Four review platforms. Not one below five stars. When we last reviewed this company, Allegiant held a perfect 5.0 across more than 175 Google reviews, a 4.97 rating across nearly 40 BBB reviews, and 100% recommended on Facebook.
The Chooz Score's cross-platform analysis shows the same story wherever you look, ratings that hold steady across every site that carries them. That kind of consistency is hard to manufacture, and it's a big part of why the company earned a Chooz Score of 91.8%, one of the highest we've measured.
"The Allegiant team was terrific every step of the way! We moved from California to a newly built home in Wonder Lake , IL. The Allegiant team worked with us long distance to provide a whole house estimate. They were able to complete everything before we moved in." - Carol S., Google Review
What backs up the reviews is a stack of credentials most painters can't claim. Allegiant is a member of the Painting Contractors Association and earned the PCA's 2024 Humanitarian Award, along with Best of Fox recognition in 2024 and 2025. The company has been Accredited with the Better Business Bureau since 2023 and is registered with the Illinois Secretary of State as IL Business Entity No. 07400977.
The Chooz Score's business authority component confirmed that the registration and those affiliations are all in order. Reviewers feel the professionalism too, from office manager Stacy fielding the first call to the painters handling prep and clean-up.
"I cant stress enough the professionalism of the entire Allegiant Painting crew, office staff and painters. I appreciated their attention to detail from prep work, painting to clean-up. From start to finish, I was very impressed." - Marcia B., BBB Review
When a beloved Fox Lake landmark needed saving, Allegiant got the call. The town's giant pirate statue, known locally as Ole Peg Leg, got a full restoration, with office manager Stacy taking an interest, project manager Gloria running the job, and co-owner Taylor treating the statue like their own.
The same care shows up on bigger jobs. Allegiant is the painter of choice for the Whispering Oaks Senior Community, where close to 160 owners have to be kept happy, and the company rounds out its footprint with a long list of local charitable partnerships. This is a business rooted in the place it serves.
"Gloria (our Project Manager) and Taylor (Co-Owner), were totally into this and treated our Pirate like he was their own. Excellent care in patching and painting, suggesting changes, getting our input, etc. Both their work and their communication was top notch!" - Mike J., Google Review
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Get StartedFREE SERVICEWhat sets Rhino Shield apart from a standard paint job is the one thing customers keep circling back to. It isn’t paint. It’s a ceramic coating system carrying a 25 year transferable warranty, and for homeowner after homeowner, that warranty is the reason they signed. People call it a "one and done" fix, the last time they’ll think about their exterior for decades, and because the coverage transfers, it follows the house to the next owner.
The coating earns that promise on tough surfaces, not just clean ones. One homeowner's Dry-Vit stucco was cracking all over, with open holes and birds nesting in the gaps, and Rhino Shield sealed the house tight against the weather and the wildlife alike. Read through the reviews and you'll find the same relief again and again, homeowners glad they won't be back on a ladder for years.
"Rhino Shield completely transformed our “stucco” house! The Dry-Vit (aka stucco) was cracking ALL OVER with multiple holes and birds building nests in the cracks. Our home is beautiful and sealed to the weather (and critters) now. The entire Rhino Shield team was great to work with, and the 25 year warranty means I don’t have to think about this again for a LONG time." - Erin G., Google Review
Some of these reviews describe a coating that went on twenty years ago and still looks new, which tells you the reputation here isn’t a recent thing. When we last reviewed the company, Rhino Shield of Chicagoland carried over 100 Google reviews with a 4.9-star rating, plus more than a dozen five-star reviews on the Better Business Bureau, where the company is accredited.
The Chooz Score’s cross-platform analysis flags that kind of consistency across the sites where a company shows up, and new reviews were still landing in the months before our analysis rather than tapering off. It’s a registered Illinois business, Entity No. 03482677, that has been in business since 2006, close to two decades serving Cook, DuPage, and the surrounding counties. All told, the company earned a Chooz Score of 88%.
