Best Electricians in Illinois

They arrived on time for the estimate, quickly assessed the installation I wanted them to do (EV Charging Station) and sent me a competitive estimate the same day. They were able to begin the work almost immediately, arrived on time, were respectful of our property and belongings, and were thorough, quiet, and professional throughout. They cleaned up after the work they performed and  had an excellent work ethic.

Communication and organization is extremely poor. Had a plumbing and electrical project (seemed perfect for them), but they are very disorganized. They came out fairly quickly to see the work that needed to be done, but they then called me a few times after saying they were scheduled to come out even though they already did and then jerked me around for a week just to get a quote that still didn't have a breakdown which was mentioned in the notes of the quote they sent. This is also after calling and texting them numerous times to follow up on the days they promised to have the quote sent by.
Maybe they do good work when you can actually get ahold of them but I'd recommend you call multiple places at the same time and not wait around for them to get to you. They were also twice as expensive on electrical work as another well rated electrician in the area for the same work. Maybe keep your request for plumbing only.

My Recommendation:
Electrician - Highlight Chicago
Plumbers - Five plumbing, Rocket Plumbing

I wasn't going to add this but the unprofessionalism was uncalled for.
They wanted to charge $185 to come back out. I then had to walk them through why there was no need to come back. They then said fine no $185 and when I said no to them they said LMAFO. Completely unnecessary and unprofessional. Just skip them if you can.
Provided conversation pics so my response has nothing to hide. You could maybe argue my response was a little curt but I just had finished convincing them they still had not provided the breakdown right before that which was frustrating in itself. Maybe explains why they were reluctant to provide the breakdown since they were trying to sneak in unnecessary costs

Quick service and very neat. Reasonable price for small job and responsive. Think that their responsiveness really stands out. Often tough to get an electrician out for small jobs.

This man has no customer service nor does he listen. He is always in a hurry to finish no matter the look. If I could give a zero I would.

Not sure of relationship between reviewer on June 27 and Joe. But I will factually restate what happened on my first and only experience with Joe. He call me at about 11:00 to say he would arrive in 20 min. He arrived about 11:20. Fixed 2 bad switches easily. Then started on the main project, a lighting fixture on our kitchen ceiling. It was a fluorescent fixture with 8 bulbs, custom done. He tried to fix it and recommended upgrade to LED. That did not work. He then said that he could not fix it and I would have to buy a new fixture. He then did proceed to try to fix it more and cut 11 wires (I still have the 11 wires he cut out) while swearing. He then said that it could not be fixed, and we would have to buy a new one. He then charged me $150. I asked for a receipt of labor and parts. He said he did not do that for such a small job. I asked how much the labor was for 1 hour - it was now 12:20. He said he arrived at 11:00. I reminded him that he called me at 11:00 and arrived at 11:20. He then dropped the price to $125 - so I assume $75 for labor (what he had told me his hourly rate was) and $50 for parts (parts being 2 small plastic light switches) A place he recommended to call to get a light replacement confirmed my belief that this would be custom new lighting and extremely expensive. I called another electrician, who came over, replaced the wiring that was cut by Joe and had the light working that day with much better lighting than the fixture had previously. This new electrician gave me an appropriate bill with labor and parts appropriately identified (cheaper hourly rate than Joe I must add). So not sure who Aaron is but given his quick response to my review, I am a little suspect. Do what you want - just want others to avoid my experience.

First of all, I rarely write reviews but I was so impressed I felt the need to write this one.  I needed a light switch replaced in my kitchen.  Chris responded quickly with a very fair estimate yesterday and was able to schedule an appointment for today.  Chris is professional, courteous, efficient and very reasonable with his charges.  I have already discussed having him replace some light fixtures in my house.  I highly recommend ALC Electric!

All around great first time experience. I called on a cold snowy night and the owner had someone (Leeroy) out to me within a couple of hours. Leeroy was great, and fixed my issue with my outdoor GFCI outlet almost instantly. So thankful to have a great electrician in my phonebook now!

Ryan was great to work with. He was on time and very transparent on what he was doing and what the cost would be. Furthermore he had me inspect the work afterwards to make sure I was satisfied. I will definitely be working with Ryan again in the future.

I required a list of items I needed addressed, as well as trouble shooting additional items.  Boz came out at the scheduled time, listened to my needs and pointed out some additional items to meet code.  He included all items in his estimate, as well as the trouble shooting items.  I had three companies come out for estimates, I found it interesting how the prices varied so much.  The crew came out on the scheduled dates, took care of everything.  The quality of work was outstanding.  This is a partial list of the items needed

Multiple GFCI outlets, trouble shot and repaired in bath and kitchen.  As well as new ones to meet code. Including replacing sump pump outlet with GFCI code required outlet on separate circuit. Exterior GFCI replacement on separate circuit.

