Service Areas
Principal software engineering,
in your backyard.
Champlin Enterprises is remote-first, and locally rooted in Gurnee, IL. Our founder lives in Lake County and works across Chicagoland, the North Shore, and the Illinois Valley. Principal engineering output, without Chicago Loop agency overhead.
Where we work
Cities we serve
Every engagement is principal-led, AI-native, and built around how your business actually runs — whether that means on-site sessions in Lake Forest, weekly video calls with a Vernon Hills team, or remote delivery for a Chicago office.
Lake County
Gurnee, IL
Home base. Our founder lives in Gurnee, principal engineering for the I-94 corridor and all of Lake County.
Gurnee page →Cook County
Chicago, IL
AI strategy and production AI integration for Chicago businesses — AI-native delivery without the Loop agency markup.
Chicago page →Illinois Valley
Illinois Valley, IL
Custom software and digital modernization for the Illinois Valley region — principal engineering for mid-market businesses in Ottawa, Peru, LaSalle, and beyond.
Illinois Valley page →Lake County
Libertyville, IL
Principal software engineering for Libertyville — the historic Milwaukee Ave corridor, North Shore professional services, and the growing corporate community around the Village Green.
Libertyville page →Lake County
Vernon Hills, IL
Custom software for Vernon Hills businesses along the RT-45/Milwaukee Ave corporate corridor — from Hawthorn Mall-area retail to tech-adjacent back-office operations.
Vernon Hills page →Lake County
Waukegan, IL
Software engineering for Waukegan — Lake County's county seat, with a diverse small-business base, Lake Michigan lakefront, and proximity to Abbott Labs and Naval Station Great Lakes.
Waukegan page →Lake County
Lake Forest, IL
Premium software engineering for Lake Forest — one of the North Shore's most distinguished communities, serving corporate executives, law firms, and professional services around Market Square.
Lake Forest page →Lake County
Buffalo Grove, IL
Custom software for Buffalo Grove businesses in the inland tech and finance corridor — from the Dundee/Lake Cook business parks to the growing professional community along RT-83.
Buffalo Grove page →Lake County
Mundelein, IL
Software engineering for Mundelein — a growing Metra-served community with a mix of small manufacturers, professional services, and Chicagoland commuter businesses.
Mundelein page →Lake County
Grayslake, IL
Principal engineering for Grayslake — home to College of Lake County, a vibrant historic downtown, and a bedroom-community business base that punches above its weight.
Grayslake page →Lake County
Lake Zurich, IL
Custom software for Lake Zurich — the Rand Road commercial corridor, professional services firms, and a gateway community for the Chain O'Lakes region.
Lake Zurich page →Lake County
Highland Park, IL
Premium software engineering for Highland Park — Ravinia's home city, a North Shore cultural hub, and a deep corridor of tech executives and professional services firms.
Highland Park page →DuPage County
Naperville, IL
Principal software engineering for Naperville — DuPage County's largest city and one of the strongest tech and corporate corridors in the Chicago suburbs.
Naperville page →Cook County
Schaumburg, IL
Custom software for Schaumburg — the NW suburban corporate hub, home to major corporate campuses and the Woodfield corridor.
Schaumburg page →Cook County
Arlington Heights, IL
Software engineering for Arlington Heights — a dense northwest suburban professional community with a thriving downtown and strong mid-market business base.
Arlington Heights page →LaSalle County
Peru, IL
Principal software engineering and web design for Peru, IL — the Illinois Valley commercial hub with light manufacturing, local retail, and the full range of small-business software needs.
Peru page →LaSalle County
LaSalle, IL
Web design and software engineering for LaSalle, IL — county seat of LaSalle County with professional services, government-adjacent businesses, and a growing healthcare and manufacturing base.
LaSalle page →LaSalle County
Ottawa, IL
Web design and software engineering for Ottawa, IL — Starved Rock Country gateway city, seat of LaSalle County government, and a hub for tourism, hospitality, and professional services.
Ottawa page →LaSalle County
Mendota, IL
Custom software and web design for Mendota, IL — LaSalle County agricultural hub with agri-business, light manufacturing, and local commerce that needs principal engineering at the right scale.
Mendota page →LaSalle County
Streator, IL
Software engineering and web design for Streator, IL — a resilient small industrial city in LaSalle County with manufacturing, healthcare, and local commerce clients.
Streator page →LaSalle County
Oglesby, IL
Web design and software engineering for Oglesby, IL: the Starved Rock gateway city and home of Illinois Valley Community College, with tourism, trades, and local commerce that deserve principal engineering.
Oglesby page →Bureau County
Spring Valley, IL
Web design and software engineering for Spring Valley, IL — an Illinois River city on the west end of the Illinois Valley, right next door to Peru and LaSalle, with manufacturing, trades, healthcare, and local commerce.
Spring Valley page →How we work
Remote-first. Locally rooted.
Genuine local presence
Our founder lives in Gurnee, not "serves Gurnee," not "has clients in" Gurnee. On-site workshops, architecture reviews, and standing working sessions across Lake County and the North Shore are the default, not a premium add-on.
No agency layers
A Chicago Loop agency layers project managers, account executives, and junior engineers between you and the work. Champlin Enterprises is a principal-led team with 28 years of production experience behind it. The people who hear your problem on Tuesday deliver the solution on Thursday.
AI-native, not AI-added
Every engagement is built with AI in the architecture from day one — not bolted on after the fact. Document automation, intake processing, customer support intelligence, operations compression. Real production AI, not demo-ware.
Care Plan stack included
Every build comes with the Care Plan infrastructure: Client Portal for visibility, BugHive for error monitoring, CE Support for direct access, and Pulse for SEO and performance tracking. You stay informed without having to ask.
The model
What this actually looks like
Most software projects fail because the architecture was decided by someone three layers removed from the business. Champlin Enterprises removes those layers. A principal-led team talks to your team, builds it, reviews every change, and stays accountable for the outcome.
The engagement starts with the free AI Opportunity Audit: three concrete places AI quietly pays for itself in your business and a 90-day plan for the first one, emailed in about two minutes, with no call and no pitch. Whether the next step is a Sprint, a full build, or a Care Plan, the audit is yours either way.
The productized Sprint is a flat $25,000, and custom engagements start at $10,000. Full builds scale with the problem. Care Plans carry their own public pricing.
Principal engineering, in your backyard.
Whether you are in Libertyville, Lake Forest, Waukegan, or anywhere across the Chicagoland corridor — start with the free AI audit, emailed in about two minutes. On-site is always available.
Free AI audit, emailed in about two minutes. No pitch deck.