Illinois
Excavation Contractors in Illinois
625 earthwork contractors across 250 cities in Illinois. Pick your city below.
Cities in Illinois with earthwork contractors
250 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in Illinois
Illinois is one of the deeper states in this directory: 625 earthwork contractors across 250 cities, with the biggest benches in Chicago (34), Springfield (22) and Bloomington (15). 29 Illinois cities carry five or more crews, so most jobs here have a real shortlist to compare. The trades with the most Illinois coverage are excavation (531), demolition (179) and concrete & foundations (84). 517 of these Illinois listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.5 stars, and 371 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 107 cover three or more trades, which is often the cheaper hire: one machine owner carries the job from clearing through grading to the dig. Pick a city below to see who works it and what each firm takes on. Updated for 2026.
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Excavation in Illinois: questions
Which Illinois cities have the most excavation contractors?
Chicago with 34, Springfield with 22, Bloomington with 15, Decatur with 15 and Naperville with 12 lead the Illinois list. In total we cover 250 cities in the state, 625 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in Illinois?
There is no Illinois rate card: contractors quote after seeing access, soil and haul distance. As national reference points, small residential digs commonly land between $1,500 and $5,000, land clearing runs about $1,500 to $5,000 an acre, and a conventional septic install is $5,000 to $15,000. Describe one identical scope to two or three of the 625 Illinois contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one Illinois contractor clear, grade and dig?
107 of the 625 contractors we list in Illinois show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is Corey Gregory Excavating in Woosung, covering 7: excavation, land clearing, septic systems and demolition. Open any city page and stack the job filters to find the firms that cover your whole scope.
Who does land clearing in Illinois?
44 of the 625 Illinois listings show land clearing: taking trees, brush and stumps off a lot before anything can be dug or built. Clearing is priced per acre and moves hardest on tree density and the debris plan (mulch on site, burn, or haul off), so settle the debris question first. Filter any Illinois city page by "land clearing" to see who takes it.