AI receptionist
for Chicago.
Voxgard is an AI receptionist for Chicago businesses. It answers your existing 312, 773, 847 or 630 number in about 0.3 seconds, 24/7, in the caller’s language. In the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin metro, 1.61 million residents aged five and over speak Spanish at home and 159,000 speak Polish, the most spoken language after English and Spanish, according to the Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey. Voxgard answers in Polish, Ukrainian and Russian as well as Spanish, follows a caller who switches mid-sentence, checks the service area, reads the address back, books the visit into Google Calendar and texts the confirmation from your number. When a caller asks for a person, it rings your managers in the order you set. It has no Chicago office and nothing to install. Plans start at $249 a month, and the first five days are free, no credit card.
Updated September 2026Chicago calls in
Spanish and Polish.
Figures for people aged five and over in the metro, from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, table B16001.
people in the Chicago metro speak Spanish at home.
Census ACS · 2024speak Polish at home, more than in any other US metro.
Census ACS · 2024of callers who reach voicemail never call back.
BrightLocal · 2024The languages
Chicago calls in.
The languages Voxgard has studio voices for, ranked by how many people in the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin metro speak them at home. Each figure is a survey estimate with a margin of error.
| Language at home | Chicago metro · people 5+ | On Voxgard |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish | 1.61 million 18.1% | Language page |
| Polish | 159,000 1.8% | Language page |
| Chinese | 105,000 1.2% | Language page |
| Arabic | 75,000 0.8% | Language page |
| Ukrainian and other Slavic* | 66,000 0.7% | Language page |
| Hindi | 48,000 0.5% | Language page |
| Russian | 46,000 0.5% | Language page |
| Korean | 42,000 0.5% | Language page |
| French | 25,000 0.3% | Studio voice |
Ask us first about Tagalog (77,000), Urdu (55,000) and Gujarati (49,000). They are among the most spoken languages in the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin metro, but not among the 21 languages with voices in the Voxgard studio, so confirm them before the pilot. If a caller speaks a language your line is not set up for, the operator apologizes in the current language and asks to continue in a supported one; it never answers in the wrong language or goes silent.
What changes for
a Chicago business.
The things this metro’s phone lines do differently, and what the operator does about them.
Polish, Ukrainian and Russian
About 159,000 Polish, 66,000 Ukrainian and other Slavic, and 46,000 Russian speakers. All three have studio voices, and the operator follows a switch between them. Polish.
Spanish on the same number
1.61 million Spanish speakers in the metro, answered without a phone menu. Bilingual calls.
The first cold night
Frozen pipes and furnaces that will not start bring calls in a wave. Standard takes three at once and Enterprise has no limit; every caller gets the address read back and a slot booked.
Emergencies, handled honestly
When a caller asks for a person, managers ring in your order and a phone that goes to voicemail is skipped. If nobody answers, your team is texted the number and summary. It never wakes anyone on its own judgement.
City and suburbs
Distance is measured from your base locations, so a North Side crew and a DuPage crew each keep their own radius and travel fees.
Across the Indiana line
The metro reaches into northwest Indiana. The service area follows your coverage, not the state border.
How a call
sounds.
An example of the flow, shortened, from a plumbing company on the Northwest Side. English translation under each line.
CallerDzień dobry, pękła rura w piwnicy, chyba zamarzła w nocy.Good morning, a pipe burst in the basement, I think it froze overnight.
VoxgardPrzykro mi. Żeby sprawdzić, czy obsługujemy tę okolicę, proszę podać kod pocztowy.I’m sorry. To check that we cover the area, please tell me the ZIP code.
Caller60630.60630.
VoxgardTak, obsługujemy tę okolicę. Jaki jest numer domu i ulica?Yes, we cover that area. What is the house number and street?
Caller5200 North Milwaukee Avenue.5200 North Milwaukee Avenue.
VoxgardPowtórzę: 5200 North Milwaukee Avenue, kod 60630. Zgadza się?Let me read it back: 5200 North Milwaukee Avenue, ZIP 60630. Is that right?
CallerTak.Yes.
VoxgardHydraulik może przyjechać dziś między dwunastą a drugą. Zarezerwować i wysłać potwierdzenie SMS-em?A plumber can come today between twelve and two. Shall I book it and send a text confirmation?
Keep your
Chicago number.
Forward your existing number or port it to Voxgard, or take a new line. Nothing to install and no new number to print on the truck.
Any of these numbers can be forwarded or ported. Toll-free numbers are supported too.
What it
costs.
The same published prices in Chicago as everywhere in the US. Voxgard has no Chicago office; it runs in the cloud and answers from the first ring.
Basic · $249/month
300 call minutes included, then $0.55 a minute. One assistant, one call at a time. Recordings, transcripts, summaries, two-way SMS and MMS.
Standard · $549/month
1,000 call minutes included, then $0.35 a minute. Up to three assistants and three simultaneous calls, CRM integration, automated SMS follow-ups.
Enterprise · from $1,500
A custom minute pool, unlimited concurrency, custom integrations and a dedicated account manager.
SMS $0.05 and MMS $0.15 per message, never from your minutes. Month to month, 15% off yearly, and every plan starts with a free five-day pilot, no card. Full pricing and billing examples.
Chicago business
questions.
Yes. Voxgard answers the phones of Chicago-area businesses from the cloud, with no local office and nothing to install. It picks up in about 0.3 seconds, 24/7, in 32 languages, books appointments and texts confirmations.
Yes. Forward your existing number or port it, or take a new line.
Yes. Polish has its own voices in the Voxgard studio. It detects Polish from the caller’s first phrase, answers in Polish and texts the confirmation in Polish. Polish-speaking receptionist.
About 77,000 people in the metro speak Tagalog at home, 55,000 Urdu and 49,000 Gujarati. None of them is among the 21 languages with voices in the Voxgard studio, so ask us before the pilot rather than assume.
The same as anywhere in the US: from $249 a month with 300 minutes, and a free five-day pilot with no credit card. Pricing.
Answer Chicago
before the next company does.
Five days on your real calls, free, no card. Hear the Polish and Spanish voices on the live line first.