Short answer: The auto parts yards in this part of the south suburbs are in Blue Island and Riverdale, all within a mile and a half of the Pick Your Part yard on 141st Street. Two are self-service: Pick Your Part Blue Island on 141st Street and Circus Auto Parts on Ashland Avenue in Riverdale. Four are full-service. We list no parts yards in Alsip or Dolton. Both towns have scrap metal buyers, and the parts yards are three to four miles away.
Last checked: September 29, 2026. Hours, ratings and review counts are from each yard's public listing. Pick Your Part admission and rules are from pyp.com. Illinois rules are from ilsos.gov and ilga.gov.
Which yards let you pull your own parts?
| Yard | Address | Hours | Google rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pick Your Part Blue Island | 2247 141st St, Blue Island, IL 60406 | Every day, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM | 3.7 from 491 reviews |
| Circus Auto Parts | 13701 S Ashland Ave, Riverdale, IL 60827 | Monday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Sunday, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM | 3.9 from 106 reviews |
Pick Your Part is the larger of the two. Admission is $3 and you must be 16 or older. The yard lends wheelbarrows and engine hoists for free, and it bans jacks, torches, grinders and gas-powered tools. You can check the Pick Your Part Blue Island inventory before you go.
A note on the name and address. For years this yard was listed as LKQ Pick Your Part, and many maps still show that. The company's own site now calls it Pick Your Part and gives the town as Dixmoor. It is the same yard at the same gate on 141st Street.
We could not reach the Circus Auto Parts website, so its admission fee and rules are not confirmed. Call (708) 389-5121 before you go.
Which yards pull the part for you?
At a full-service yard the staff remove the part. You pay more and you stay clean. It is the better choice for an engine or a transmission, or when it is January.
| Yard | Address | Hours | Google rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Auto Parts | 13741 S Ashland Ave, Riverdale | Monday to Friday, closing 4:30 PM. Closed weekends | 4.3 from 348 reviews |
| New Cats Auto Parts | 13538 S Western Ave, Blue Island | Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Saturday, 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM | 4.0 from 70 reviews |
| Broadway Auto Parts-Glass | 13545 Sacramento Ave, Blue Island | Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Saturday, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM | 4.0 from 122 reviews |
| LKQ A-Reliable | 2247 139th St, Blue Island | Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Closed weekends | 3.6 from 414 reviews |
ABC Auto Parts publishes a 101-day warranty and also installs parts. Its website gives a 9:00 AM opening and its Google listing gives 8:30 AM, so treat 9:00 as the safe time. New Cats says it has served Chicago since 1958, does repairs and picks up junk cars for free.
Not sure which kind of yard you need? Full-service versus self-service compares the two.
What about Alsip and Dolton?
We list no yard that sells used car parts in either town. What they have is scrap metal buyers: American Scrap Metal Services on 127th Street in Alsip, and Universal Metal Uno Recycling on Cottage Grove Avenue in Dolton. A scrap yard pays by weight for metal. It does not sell parts.
From Alsip, the Blue Island yards are about three miles away. From Dolton they are about four. LKQ has a building on 123rd Street in Alsip, but that is a parts distribution site and not a yard you can walk.
A two-minute walk through a Blue Island yard by the Robert DIY channel, filmed in July 2019.
Who buys junk cars in Blue Island and Riverdale?
Pick Your Part, New Cats and ABC Auto Parts all say they buy cars. Scrap yards buy them too, by weight. Call at least three and ask each one the same questions: what is the price, is towing free, how am I paid, and what paperwork do you need.
For a number to compare against, use the junk car value calculator or request a cash offer in the Chicago area.