"Had this done 20yrs ago and still looks like new! Would recommend Rhino Shield to anyone as it really works." - Nicholas G., Google Review
One company in Illinois is authorized to apply Rhino Shield. This is it. As the state's exclusive factory-authorized dealer, Rhino Shield of Chicagoland runs crews trained in the manufacturer's installation process, and the company points to a Gold Quality Award earned every year for more than fifteen years. The Chooz Score's business authority review confirmed the company's registration and coverage were in order, which matters when you're trusting a crew with a coating meant to last decades.
The training shows in the prep, which is where a coating like this succeeds or fails. On one home the crew worked masking around long windows, the Chicago corners, and a wrap-around porch, replacing soggy cedar as they went before any coating touched the walls. That's not a spray-and-go outfit. That's a process.
"Our paint team did a stellar job of masking, replacing soggy cedar, and caulking! There was a lot of masking on our house, with the long windows, Chicago corners, and the wrap-around porch!" - I Pery, Google Review
What separates Red Sky from a lot of painters is what happens after the crew packs up. Completed work comes with a two-year written warranty, and exterior metal jobs are guaranteed against rust for the same two years. That's a real program, not a handshake.
The company carries full liability insurance up to $2 million and provides certificates on request, and it holds EPA Lead-Safe certification for work on older homes. It operates as a registered Illinois business, entity No. 12030231. The paperwork is there and current.
"Dominick at Red Sky was the most reasonable by far. They did quality work and guaranteed against rust for two years." - Paul S., Google Review
If you're the type who reads every review before hiring anyone, Red Sky gives you plenty to go on. The last time we ran our Chooz Score analysis, the company held a 4.9-star rating across over 60 Google reviews, 4.8 stars on Yelp from more than 100 reviews, and 4.8 stars on Angi from more than 200 reviews.
The Chooz Score's cross-platform analysis looks for exactly this, the same high rating holding up whether customers found the company on Google, Yelp, or Angi. Add an overall Chooz Score of 87.1% and a service map that runs from Park Ridge through Evanston, Wilmette, and Winnetka, and the picture stays consistent.
"When looking to hire a painter, it can be hard to find someone that you trust, is highly skilled, has flexibility in their schedule, and is a good value. We were lucky enough to find Red Sky Painting." - Kristen P., Google Review
Some of these customers go back years. One reviewer has had Dominik paint four separate projects, from metal stairs to interiors to exteriors. Another has used the crew since 2022 across two different houses. A third just wrapped their third project.
Taken together, the repeat mentions form a clear pattern. People don't try Red Sky once, they hand them the next job, and the one after that. The Chooz Score's customer retention indicators land in the top band, with repeat business showing up in about a fifth of the reviews we analyzed, a strong sign the work holds up over time.
"Dominic and the crew have been painting our home since 2022 - 2 houses now and multiple jobs! They have a lot of experience, attention to detail, and are very efficient." - Katelyn M., Google Review
Nearly all of Red Sky's reviews are glowing, but one customer felt an exterior job got squeezed into poor conditions, and paint from an overhead metal roof dripped onto the decking and railings below when it rained. The owner replied and offered to inspect and make it right, though the customer's concern about the stained railings was not confirmed as resolved. It is a fair thing to raise up front. Ask them directly: "If rain or cold is in the forecast, how do you decide whether to paint, and what is the plan if weather affects the finish?"
