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Get experienced technicians for remote troubleshooting, proactive monitoring, performance optimization, and on-site support when needed to resolve issues before they interrupt your team.
Managed IT services in Chicago that give growing businesses a real IT department. Family-run since 1994, with local technicians from the Loop to the suburbs.
Chicago businesses outgrow patchwork IT fast. Get support, security, cloud tools, and recovery planning working as one.
Get experienced technicians for remote troubleshooting, proactive monitoring, performance optimization, and on-site support when needed to resolve issues before they interrupt your team.
Protect endpoints, identities, email, and data with managed detection and response, SIEM oversight, access management, security audits, and 24/7 human monitoring.
Automated backups for servers, workstations, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and cloud data include offsite replication, ransomware-resistant versioning, and tested restores.
Keep Microsoft 365 secure and organized with deployment, licensing, user administration, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, training, backups, and email security support.
Plan and execute cloud migrations, infrastructure changes, data transfers, and system retirements with landscape analysis, testing, cutover support, and post-project assistance.
Modernize business communications with cloud phone installation, migrations, soft phone setup, network coordination, user training, monitoring, and ongoing 24/7 support.
Juggling one vendor for support, another for security, and a third for backups? One accountable partner connects monitoring, support, cybersecurity, cloud, and recovery for downtown offices and suburban sites.
Chicago organizations that left providers that let them down now count on LME. See how they stayed productive and protected.
"LME is has an amazing team and have been great development partners on all our projects. They deliver on time and keep us updated frequently on what they are doing!!!"
"LME has proven to be an exceptionally reliable partner for us, consistently delivering high-quality results across a diverse range of projects. Joe is always offering helpful suggestions and making sure issues are resolved."
"When Joe assigned Ivan as our lead, we felt like we finally had IT solved. Ivan has been with us 24×7 and the team behind him makes sure nothing falls through the cracks."
"We’ve been using LME Services for our business IT support, and the experience has been fantastic. Their cybersecurity expertise, responsiveness, and ability to explain complex tech in plain English really set them apart."
"We are not IT savvy people and wanted the best equipment within our budget with the easiest set-up and usage possible, so we could focus our time on our legal clients. They’ve helped optimize our technology and simplify it down to something that is easy for us to use."
"I can’t say enough great things about LME Services. I’ve trusted them for years with my computer support needs. They are reliable, knowledgeable, and always willing to help."
"Thanks to LME Services’ efforts, our workflow issues are finally resolved. We’ve worked with other IT companies but they lacked the oversight we needed. Leon and his team collaborate seamlessly with us and make sure we know someone cares."
"They deliver on a wide-breadth of IT services and ensure everything works correctly. With the personal touch of a small team, LME communicates efficiently and is instantly responsive by email or phone."
"LME is has an amazing team and have been great development partners on all our projects. They deliver on time and keep us updated frequently on what they are doing!!!"
"LME has proven to be an exceptionally reliable partner for us, consistently delivering high-quality results across a diverse range of projects. Joe is always offering helpful suggestions and making sure issues are resolved."
"When Joe assigned Ivan as our lead, we felt like we finally had IT solved. Ivan has been with us 24×7 and the team behind him makes sure nothing falls through the cracks."
"We’ve been using LME Services for our business IT support, and the experience has been fantastic. Their cybersecurity expertise, responsiveness, and ability to explain complex tech in plain English really set them apart."
"We are not IT savvy people and wanted the best equipment within our budget with the easiest set-up and usage possible, so we could focus our time on our legal clients. They’ve helped optimize our technology and simplify it down to something that is easy for us to use."
"I can’t say enough great things about LME Services. I’ve trusted them for years with my computer support needs. They are reliable, knowledgeable, and always willing to help."
"Thanks to LME Services’ efforts, our workflow issues are finally resolved. We’ve worked with other IT companies but they lacked the oversight we needed. Leon and his team collaborate seamlessly with us and make sure we know someone cares."
"They deliver on a wide-breadth of IT services and ensure everything works correctly. With the personal touch of a small team, LME communicates efficiently and is instantly responsive by email or phone."