Replacement of overloaded panel with larger one, there were no open slots..  Resolving circuits that were overloaded.  New wiring to the new circuits with minimal movement of wall covering (panels).

Replacing BX cables with wiring in pipes,  Moved junction boxes to better positions.

Extremely happy with work.

Steer Clear. This is not a legitimate electrical company. Gave me an estimate and did the electrical work for an EV charger in our condo building. Even though building management didn't request City of Chicago license initially, they checked for it later (it can be asked for at any time) and this company is not licensed in the City of Chicago and its illegal to do residential work without it. The job was done completely wrong and he almost blew the sump pump and electrical to entire building by connecting to a panel inexplicably and was told not to. Installed wiring that was bent and broken and taped together which could have caused shocks and burning. New contractor easily installed it - no bends or breaks. The wall outlet installed was open and exposed, and if water dripped to it could electrocute people. Sloppy, cut corners, dangerous, illegal and not up to code. Absolute garbage, rushed work. Refused to get City of Chicago license and come fix job. We will be pursuing our money back. This is an illegitimate electrical company. Avoid at all costs.

Addendum to review:

Right, I'm not an electrician , but here are couple facts that a real electrician should have known and done, that found out about your job.

You were told by the building engineer to use the 480/277 volt panel because 208/120 was already at the capacity.

You just plainly ignored that and proceeded with your version. Maybe you don't know the difference between two.

You ran 208/ 120 wires through 480/277 panel which was a huge code violation and a human life safety issue.

And that's not all:

Then you spliced those wires inside that panel multiple times -- code violation.

You then decided to use lightning contractor conduit to run the wires and overfill that conduit -- code violation.

You installed the breaker at the wrong panel (which was at capacity) so you overloaded that panel.

The wire was badly scraped

You removed pipe straps and made the electrical conduit loose -- code violation.

J boxes that you installed were unsecured and loose with knock outs missing -- code violation

I'm still waiting on the city of Chicago electrical registration paperwork  from you.

A qualified electrician would know right away that he is working with 480/277 volts and would have informed me that i needed a step down transformer in order for the EV charger to work!

On top things you have charged me over $2K for 2 J boxes and a roll of #6 wire, which costs $600 at the most. The piping was already 97% there , so what took you so long.

It took a qualified electrician a total of 8 hours to remove the faulty work and install everything from scratch including installing the transformer.

We'll happily accept a refund to settle this matter

I highly recommend their services.

They came on time and did an excellent job installing a new outlet,  patched up the wall & painted too.

Their rates are reasonable.  Will use their services again.

Jake and Lenox were a great team- they were efficient and were able to locate the source of our electrical problem. They replaced 2 GFI's and have literally brought light back into our lives! We'll definitely be using them again.

Be aware that this is apparently NOT a licensed electrician. I had Neville all lined up to replace some light fixtures in my condo.  Although I had specifically mentioned up front that I would need a copy of the electrician's license so that my building management would allow him to work in my building, he never sent me one.  When I reminded him a couple of days before the job, he sent me his business license, which is not the same thing  When I pressed further, he said my building requirements were too tough.  So no license.  Had to cancel the job.  I also checked the city website for a list of licensed electricians and neither he nor his firm are listed.  See  cityofchicago.org/city/e…

I used Kinetic for a variety of small projects at a building I used to own in Oak Park. Always did quality work. The electricians were always friendly and great about explaining what was wrong. Would always recommend them.
Kinetic installed a motion-sensor light on my garage. Less than a year after it failed. Called them. They check the records, called me back within an hour and had a guy out here by noon. He tested it and it was defective. Three hours later I had new light on my garage at no cost.

Tom and his crew do such great work! Highly recommend them. They installed 4 outdoor outlets in our yard and also trenched wires underground so they were no longer exposed to the elements. They were on time, flexible, and just care about doing the job right. Tom is a really nice guy who walks you through all the work ahead of time. Don't hesitate to reach out to him!

Wonderful communication and service from Frank and his father. We couldn't be happier with the installation of our lights, switches, and other necessary repairs. Would highly recommend them for your future home needs.

Alex responded to my posting quickly, was clear on costs, and came out at 8am the following day as promised. I gave wrong information on parts and he was ready with solutions to salvage the job and gave great advice. Would definitely hire again.

I've called them a few times for different projects and they always do a great job. The system they use is very convenient and pricing is not bad.

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