using electric starter, to minimize impact to the new prong.  Brilliant!

6 - I asked for estimate to install a WIRED doorbell, as I've had nothing but problems with wireless doorbells at my last two houses.  Here again, he could have made some money, and gave me an estimate, but recommended I at least try a specific brand/model of wireless.  I did, and lo and behold it works...consistently...with awesome features such as ability to mute if I'm a work call at home.  

He did more, but I'm running out of time and characters.  Bottom line is that I feel Eddie is extremely conscientious about his work, takes pride in it, truly seems to care about electrical safety (but doesn't use that as a money-making ploy), is honest, and very affordable and fair in his pricing.  

That said, I haven't met others that work for the company, and in the past I've been disappointed when an otherwise great company sends out someone who does poor work.  But I do feel Eddie would stand by work done by anyone else in his company.

We recently used Norb and Sons, they came on time and did a great job. Very nice and a good price. Highly recommend them.

I had 2 bathroom exhaust fans installed, 14 wafer LED's installed and a number of light switches replaced. All work was done perfectly by Eric Veith. I recommend Arnold Electric and in particular Eric to everyone needing electrical work. The work area was perfectly clean when Eric was ready to leave.

I purchased a mirror from Wayfair and added on installation. No one  ever showed up. I was so upset and cancelled the installation with them. I reached out to Eligio, and he contacted me right away. Thankfully, he was able to come out the same day. He installed the mirror in such a short amount of time and was super professional. I highly recommend him!

I hired Gadartech Electric for installation of a doorbell button.  I was very impressed with their communication and timeliness.  Aj called me twice while at the store checking for supplies.  We had a small miscommunication which was my fault, but was cleared up instantly.  The appointment time was 10:00 a.m. and AJ was at the location at 9:30 a.m.  He replaced the doorbell button in a pretty timely manner.  Very professional and wore his mask the entire time for safety concerns.  I would definitely recommend to family and friends for electrician services.

GREAT COMPANY TO WORK WITH!!  Provided me with a piece of mind when preparing our 100 year old home ready for closing sale.   Great communication on the service provided and proposed service.  Pricing very competitive.

I recently had an emergency situation and was able to reach these guys. At the time I would have let anybody help me but I'm glad they answered. It turns out the problem was minor and they were honest enough to tell me that. I appreciate the honesty and great service.

Had a GFCI trip during the night for no apparent reason, nothing running at the time.
Called to request that it be checked out. Showed up within 20 minutes, did a thorough evaluation and very reassuring.
Will definitely add to my address book for future use.

We hired Brian to complete a punch list of electrical items. The written contract that was agreed upon was for around $3800. The work was supposed to be completed around October 15th per the contract.  It didn't get done til February 12th.  That's FOUR months late.

Now let's talk about money. The final bill ended up being $13,500.00. That's not a typo. Thirteen thousand five hundred dollars. We were shocked when we received the bill. We asked him what happened to the contract. He said there were other issues that had to be corrected and the contract says any other issues are billed at $90/ hour. Fair enough, but the first time he told us about the other issues is when the final invoice was rendered. We never even had a chance to authorize or approve these additional issues to be corrected.

This guy pretty much ripped a page out of our checkbook and wrote himself a blank check. DO NOT let this happen to you. Never sign an open ended contract with this contractor or any other contractor, otherwise, you will be the one to get shocked at the end.

If a zero was possible, that is what I would give this contractor.  I hired him to install under cabinet lights.  He came out with an obviously untrained apprentice who did all of the work while he sat and barked out orders -- screaming at him much of the time.  At one point the apprentice was lost and did not know what to do.  Rather than helping him, he responded -- figure it out idiot and sat there staring at him.  Eventually, I started helping the apprentice myself.  He then billed me over a $1000.  Shortly after I received the bill, he called demanding payment.  I explained that I felt I was overbilled.  But, I agreed to pay him $700 that night if he would consider it payment in full.  He agreed, but has continued sending me invoices for allegedly past due amounts and has even filed a mechanics lien on my house.  Do not use this bully.

THIEF !  LIAR!  CHEAT!  THIEF!  LIAR!  CHEAT!
Dino asked for 1/2 upfront 500$ night before job.  Then didn't show up day of !  Didn't answer phone!  Or text for 24 hours!   Next day after I canceled payment with pay pal he called to say couldn't do job with out the money that we have in limbo now?  And he caught a 24 hour bug ! (After doing what ever he does Friday nights!) Didn't apologize at all for anything .  In fact he then told me he would return money but he had to call back all the other clients that called him FIRST!  I had to 3 way him and pay pal to get him to believe me telling him  that he could return money without it taking 30 days!   Then he did not before starting to sware over the phone that I can just get my money and pay him in check.   Careful he can get a temper!   This morning PayPal informed me his return was denied due to INSUFFICIENT FUNDS !  6 days after I payed him he still didn't have my money knowing the return was coming!!  Never mentioned he spent the money.  I gave him every chance to at least be honest and he lied the whole way.  He texted us this morning in response to us Leaving a very unhappy message . And He texted back That we screw** him!!!  ?   And he refused tell us where are money went.      
BEWARE.  SCAM ARTIST.   LIAR.   CHEAT!!!!!!

- 100 STARS!!!!!!   Hope I get my money back
So I can get electric for my a/c for my 5 month old baby's before a heat wave!!!!  
Thanks Dino !
Dean Hightower. Still waiting on a apology and the truth!

I would never recommend Advance Area Service to anyone! The worker
who appears to be the person who operates this business was extremely
rude, and unprofessional. I recommended his services to assist an elderly family member, and he treated her like crap. He was rude, disrespectful, and
crass. He speaks to his customers with a negative tone and does not like
you asking him questions about the job you paid him for. He takes advantage of elderly people, by taking their money and informing them if there is a problem with his work, he will continue to charge them if he has to come back to correct his mistakes or inadequacies. He is particularly impolite to women, especially elderly ones. Be aware of this business and its services!!!!!!!!

Let me start off by saying that their work is quality and end result was good, hence the 2 stars. If you are willing to wait and get 3rd class service with a good price then I suggest going with them.
Kinslow smith is run by 1 person - Ed. Ed is never available by phone. He has hired someone to answer his calls,Nancy, and email him with appointments and questions. I saw an amazon deal online and called before I purchased to see if I really needed to get it since most places honor the price with out groupon/amazonlocal purchase. I needed my chandelier installed with a new electrical source and Nancy set up a next day estimate with Ed. He was great and on time and promised us to get it done before Christmas with all work done by him only. On the day of his appointment he just never showed. No one picked up, we waited and waited. At last Nancy texted me 1 hour PAST my appointment slot saying Ed is sick and he won't be showing up. Why couldn't he just call me and tell me PRIOR to my appointment? So then the next 2 days I waited for someone to call me back and reschedule (even though I did not want to give them a second chance for such poor customer service but my husband wanted to use him bc of his prices). NO CALL BACK.
I called and called until I reached Nancy who rescheduled me and states she cannot apologize on his behalf. I told Nancy to have Ed call me personally...he never did. The day of our second appointment Nancy stopped picking up. I googled Ed's cell and he told me he was running a half hour behind...fine. Just tell me!!! Ends up he came with 2 other guys we never met and then Ed LEFT for the whole time. These 2 guys were training and he just left them. I was told only Ed would be doing my work. Luckily my chandelier is up and I am happy with the clean up afterwards.

Long story short, I personally would not recommend Kinslow Smith. Poor customer service in 2013 does not fly...may be 10 years ago it did.

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