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Emergency and urgent care vets in Illinois
Practices in Illinois that say they take emergency or urgent cases include Brighton Park Animal Hospital in Chicago, Chicago Cat Clinic in Chicago, Companion Animal Hospital Oak Park in Chicago, Kindred Veterinary in Chicago and Scout Veterinary Urgent Care in Chicago, and 68 more listed below by city. 16 of them say they are open 24 hours.
73 practices across 60 cities, out of the 873 we list in Illinois. Each one says so on its own website, which is where we read it.
These practices describe urgent or emergency work on their own websites. That is not the same as being open right now, and it is not the same as a dedicated emergency hospital: hours change, rotas change, and a practice that takes urgent cases on a weekday may not on a Sunday. Phone before you drive. If an animal is in trouble this minute, call the nearest emergency veterinary hospital rather than working down a list.
List compiled November 2, 2026 from each practice's own website.
Chicago 5
Naperville 3
Care Animal Clinic - Urgent & Wellness Care (Open 7 Days)
531 W 87th St, Naperville, IL, 60565
Buffalo Grove 2
Ablin, Lee Ann, DVM - Vsc Emergency & Critical Cr
1515 Busch Pkwy, Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089-2686
Palatine 2
Schaumburg 2
Urbana 2
University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital
1008 W Hazelwood Dr, Urbana, IL, 61802
Bethalto 1
Bourbonnais 1
Breese 1
Chicago South Loop 1
VEG South Loop
1114 South Clinton Street, Chicago South Loop, IL, 60607
Collinsville 1
Horseshoe Lake Animal Hospital
5230 Horseshoe Lake Rd, Collinsville, IL, 62234
Effingham 1
Elgin 1
Elk Grove Village 1
Elk Grove Veterinary Specialty & Emergency
1050 Bonaventure Dr, Elk Grove Village, IL, 60007
Freeport 1
Highwood 1
Itasca 1
Lemont 1
Archer Veterinary Clinic
13731 Archer Ave, Lemont, IL, 60439-4729
Libertyville 1
Lincoln Park, Chicago 1
Lisle 1
Litchfield 1
Lombard 1
Lowpoint 1
Mahomet 1
Mokena 1
Morris 1
Moweaqua 1
Murrayville 1
Normal 1
O'Fallon 1
Orion 1
Ottawa 1
Peoria 1
Pleasant Plains 1
Cornerstone Animal Hospital
100 E 4th St, Pleasant Plains, IL, 62677
Quincy 1
Rochelle 1
Rockford 1
Rolling Meadows 1
Roselle 1
Sesser 1
Shelbyville 1
Skokie 1
Smithton 1
Thompsonville 1
Thompsonville Veterinary Clinic
21325 Shawneetown Rd, Thompsonville, IL, 62890
Also in Illinois
- open on Sunday 67
- horses 48
- other exotics 38
- birds 34
- small mammals 33
- rabbits 30
- reptiles 25
- ferrets 8
Every Illinois city we list is on the Illinois page, and the national list is at the full directory.
A practice appears here only because its own website says it takes urgent or emergency cases. We have not tested anyone's skill and this is not a recommendation. Listings without the PawsRx Verified badge are compiled from public records, have not been verified by PawsRx, and are not affiliated with PawsRx. PawsRx is a technology platform and does not provide veterinary care.