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Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Chicago Area? Now You'll Know.

Home Security

The prospect of having an intruder in your home is unsettling at best. So it's no surprise that the home security alarm business thrives. But most homeowners can significantly cut their risk of burglary with small expenditures and a few new habits. We discuss how to assess your home's vulnerabilities, how to discourage burglars, and whether to purchase a home alarm system. We also give advice on selecting an alarm installer.

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Name Number of ratings Checkbook's top rating () What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality" Firm's price index score
for quality for price
1. AAA Alarm Systems
Niles, IL
847-966-5494
Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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2. ADT Security Services
111 Windsor Dr
Oak Brook, IL
630-572-1200
416 ratings Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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3. Alarm Detection Systems
1111 Church Rd
Aurora, IL
630-844-6300
48 ratings Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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4. Alarms Unlimited
6501 N Lincoln Ave
Lincolnwood, IL
847-410-0000
24 ratings Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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5. Alert Protective Service
3833 N Cicero Ave
Chicago, IL
773-685-8383
23 ratings Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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6. Amiercan Eagle Security
6844 W 95th St
Oak Lawn, IL
708-430-2626
Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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7. Brink's Home Security
All locations combined

800-725-3537
121 ratings Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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8. Bulldog Security
1480 Old Deerfield Rd #22
Highland Park, IL
847-432-9900
Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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9. D & I Electronics
24802 W Caton Farm Rd
Plainfield, IL
815-436-6003
19 ratings Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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10. Forest Alarm Svc
9 Old Tamerack Ln
Orland Park, IL
708-349-0278
Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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11. Fox Valley Fire & Safety
2730 Pinnacle Dr
Elgin, IL
847-695-5990
Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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12. Fox Valley Security Systems
30 N Airlite St
Elgin, IL
847-931-7711
15 ratings Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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13. Kesco Security
Evanston, IL
847-869-1954
Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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14. Keyth Security Technologies
1575 Oakwood Ave
Highland Park, IL
847-433-0000
52 ratings Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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15. M & R Electronic Systems
408 W Campus Dr
Arlington Heights, IL
847-398-6240
10 ratings Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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16. Maximum Security Systems
7340 15th St
Forest Park, IL
708-366-6663
Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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17. Monitronics International
All locations combined

800-447-9239
14 ratings Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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18. Norshore Alarm
28085 N Ashley Cir #106
Libertyville, IL
847-367-7370
11 ratings Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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19. Protection One
600 Hunter Dr #101
Oakbrook, IL
800-438-4357
21 ratings Chicago Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 12 local home security firms.
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Chicago home security firms by neighborhood
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Home Security Firms in Highland Park, IL Home Security Firms in Libertyville, IL Home Security Firms in Lincolnwood, IL
Home Security Firms in Niles, IL Home Security Firms in Oak Brook, IL Home Security Firms in Oak Lawn, IL
Home Security Firms in Oakbrook, IL Home Security Firms in Orland Park, IL Home Security Firms in Plainfield, IL

Subscriber Comments/Reviews
CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).


Subscriber from SOUTH BARRINGTON, IL wrote about NORSHORE ALARM, Libertyville, IL on 08/04/09
excellent. always excellent........
Subscriber from OAK LAWN, IL wrote about ALERT PROTECTIVE SERVICE, Chicago, IL on 10/04/06
DID WORK; NO ESTIMATE FOR WORK. HAD ME SIGN WORKORDER WITH NO CHARGE ON IT...........
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