Quick answer: In Chicago, as across the country, communal cremation generally runs $50 to $150 and private cremation $150 to $450. Your pet’s size, home pickup, after hours timing and the urn move the number inside those ranges. Nine Chicago listings appear in this directory, and only a few of them are pet businesses by name, so the first question on most calls is whether pets are accepted at all.
By Cheryl Wright, Founder of PetCremation.org. Updated October 2026.
This page is for families in Chicago who need a number before they can make a decision. The ranges above come from our national pet cremation cost guide. What follows is what moves a Chicago quote inside those ranges, who is actually listed in the city, and what to ask so the total on the invoice matches the total on the phone.
What the ranges mean in Chicago
Communal cremation, $50 to $150, means several pets are cremated together and no ashes come back to you. Private cremation, $150 to $450, means your pet is alone in the chamber and the ashes are returned. Some providers also sell a partitioned option that sits between the two in price. If you are quoted one, ask plainly whether any other animal will be in the chamber at the same time. Our private versus communal guide covers the difference in detail.
Inside those ranges, four things decide where a Chicago quote lands:
- Weight. Most providers price by weight band. A large dog sits near the top of the private range, a cat or small dog near the bottom. Our dog cremation cost and cat cremation cost pages break this out.
- Pickup. Collection from a veterinary clinic is often included. Collection from a home address inside the city is often a separate line, and some providers add a distance charge beyond a set radius.
- Timing. Night, weekend and holiday pickup usually costs more than a weekday appointment. Several Chicago listings show 24 hour phones, which on Google usually means the call is answered, not that a driver is on the road at that hour.
- Extras. An upgraded urn, a paw print, a fur clipping or a faster return each add to the base price. Ask what container is included at no charge.
Ask for the total, in writing if you can, before anyone collects your pet.
Who is listed in Chicago
Nine Chicago listings appear in this directory. Only three carry a pet word in the name. The rest read as human cremation businesses, and several of those are the same company at more than one address.
Animal Cremation Society Of Chicagoland is at 5201 N Pulaski Rd, phone (312) 877-4300. It held a 4.9 rating across 1,606 Google reviews when we recorded it on May 11, 2026, a very large count for a pet cremation business. Google lists it as open 24 hours every day. Ask whether that means overnight pickup or an answered phone with pickup the next morning.
Peaceful Passage Aquamation is at 4472 N Elston Ave Suite A, phone (773) 372-7414. The name points to water based cremation, also called alkaline hydrolysis, rather than flame. If the method matters to you, ask how the price compares with flame cremation and how the returned remains differ. Our aquamation guide explains the process.
LAST KISS At Home Pet Euthanasia And Cremation Services is at 3674 N Elston Ave, phone (773) 750-6468. It showed a 4.1 rating across 81 Google reviews when we recorded it on May 11, 2026, and Google lists hours of 8 AM to 10 PM every day. Home euthanasia comes first in the name, so ask whether the cremation itself is done by this business or by a partner crematory, and whether the remains come back individually.
Caring Cremations appears twice, at 223 W Jackson Blvd #200a and at 3521 N Pulaski Rd, with one phone for both, (773) 866-2273. Cremation Society of Illinois appears three times: 6471 N Northwest Hwy, (773) 774-3333; 3824 N Clark St, (773) 281-5058; and 1344 E 55th St, (773) 752-6400. All five of these addresses read as human cremation businesses by name. If you call one, ask first whether pets are accepted, then on what equipment and at which address. One further listing has no phone number in our data and is left out here.
The Chicago listings page carries the full set, and the Illinois guide covers the suburbs and the rest of the state.
Pickup across the city
Chicago is big enough that where you live changes the quote. A provider on the North Side may add a distance charge for a South Side address, and the reverse. When you call, give your street and ask these five things:
- Do you collect from homes at my address, or only from clinics?
- Is collection included in the price you just quoted?
- Is there a separate charge for nights, weekends or holidays?
- How soon can someone come?
- Will my pet be taken straight to the crematory, or held somewhere first?
Our pickup service guide explains what a typical collection looks like.
If your pet just died at home
You do not have to decide anything in the first hour. If you are not sure your pet has died, call a veterinarian or an emergency animal hospital. If it is clear, place your pet on a towel or blanket in a cool, quiet room while you make calls. Step by step guidance is in what to do when your dog dies at home and what to do when your cat dies at home.
Questions to ask a Chicago provider
- Do you accept pets at this address?
- Is the cremation private, partitioned or communal, and will my pet be alone in the chamber?
- How is my pet identified from pickup to return?
- What is the price for my pet’s weight, and what does it include?
- Is home collection in Chicago included, and is there a distance or after hours charge?
- What container comes back with the ashes, and what does an urn upgrade cost?
- How many days until the ashes are returned?
- Can I be present for a private cremation?
- What is the total?
The longer list is on our questions to ask page, and how pet cremation works walks through the process itself.
A note from Cheryl
Prices are hard to compare because every provider packages things differently. A low base price with pickup, urn and return added on can cost more than a higher all in quote. Get the total, ask the same questions of two providers, and choose the one whose answers are clearest.
This guide is for general information only and is not veterinary, legal, financial or provider specific advice. Listings are compiled from public sources and not confirmed with each business. Prices, pickup availability and ashes return policies vary by provider. Contact providers directly to confirm current pricing in Chicago.