WarehouseNow arranges temp-controlled storage in Chicago, Illinois, at vetted partner facilities along I-55, I-57, I-80. Call +1 (630) 277-9687 or request a quote, and within 15 minutes you have a facility, a price and a time.
Temperature-Controlled Storage across the Chicago metro
Chicago is the busiest intermodal hub in North America and WarehouseNow’s home market. Our headquarters sits in the city, and our partner coverage is deepest along the I-55 and I-80 corridors through Joliet, Bolingbrook and Romeoville, around O’Hare in Elk Grove Village, and near the rail ramps in Bedford Park and northwest Indiana.
Temperature-controlled storage covers refrigerated (typically 33 to 40°F), frozen (0°F and below) and controlled-ambient product such as produce, dairy, meat, seafood, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and confectionery. On-demand cold storage matters most during a failure: a reefer unit breaks on a Sunday night, a receiver rejects a load for a temperature excursion, or a driver runs out of hours with a load that cannot sit. Our network includes cold facilities that receive after hours and hold product for a day or a season.
Areas served
- Joliet
- Bolingbrook
- Romeoville
- Elk Grove Village
- Bedford Park
- Aurora
- Hammond, IN
How it works
Tell us the temperature and the clock
Commodity, set point, current temperature if known, pallet count, where the trailer is and how long you need to hold.
We confirm cold space
Within 15 minutes we match a facility with the right zone, food-grade or pharma certification and a dock that can receive now.
Unload, hold, reload
The facility logs temperatures on receipt, holds the product and reloads when your replacement equipment arrives. We can also help find a local reefer repair.
Typical turnaround in Chicago
Facility confirmed in 15 minutes. Same-day receiving in major markets, including nights and weekends. Holds from one day to several months. In one Sunday-night reefer failure we had a solution in place in under an hour.
What drives the cost
- Temperature zone, with frozen space priced above refrigerated
- Pallet count and duration
- Food-grade, USDA or pharmaceutical handling requirements
- After-hours receiving and reloading
- Temperature logging, inspection and re-icing or blast-freezing services