Hager Caterpillar excavator digging a residential foundation at golden hour

Family-Owned & Operated · Since 1946

We Break Ground.
You Build On It.

Three generations of Chicagoland excavation & site work — solid ground, on schedule, done right the first time.

Get a Free Estimate Call (630) 231-3225
3 Generations 6 Counties Served Fully Insured A Yard of Cat Iron
1946
Established
3×
Generations
6
Counties Served
1000s
Foundations Dug

What We Move

Excavation, Start to Finish

From the first cut to final grade, Hager handles the dirt so you can build with confidence.

Foundations

Precision digging and backfill for residential and commercial foundations — square, level, and on grade.

Site Development

Clearing, mass grading, and lot prep that turns raw ground into a build-ready site.

Roadways

Subgrade, base, and gravel work for drives, private roads, and access routes built to last.

Parking Lots

Excavation, stone, and grading for durable commercial lots with drainage done right.

Commercial

Big-iron capacity for commercial pads, utilities, and large-scale earthwork on schedule.

Snow Removal

Commercial plowing and lot clearing all winter — your business open when the snow flies.

Hager Caterpillar wheel loader at golden hour on a graded jobsite

Three Generations Deep

A West Chicago Family
Built on Solid Ground

Since 1946, the Hager family has been moving the ground that Chicagoland builds on. What started with a single machine has grown into a full fleet of Caterpillar iron — but the way we work hasn’t changed.

We’re still family-owned and operated, still running the jobs ourselves, and still treating every foundation like it’s going under our own house. Three generations of operators means decades of dirt under our tracks and a reputation builders trust.

One family. One promise: the ground under your project, handled right the first time.

— The Hager Family

Hager Caterpillar dozer grading a jobsite at sunset

Why Builders Call Hager

Big Iron. Family Standards.

On ScheduleWe show up, dig fast, and keep your build on track.
Owner-OperatedThe people who quote the job are the people who run it.
Fully InsuredLicensed, bonded, and insured for residential & commercial.
Free EstimatesStraight pricing and an honest read on your site — no games.
Start Your Project

How It Works

From Call to Final Grade

01

Call Us

Tell us about your site and timeline. We pick up — and we know the ground around here.

02

Free Estimate

We walk the site, read the dirt, and give you straight, itemized pricing.

03

We Dig

Our crew and Cat fleet move in and get it done clean, safe, and on schedule.

04

You Build

You take over solid, build-ready ground — graded right the first time.

Serving Chicagoland

Six Counties, One Crew

Based in West Chicago and working across the Chicagoland collar counties and surrounding areas.

DuPageCounty
KaneCounty
CookCounty
LakeCounty
WillCounty
McHenryCounty

Let’s Break Ground

Get a Free Estimate

Tell us about your project and we’ll get right back to you. Prefer to talk? Call the yard — a Hager answers.

Call the Yard(630) 231-3225
Visit / Mail
180 W Grand Lake Blvd
West Chicago, IL 60185
Hours
Mon–Fri 7:00a–5:00p · Snow service 24/7

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