"When it rained, white paint dripped onto the composite decking and wooden railings. I feel like they rushed my job and tried to fit it in in bad weather." - Chris D., Google Review
More than sixty Google reviews, and every one of them is five stars. That's not a company cherry-picking its best work, that's a decade-plus stretch of simply not slipping. When we last ran our Chooz Score analysis, PCS Painters held a perfect 5.0-star rating across over 60 Google reviews, backed by 4.8 stars on Yelp across over 15 reviews. The Chooz Score's cross-platform analysis shows the same story on every site homeowners check. The consistency isn't new. PCS has painted homes across Lake and Cook counties for more than 20 years, and the five-star reviews stretch back nearly as far. The company earned a Chooz Score of 84.9%. "If you found this website or review, you found the right guy - look no further!!! Harry is an honest, upfront, and trustworthy individual." - Richard E., Google Review
One customer has hired PCS for over thirty years. Read that again. Thirty years of calling the same painter for both her home and her business, and she still describes them as simply the best. She's not alone. Another has used them for over ten years, going back again and again as her needs changed over time. Others mention a second job, then a third, a standing relationship for a large cedar house, two commercial buildings kept up across the years. High marks on the Chooz Score's customer retention indicators back that up, with reviewers describing PCS as their first call and no one else worth phoning. That kind of loyalty gets earned by getting it right the first time, then doing it again. "I have been hiring PCS Painters for over 30 years. I use them exclusively for my business and personally for my home. They are simply the best." - Rock C., Google Review
PCS puts its own employees on every job and says so plainly, that it doesn't sell your project to another painter and doesn't hand it off to random subcontractors. In a trade where day-labor crews are common, that's a real difference, and the reviews show why it matters. Read enough of them and the same names surface. Hector, Hector Jr, Jorge, and Luis turn up again and again, working alongside owner Harry from one job to the next. That continuity is what a stable, in-house team actually looks like. One family had a large ceiling that a previous painter had left covered in zebra stripes, and Harry promised it wouldn't happen again. Hector Jr and Jorge repainted the kitchen, dining, family room, and foyer ceilings, and the result came back perfect. The crew is also EPA Lead-Safe Certified, which matters on any home built before 1978. "The ceiling turned out 'Perfect'! The painters (Hector Jr and Jorge) are professionals and their work showed it. Once the work was complete, the cleanup started and they were very conscientious of leaving the house and work area as clean as when they arrived." - Ken P., Google Review
Read through the reviews and the same thing keeps happening. People don't hire Bill Schneeberger once. Katelyn Switzer brought the crew in for interior painting and moisture repair, then hired them back a few weeks later for her kitchen cabinets. Chris White has used them twice for exterior work and staining, and he's now moving on to interior projects.
Todd Novak's family has gone back several times and is already planning a basement refresh, and Cal Isaacson has worked with Roy on two separate occasions covering most of his home. That loyalty is exactly what the Chooz Score's customer retention indicators pick up, with reviewers describing returns for second, third, and fourth projects, sometimes years apart.
"They did such a great job and met our timeline so we hired them back just a few weeks later to also do our kitchen cabinets; they did another beautiful job." - Katelyn S., Google Review
Family owned since 1974. Fifty years on, still a clean five stars. The last time we ran our Chooz Score analysis, Bill Schneeberger held over 50 Google reviews with a 5.0-star rating, and the praise carried across platforms with 5.0 stars on Yelp across over 25 reviews.
The company earned a Chooz Score of 83.2%. A family owned and operated business since 1974 and a registered Illinois business entity, it lines up cleanly across every platform we checked, which is the kind of consistency the Chooz Score's cross-platform analysis is built to reward.
"Incredible job. This company really rocks!" - Tom F., Google Review
Roy and Carlos get called out by name again and again. Read enough of these reviews and you start to recognize the crew. Roy Schneeberger shows up over and over, quoting jobs, running the work, and taking on the trickiest details himself. Carlos is the on-site contact customers name directly, the one who circled back for last-minute touch-ups after a carpet install left some damage. Because the same in-house team returns job after job, people ask for them by name.
The detail work is where it shows. On one project Roy hung expensive patterned wallpaper in a powder room, working around sharp corners, a pedestal sink, and fixed wall mountings so the pattern lined up seamlessly from sheet to sheet. On another, the team painted the home theater's speaker covers to match the wall color exactly.
"Roy did a magnificent job applying expensive patterned wallpaper in our powder room. This was a highly technical task involving sharp corners, a pedestal sink, and various wall mountings." - Michael B., Google Review
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