"LME is has an amazing team and have been great development partners on all our projects. They deliver on time and keep us updated frequently on what they are doing!!!"
"LME has proven to be an exceptionally reliable partner for us, consistently delivering high-quality results across a diverse range of projects. Joe is always offering helpful suggestions and making sure issues are resolved."
"When Joe assigned Ivan as our lead, we felt like we finally had IT solved. Ivan has been with us 24×7 and the team behind him makes sure nothing falls through the cracks."
"We’ve been using LME Services for our business IT support, and the experience has been fantastic. Their cybersecurity expertise, responsiveness, and ability to explain complex tech in plain English really set them apart."
"We are not IT savvy people and wanted the best equipment within our budget with the easiest set-up and usage possible, so we could focus our time on our legal clients. They’ve helped optimize our technology and simplify it down to something that is easy for us to use."
"I can’t say enough great things about LME Services. I’ve trusted them for years with my computer support needs. They are reliable, knowledgeable, and always willing to help."
"Thanks to LME Services’ efforts, our workflow issues are finally resolved. We’ve worked with other IT companies but they lacked the oversight we needed. Leon and his team collaborate seamlessly with us and make sure we know someone cares."
"They deliver on a wide-breadth of IT services and ensure everything works correctly. With the personal touch of a small team, LME communicates efficiently and is instantly responsive by email or phone."
Tired of slow callbacks from your Chicago IT provider? LME answers live, keeps pricing transparent, and never locks you into long-term contracts.
Family-run since 1994, with decades of experience supporting evolving business technology needs.
Human support and continuous monitoring help Chicago teams address threats and technical issues promptly.
Familiar technicians and assigned leads provide consistent service and clearer accountability for your organization.
We explain recommendations clearly, helping local decision-makers make confident technology and security choices.
Starting over with a new tech on every call slows your whole office down. A dedicated local team learns your systems and stays with you.
CEO
Joe Engelking serves as CEO of LME Services, proudly carrying forward the standard of service excellence his father, Leon, established in 1994. Based at the company's Hoffman Estates headquarters, Joe leads new business development and client relationships across the Chicagoland area, ensuring every organization receives technology solutions tailored to their unique needs. As a second-generation leader, he blends decades of family expertise with a forward-thinking approach, championing the integration of AI and automation into client operations to improve efficiency and security. Joe is deeply committed to LME's mission of practical, plain-English technology guidance, working closely with small and mid-size businesses, law firms, and financial services companies. His leadership reflects a genuine dedication to keeping clients running, secure, and confident in their technology partner.
Founder
Leon Engelking is the Founder of LME Services, having launched the company in 1994 after a career at IBM during the early rise of Microsoft and personal computing. Recognizing an underserved population of business owners who needed dependable, practical IT support as internet adoption emerged, Leon built LME from the ground up to meet that need. Over more than three decades, he guided the company through major technology shifts, including ransomware growth, cloud computing adoption, and the transition to remote work. His vision established LME's family-run culture and its commitment to long-term client relationships throughout Chicagoland. Leon's legacy continues to shape the company's values of security-first operations and dedicated, personalized service for small and mid-size businesses across the region.
LME Services provides managed IT services for businesses in Chicago and throughout Chicagoland. The company is headquartered in Hoffman Estates and supports organizations with 24/7 helpdesk access, proactive monitoring, cybersecurity, Microsoft 365 management, backup and disaster recovery, VoIP, compliance support, and technology projects. Its team works with small and mid-sized organizations seeking a local, long-term IT partner.
Talk with our team about support, security, and your technology priorities.
A provider that only works remotely leaves your Chicago office stuck when hardware fails. Our local technicians come on site in Chicago, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, and across Chicagoland.
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Recognized by GoodFirms in 2023 for a client-first approach to IT support.
Featured on UpCity among top-rated managed IT services providers in Chicago.
Ranked by Clutch as a top managed service provider in Illinois for 2024.
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For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 847-496-5196. You can also send us a quick email at info@lmeservices.com.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 847-496-5196. You can also send us a quick email at info@lmeservices.com.