U-Haul Offers 30 Days of Free Storage after Storms Strike Central Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (March 31, 2025) — U-Haul® Company of Illinois has made its centers in Champaign and Urbana available to provide 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container usage to residents impacted by severe storms and damaging winds that moved through Central Illinois on Sunday afternoon.
The storms caused widespread power outages. The National Weather Service received reports of structural damage from high winds in Champaign County.
Access to dry and secure self-storage rooms and portable storage containers can be vital for communities during the recovery process.
“We are stepping up as a part of the community,” stated Kevin Barringer, U-Haul Company of Illinois president. “We have the ability to help, so we have the responsibility to help.”
The 30 days free offer applies to new self-storage and U-Box rentals and is based on availability. The U-Box portable container offer is for on-site storage at Company facilities. People seeking more information on the U-Haul disaster relief program or needing to arrange storage services can contact the nearest participating location:
U-Haul Moving & Storage at University Avenue
306 E. University
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 351-7040
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Southgate
2010 S. Philo Road
Urbana, IL 61802
(217) 903-4803
In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder.
About U-HAUL
Celebrating our 80th anniversary in 2025, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers with more than 23,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 193,100 trucks, 138,700 trailers and 40,200 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America with 1,037,000 rentable units and 89.6 million square feet of self-storage space at Company-owned and -managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from the App Store or Google Play.
Contact:
Sydney Ellis
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com