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Top 25 Event staffing agencies based in Chicago, United States

Name: Event staffing agencies based in Chicago, United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 12, 2026 60 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 60 event staffing agencies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 953 professional contacts across them, including 213 with verified work emails and 365 with mobile numbers. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers event staffing agencies headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 12, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 12, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

60Companies

953Contacts tracked

213Verified emails

365Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest event staffing agencies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 60 event staffing agencies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 12, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to event staffing agencies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Blue Plate	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	201-500	211 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Blue Plate was founded in 1983 by Jim Horan, a social worker who spent his weekends cooking for friends’ parties - driven by a passion for bringing people together through food.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
2	United Service Companies	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	10001+	174 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “United Service Companies: Elevating Business Solutions Nationwide Established in 1965, United Service Companies began its journey as a maintenance company and trade show service…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
3	Frost Chicago	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	51-200	54 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Frost Chicago stands at the forefront of event production, delivering unparalleled expertise in Fabrication, Lighting, Staging + Scenic, Audio, Video, Automation and Fabric…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
4	AV Chicago, INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	11-50	40 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For over 30 years, AV Chicago has specialized in audio, video, lighting, staging, event services and equipment rental.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
5	ARETÊ	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	201-500	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “What We Do: Arete is a direct hiring partner for several of the Nation's Largest Employers!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
6	Complete Crewing, INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	1-10	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Complete Crewing provides event producers, AV staging companies and technical directors with quality stagehand crews and corporate media technicians in Chicago and across the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
7	CEA Staffing	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	1-10	18 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CEA Staffing is a nationwide event staffing agency providing only the most energetic, reliable, and experienced event staff across the nation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
8	Walden Chicago	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our honest and inclusive process promotes design-driven rather than budget-constrained events.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
9	Loftus & O'meara Search	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Loftus & O’Meara has been partnering with Chicago businesses for over 30 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
10	Starevents	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “StarEvents is Chicago’s award-winning event company that specializes in producing world-class community celebrations and festivals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
11	Valle Services	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
12	Elevoque Business Events	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Elevoque curates elevated business events and evocative brand encounters fueled by innovation, intention, and a touch of inspired audacity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
13	GCJ Hospitality	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to GCJ Hospitality Services!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
14	Siren Staffing LLC	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Siren is a full-service event staffing agency specializing in experiential engagements and live activations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
15	Event Staffing Live	Strong evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Experience the industry’s best event staffing partner, a nationwide agency known for service, staff quality and over-delivering every single time.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
16	Ravenswood Special Events INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ravenswood Special Events Inc is an entertainment company based out of 1100 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
17	The Labor Connection, LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Audio Visual Production Labor, Stagehands, Live Event Crewing Experts!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
18	L' Shanell CO	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “L’ Shanell + Co.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
19	Lake Street Staffing	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	51-200	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Lake Street Staffing, you and your guests’ experience is our top priority.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
20	Chicago Actor Staffing	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a boutique staffing agency based in Chicago dedicated to providing staff that unlocks your event’s creative potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
21	Magnificent Events And Entertainment	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With over 20 years of experience and thousands of shows produced, Magnificent Events is an award winning, nationally and internationally recognized event production and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
22	Toque & Bottle Advisory	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Toque & Bottle Advisory is a hospitality services company, specializing in innovative food and beverage planning for conventions and other large scale events.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
23	Serac Solutions LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	11-50	1 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Accounting Staffing, Finance Staffing, Technology Staffing, Administrative Staffing, Light Industrial Staffing & More.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
24	Wantz Events	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Wantz Events is a corporate & experiential event production agency offering planning, consulting, and day of staffing support to support all your event needs!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026
25	KA Events	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 12, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 12, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: event staffing agencies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names event staffing agencies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of event staffing agencies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name event staffing agencies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Event staffing agencies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 12, 2026

22.4%Verified-email coverage

38.3%Mobile-number coverage

15.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

256.7%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 12, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

10001+

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails were verified and the company information checked

Email last verified

Median 14.0d

1800–30

3031–60

061–90

090–180

3180+

Company record updated

Median 75.0d

00–30

28731–60

50161–90

14290–180

23180+

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among event staffing agencies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “event staffing agencies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names event staffing agencies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among event staffing agencies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 213 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 12, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Event staffing agencies by metro in the United States

Event staffing agencies in New York154
Event staffing agencies in Los Angeles99
Event staffing agencies in Las Vegas74
Event staffing agencies in Miami61
Event staffing agencies in Chicago51
Event staffing agencies in Austin45
Event staffing agencies in Houston43
Event staffing agencies in Atlanta43

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names event staffing agencies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many event staffing agencies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 60 event staffing agencies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Blue Plate, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most event staffing agencies?

New York leads with 154 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (99) and Las Vegas (74).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 213 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 60 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 12, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.