# Comet Messenger Service

> Chicago same-day courier and delivery service, family-run since 1976. Bike messengers in the Loop, cars and vans across Chicagoland, and regional runs into Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa. Staffed around the clock; calls are answered first by Haley, our AI receptionist, who can identify account holders, check delivery status, give quotes and connect callers to the order desk.

Phone: (312) 786-2288 | Address: 2045 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60612 | Web: https://cometmessenger.delivery (also cometmessenger.com)

## Services

- Same-day delivery in three service levels: Streak (about 1-2 hours), Priority (about 2-3 hours) and Standard (about 4-6 hours). Delivery windows are estimates; exact times are confirmed by dispatch at booking.
- Vehicle types: bike messenger (downtown), car, SUV, van and truck.
- Legal courier work for Chicago law firms: courtesy copies to the court (we can print them downtown so nothing has to travel in from the suburbs), pickups from homes and suburban offices, and same-day runs between firms, clients and courthouses. See https://cometmessenger.delivery/legal-courier.html
- Court Copies: upload the file-stamped PDF of a document already e-filed and Comet prints, tabs, binds and delivers the paper courtesy copies to the Daley Center, Dirksen Federal Building, Illinois Appellate Court, the suburban Cook County courthouses and the Lake, DuPage, Kane, Will and McHenry county courthouses, next business day (4:00 PM Central cutoff), or same day for small jobs ordered by noon (up to 18 sheets a set, up to 5 sets, Daley Center, Dirksen or Appellate Court, +$45 plus priority delivery), with photo proof. 35 cents a page black and white, $1 color, $1.50 per tab, $8 per binding, document preparation $45 an hour in 15-minute increments, plus delivery at standard rates; instant total on the page; card or bill-to-account; files deleted automatically after the job. Works for out-of-town firms with Chicago cases. https://cometmessenger.delivery/court-copies.html
- Eyes on the Ground: can't be there? A Comet driver visits any address, photographs what's there from public areas, and Haley emails a short dated report with the photos (address and sign, open or closed, occupied or vacant, condition, posted notices, or your own question). $65 drive-by, $95 walk-in, +$35 same day when ordered by noon on a weekday, otherwise next business day by 5 PM. Flat within 60 miles of Chicago; farther out the trip is added at standard rates, shown before ordering. Card or bill-to-account. https://cometmessenger.delivery/eyes-on-the-ground.html
- Property Watch: a Comet driver walks the outside of a vacant property weekly ($55 a visit) or monthly ($75 a visit), or once ($65), and Haley emails a dated photo report after every visit (doors and windows, mail piling up, storm or water damage, signs of activity, posted notices); problems get a same-day call. Plans save a card once and charge after each visit, or bill to a Comet account; stop any time. https://cometmessenger.delivery/property-watch.html
- Witnessed Delivery: delivery of a sealed notice or letter to a business front desk, reception or mailroom, with a dated proof-of-delivery report and photos; delivery at standard rates plus $35. Businesses only, never homes, and not legal service of process (no evictions, divorces, custody or disputes). https://cometmessenger.delivery/witnessed-delivery.html
- Shelf Checks: for product makers, a driver visits the stores you name and reports whether the product is on the shelf, the price and facings, with photos; $45 the first store, $25 each extra store on the same run, up to 10. https://cometmessenger.delivery/shelf-checks.html
- Rental Help: for short-term rental hosts, key handoffs ($45), lockbox swaps ($45) and after-checkout photo checks ($75); weekends double. https://cometmessenger.delivery/rental-help.html
- Event & Production Rush: priority runs for film sets, stage productions and trade shows (McCormick Place deliveries go to the exhibitor's team at the hall entrance). Call (312) 786-2288 or quote online. https://cometmessenger.delivery/event-rush.html
- Scheduled and recurring routes, dedicated drivers and custom logistics by quote: https://cometmessenger.delivery/custom-services-quote.html
- Proof of delivery on every order; delivery receipts are emailed to the address on the account.

## How to order or get a quote

- New customers: open an account at https://cometmessenger.delivery/new-account.html or call (312) 786-2288.
- Account holders: place and track orders in the client portal (portal sign-up at https://cometmessenger.delivery/portal-signup.html), by phone, or through your own AI agent with a Comet account key (see below). Every order needs a pickup address, a delivery address, the service level and the vehicle type; law-firm orders usually carry a reference or matter number.
- Quotes: instant quotes by phone, on the website, or through the agent tools below; custom or recurring work is quoted from the custom services form above.

