{"id":19926,"date":"2026-06-12T00:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=0e4e122d701ce503d1eb3ea4baf38cbd"},"modified":"2026-06-12T00:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:35:00","slug":"u-haul-offers-disaster-relief-to-chicagoland-residents-during-severe-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=19926","title":{"rendered":"U-Haul Offers Disaster Relief to Chicagoland Residents During Severe Storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/30daysfree?src=hash\" >#30daysfree<\/a>--Five U-Haul<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Companies across the Chicagoland area are offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> container use at 60 U-Haul stores for residents who have been, or stand to be, impacted by the severe weather slamming the region this week.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260611825417\/en\/2829911\/5\/U-Haul_Logo_20_5x6_25-01.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260611825417\/en\/2829911\/22\/U-Haul_Logo_20_5x6_25-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260611825417\/en\/2829911\/5\/U-Haul_Logo_20_5x6_25-01.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260611825417\/en\/2829911\/21\/U-Haul_Logo_20_5x6_25-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nFast-moving storms packing high winds swept through parts of the Midwest on Wednesday. Chicago and neighboring communities saw property damage, power outages, downed trees and flash flooding. More dangerous storms are forecasted for Thursday with the potential for tornadoes.<\/p><p>\nAccess to <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uhaul.com%2FStorage%2F&amp;esheet=54552124&amp;newsitemid=20260611825417&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=self-storage+units&amp;index=1&amp;md5=9817d66961ad986a1226ce95a72456f7\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">self-storage units<\/a> and portable storage containers is essential to communities when preparing for or recovering from natural disasters. U-Haul is ready to help anyone affected by the storms who needs a dry, secure storage solution at no cost for one month.<\/p><p>\nThe 30 days free offer applies to new self-storage and U-Box rentals and is based on availability at participating locations. The U-Box offer is for on-site storage at Company facilities; delivery is available for a modest fee.<\/p><p>\nPlease reference the list below for <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uhaul.com%2FLocations%2F&amp;esheet=54552124&amp;newsitemid=20260611825417&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=storage+locations&amp;index=2&amp;md5=4df19269add5fbe5b1f1086e0492bec2\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">storage locations<\/a> offering the disaster relief program. Stop by any of the 60 U-Haul centers in Metro Chicago or call the nearest regional office to arrange 30 days of free storage.<\/p><p>\n<b>U-Haul Co. of Central Chicago<\/b><\/p><p>\nStore locations (13): Arlington Heights, Bellwood, Broadview, Chicago, Cicero, Des Plaines, Forest Park, Melrose Park, Rolling Meadows<\/p><p>\n(708) 377-5169<\/p><p>\n<b>U-Haul Co. of Chicago South and SW Suburbs<\/b><\/p><p>\nStore locations (12): Alsip, Chicago, Frankfort, Oak Lawn, Romeville<\/p><p>\n(708) 389-2331<\/p><p>\n<b>U-Haul Co. of Chicago Western Suburbs<\/b><\/p><p>\nStore locations (11): Aurora, Bolingbrook, Elgin, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Montgomery, Naperville, Streamwood, Woodridge<\/p><p>\n(630) 405-7455<\/p><p>\n<b>U-Haul Co. of North Shore Chicago<\/b><\/p><p>\nStore locations (10): Chicago, Evanston, Morton Grove, Niles<\/p><p>\n(773) 862-3040<\/p><p>\n<b>U-Haul Co. of North Indiana and South Cook County<\/b><\/p><p>\nStore locations (14): Calumet City, Elkhart (Ind.), Glenwood, Hammond (Ind.), Markham, Merrillville (Ind.), Mishawaka (Ind.), Park Forest, Schererville (Ind.), South Bend (Ind.)<\/p><p>\n(219) 322-2905<\/p><p>\nIn addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder.<\/p><p>\nFor customers needing storage beyond the free period, the U-Haul 1-Year Price Lock is now available at 2,100 Company-owned facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Fixed-rate storage ensures at least 12 months with no price increase on your rental unit, and U-Haul never charges admin fees or deposits. Learn more at <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uhaul.com%2FStorage%2F1-Year-Price-Lock&amp;esheet=54552124&amp;newsitemid=20260611825417&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=uhaul.com%2FStorage%2F1-Year-Price-Lock&amp;index=3&amp;md5=659f3b5babf9814f1c40daf2fdc6c0fb\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">uhaul.com\/Storage\/1-Year-Price-Lock<\/a>.<\/p><p>\n<b>About U-HAUL<\/b><\/p><p>\n<i>Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers with more than 24,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24\/7 to access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers\u2019 patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 204,800 trucks, 136,600 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul, which offers rate transparency to self-storage customers through its 1-Year Price Lock, is the third largest storage operator in North America with 1,136,000 rentable storage units and 99 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from the <\/i><a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fu-haul%2Fid989307692&amp;esheet=54552124&amp;newsitemid=20260611825417&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=App+Store&amp;index=4&amp;md5=ebe093b395ff4f014b3f4c00b45fbc7e\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\"><i>App Store<\/i><\/a><i> or <\/i><a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fstore%2Fapps%2Fdetails%3Fid%3Dcom.uhaul.android.myuhaul%26hl%3Den_US&amp;esheet=54552124&amp;newsitemid=20260611825417&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Google+Play&amp;index=5&amp;md5=30eb8f0f251cf1be5fb2acf062543181\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\"><i>Google Play<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nJeff Lockridge\n<br\/>E-mail: <a  href=\"mailto:publicrelations@uhaul.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">publicrelations@uhaul.com<\/a><br\/>Phone: 602-760-4941\n<br\/>Website: <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uhaul.com%2F&amp;esheet=54552124&amp;newsitemid=20260611825417&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=uhaul.com&amp;index=6&amp;md5=57401e9de59bfce9e22791b0d5ab59d6\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">uhaul.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;#30daysfree&#8211;Five U-Haul\u00ae Companies across the Chicagoland area are offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box\u00ae container use at 60 U-Haul stores for residents who have been, or stand to be, impacted by the severe weather&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19926"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19927,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19926\/revisions\/19927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}