Aurora, IL Garage Door Repairs and Custom Designs
At Allied Garage Door, Inc., we provide quality garage door repair and garage door installation services. Common garage door problems include broken garage door springs, openers, remotes, panels, and coils. Is your garage door in need of repair? Our garage door company in Aurora specializes in the repair and maintenance of garage doors. We use the most modern equipment and guarantee a timely repair service. We will repair your garage door in less time and for less money than any other Aurora garage door company.
If you want to see our garage door repair specials, please call us today! Get $20 off garage door spring repair or any service call for garage doors or garage door openers.
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Garage Door Installation Aurora, IL
Looking to buy a new, quality garage door? Browse our vast selection of beautiful garage doors offered a low, affordable cost. We carry wood garage doors, overhead garage doors, and roll up garage doors among many other types and styles. Our Aurora garage door installers have experience working on all makes and models of garage doors, garage door openers, and more. View our residential and commercial photo galleries for some examples of our garage door installation.
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Garage Doors Parts for Repair or Replacement
- Garage door springs/garage door torsion spring
- Garage door opener
- Garage door remote
- Garage door coils
- Garage door panels
Aurora, Illinois
Aurora, Illinois is home to approximately 200,960 people and is the United State’s 114th most populated city. With a total of 46,500 households and an average family size of 3.5 people, Aurora is a busy place to live. Growing since the 1960’s Aurora was considered to be the 46th fastest growing city in the country. Originally home to Native American people before European settlers called the area their home, Aurora was made up of two villages that joined together in 1857.
The city of Aurora is home to many businesses such as Caterpilar, American Cable and Telephone, MetLife, The Hartford, the Rush Copley Medical Center, and more. Aurora’s biggest employers are:
- Caterpilar – (World-leading manufacturer of construction equipment, mining equipment, diesel-electric locomotives and more) with 2,300 employees.
- Rush Copley Medical Center – (Leading provider of health services) with 2,000 employees.
- West Aurora School District – With 1,650 employees.
- East Aurora School District – With 1,320 employees.
- Provena Mercy Medical Center – (Providing affordable care) with 1,300 employees.
- The City of Aurora – With 1,280 employees.
- Dreyer Medical Clinic – With 1,200 employees.
- Indian Prairie School District – With 1,200 employees.
- Hollywood Casino Aurora – With 1,010 employees.
- MetLife Inc – (Global provider of insurance, employee benefits, annuities and more) with 760 employees.
The city of Aurora is one of Illinois’ cheapest places to buy property with homes as much as $14,000 cheaper than the national average. Rent, however, is slightly more expensive and tenants pay as much as $200 more than the national average. This may be why as much as 65% of the local population owns a home in Aurora.
Aurora’s Unique City Features
Aurora is home to many areas of interest that keep locals and visitors alike entertained. They also set Aurora apart from other cities in Illinois and the rest of the country.
Hollywood Casino
The Hollywood Casino in Aurora, Illinois is home to more than 1,000 slot machines, many restaurants, and live entertainment. The elaborately decorated casino is the ideal destination if you’re looking for a bit of fun.
Downtown Alive
A music festival that is home to live music and many food booths, the festival is held over three weekends once a year. With anywhere between 8,00 and 13,000 people attending, the festival is hugely popular. The music festival also features an AuroraArtWalk hosted by a team of artists from the local area along with patrons and property owners. Taking place every year, this is the music festival to attend if you love music or simply want to see what the up-and-coming music scene is like.
Aurora Regional Fire Museum
Located at 53 N Broadway, Aurora, 60505, the Aurora Regional Fire Museum was established to ensure the area’s fire history is preserved. Originally, the museum lived in Fire Station 4’s basement but after all the apparatus out-grew the basement it was moved to North Broadway. After 7 years of the building standing empty, a local group saved the old fire station and moved the museum there, where it still lives today.
Philips Park Zoo
Found at 1000 Ray Moses Drive, Aurora, 60505, Philip’s Park Zoo is no ordinary zoo. it’s home to native animals and has been since 1934. The zoo can be found in the grounds of Philips Park and is home to many incredible animals such as:
- Gray wolves
- Otters
- Owls
- Llamas
- Farmyard animals
- Pygmy goats
- and so much more
The zoo is also home to some changing exhibits and occasionally adds extra animals ensuring they are less likely to face extinction.
SciTech Interactive Science Museum
The SciTech Interactive Science Museum is a great place to visit. This is a museum that encourages you to interact with the exhibits so you learn more. Located at 18 West Benton St, Aurora, 60506, the museum houses more than 200 interactive science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics exhibits.
Every single exhibit at the museum is part of an experiment and you’ll discover there’s a scientific explanation for them. Spanning over 30,000 square feet and house in an old post office, the museum encourages open-mindedness, exploration, and imagination.
Aurora’s Celebrities
The city of Aurora is home to many celebrities who have previously contributed or still contribute to the city Some of the celebrities you’ll find below who have connections to Aurora contribute to the arts, the world of sport, politics or the military.
Some of Aurora’s celebrities include:
- Stana Katic (Actress)
- Ryan Boatright (Basketball player)
- Larry English (Linebacker)
- Ria B. Garman (Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois)
- Frank Haven Hall (Inventor)
- Dennis Hastert (Speaker at the US House of Representative)
- M. Miriam Herrera (Author and Poet)
- Quavas Kirk (Full back for Los Angeles Galaxy and D.C United)
- Thom Jones (Writer)
- Anna Li (Artistic Gymnast)
- Patricia Reid Linder (Illinois State Congresswoman)
- Elizabeth Linington (Novelist)
- James H. Monroe (Combat medic and Medal of Honor recipient)
- Jeff Olsen (Musician)
- Nicole Peeler (Novelist)
- Mario Ramos (Pitcher for Texas Rangers)
- Charlotte Thompson Reid (US Congresswoman)
- Paul Scheuring (Screenwriter and director)
- Randy Shilts (Journalist and author)
- Jeffrey Skilling (CEO)
- Mike Small (PGA Tour player)
- Carl Thomas (Singer)
- Lester W. Weber (US Marine)
- Ray White (Vocalist, guitarist)
- Bobby Z (Monster Truck Driver)
Other interesting pieces of information
The city of Aurora is considered to be the 5th most diverse suburb in the whole of Illinois. Crime is relatively low compared to the rest of the country, with theft being the most common crime.
The majority of people who live in Aurora are between the ages of 35 and 44 years, and most educated people have a college or associate’s degree. Most people describe the city as a friendly place to live or visit and almost 70% of people say there’s a good sense of community.
Schools in Aurora are considered good, and the city is home to 75 public schools, 17 private schools, and a few colleges.