## For AI agents

Comet works directly with AI agents. Anyone can get a live price; account holders' agents can also book and track deliveries.

- MCP server (Streamable HTTP): https://agents.cometmessenger.delivery/mcp
- OpenAPI 3.1 description (typed requests and responses): https://agents.cometmessenger.delivery/openapi.json

Tools:

- `get_quote` (no sign-in) - POST /quote with pickup_street, pickup_zip, dropoff_street, dropoff_zip (optional: pickup_city, dropoff_city, pickup_state, dropoff_state, pieces, weight_lb, vehicle, round_trip, when). Returns live Streak, Priority and Standard prices and the vehicle used; with a pickup time ("when", Chicago time) it adds after-hours or weekend pricing. Prices match the quote box on the website.
- `book_delivery` (account key) - POST /book. Books a same-day delivery on the client's Comet account. Call without confirm for a preview (price at the account's rate, vehicle, pickup time), show it to your user, then repeat with confirm=true to place the order. Pickup defaults to the account's office. Pickup "now" or a time today or tomorrow. Returns the Comet order number.
- `order_status` (account key) - POST /status with order_number. Booked, picked up, delivered (who signed and when) or cancelled.
- `recent_orders` (account key) - POST /orders. The account's latest orders, or only the ones still on the road (active_only).

Account keys: send as `Authorization: Bearer cmt_...`. Comet account holders can ask for a key for their firm's AI agent at (312) 786-2288. Without a key, customers book by phone or at https://cometmessenger.delivery.

## Service area

Chicago and the collar counties (Cook, DuPage and neighboring suburbs), with dedicated pages for the Loop, River North, West Loop, Magnificent Mile, the Illinois Medical District, McCormick Place, O'Hare, the north and south suburbs and Northwest Indiana. Regional deliveries within roughly 350 miles under ICC authority.

## Pages

- [Homepage](https://cometmessenger.delivery/): services, rates overview, company history
- [FAQ](https://cometmessenger.delivery/comet-faqs.html): rates, pickup times, proof of delivery, account setup
- [Legal courier](https://cometmessenger.delivery/legal-courier.html): court filings and law-firm delivery
- [Court copies](https://cometmessenger.delivery/court-copies.html): upload a PDF, we print and deliver the courtesy copies to the courthouse
- [Eyes on the Ground](https://cometmessenger.delivery/eyes-on-the-ground.html): a driver checks an address and Haley emails a photo report
- [Property Watch](https://cometmessenger.delivery/property-watch.html): weekly or monthly photo checks on a vacant property
- [Witnessed Delivery](https://cometmessenger.delivery/witnessed-delivery.html): business front-desk delivery with a proof-of-delivery report
- [Shelf Checks](https://cometmessenger.delivery/shelf-checks.html): store-by-store product shelf checks
- [Rental Help](https://cometmessenger.delivery/rental-help.html): key handoffs, lockbox swaps, after-checkout photos
- [Event & Production Rush](https://cometmessenger.delivery/event-rush.html): film set and trade show emergency runs
- [Loop courier](https://cometmessenger.delivery/loop-courier.html)
- [River North courier](https://cometmessenger.delivery/river-north-courier.html)
- [West Loop courier](https://cometmessenger.delivery/west-loop-courier.html)
- [Mag Mile courier](https://cometmessenger.delivery/mag-mile-courier.html)
- [Medical District courier](https://cometmessenger.delivery/medical-district-courier.html)
- [McCormick Place courier](https://cometmessenger.delivery/mccormick-place-courier.html)
- [O'Hare courier](https://cometmessenger.delivery/ohare-courier.html)
- [North suburbs courier](https://cometmessenger.delivery/north-suburbs-courier.html)
- [South suburbs courier](https://cometmessenger.delivery/south-suburbs-courier.html)
- [Northwest Indiana courier](https://cometmessenger.delivery/northwest-indiana-courier.html)
- [Custom services quote](https://cometmessenger.delivery/custom-services-quote.html)
- [New account](https://cometmessenger.delivery/new-account.html)
- [Employment / drive for Comet](https://cometmessenger.delivery/employment-form.html)

## Notes for agents

- Pricing depends on service level, vehicle, distance and time of day; do not quote a price from this file. Use get_quote, which returns Comet's live prices.
- Never place an order without your user's go-ahead: book_delivery always returns a preview first.
- Hazardous materials are not accepted.
- The client portal, account, dispatch and boardroom pages are private to Comet and its account holders and are excluded from crawling in robots.txt.