Valle Services provides unarmed security guards for businesses, properties and events across Chicago and all of its suburbs. Our unarmed security officers control who comes in, patrol buildings and parking lots, help visitors and write up everything that happens on your property. For most sites, a trained guard people can see is all the protection you need, without the cost and added risk of a firearm. We’ve been doing this work for more than 45 years, and we answer 24/7 at 630-212-8938.
An unarmed guard is often the first person your customers, tenants and visitors meet, and the person who notices when something isn’t right. Our unarmed security services include:
Checking IDs and badges, signing in visitors and keeping unauthorized people out.
Regular rounds of the building, grounds and parking areas, day or night.
Being on site when staff arrive early or leave late.
A uniformed guard makes theft, vandalism and trespassing less likely to start in the first place.
Guards step in early, call police when needed and document every incident for your records.
Giving directions, helping guests and keeping lines moving.
Each guard works from written duties and procedures that we develop with you before the first shift, so they know exactly what your site needs.
Unarmed guards fit most places where a firearm isn’t needed or appropriate. In Chicago and the suburbs we cover:
For events, our unarmed officers work alongside our event staff and event security teams of ushers, ticket scanners and guest services staff.
Most Chicago businesses are well served by unarmed guards. They cost less, and to customers and tenants they come across as helpful rather than intimidating. They’re also the better fit for schools, healthcare settings, retail floors and private events.
Armed coverage makes sense when a site handles cash or high-value goods, has had violent incidents, or faces a specific threat. For those situations we provide armed security guards and off-duty police officers. Many clients use unarmed guards day to day and add armed officers for late nights, high-risk shifts or big events. We’ll walk your site and tell you honestly which level fits.
If the risk is focused on one person, like an executive, a public figure or a family, our executive protection team is the better fit.
Every Valle Services guard completes a thorough background check and in-house training for their assignment. Our unarmed officers are trained in observation, dealing with the public, de-escalation and emergency response, so they can calm a situation down before it becomes a problem. They act within federal and state law and know when to hand a situation to police.
Supervisors check in on every post. You get one point of contact for schedules, reports and changes, and we adjust coverage as your needs change.
Valle Services is minority-owned, locally owned and managed by our founder, Hector Garcia. Hector was Director of Security at Soldier Field for the Chicago Park District and SMG from 1992 to 2005, coordinating NFL, Chicago Bears, FIFA and NCAA events. That stadium experience, from crowd control to stadium lockdowns to staff training, goes into how we train and supervise every guard we place.
We place unarmed security guards throughout Chicago, from the Loop and River North to neighborhoods across the city, and in all of the suburbs. Our office is in Rolling Meadows, so the northwest suburbs are close by, and we cover the rest of the region just as readily, including places like Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Rosemont, Glenview, Naperville, Oak Brook and Joliet.
Unarmed guards control access, patrol buildings and parking lots, help visitors and write incident reports. Most of their value is prevention: a visible, alert guard stops many problems before they start, and they call police when a situation needs it.
It depends on the number of guards, the hours and the site. Unarmed coverage costs less than armed officers or off-duty police. Call 630-212-8938 for a free, no-obligation proposal.
Often, yes. We answer 24/7 and staff one-time shifts and events as well as long-term posts. For large events, contact us as early as you can so we can plan staffing.
Yes. Many clients use unarmed guards most of the time and add armed security guards or off-duty police for specific nights, events or threats.
Tell us what you need protected, where and when. Call or text 630-212-8938, 24/7, or request a free proposal.
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Valle Services is a premier security and event staffing management agency with over 45 years of expertise. Our services range from armed and unarmed security, mobile patrols, off-duty police and military personnel, to guest services and event staff.
Serving Chicago and all suburbs, including: Schaumburg · Naperville
Minority-Owned and Operated
2118 Plum Grove Rd,
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Phone: 630-212-8938
