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Residential Security

Residential Security in Chicago

For the home and the people in it: continuous or responsive security for homes, estates, and family properties.

Residential security protects a private home or estate and everyone in it, from access control and alarm response to a standing detail, for families and individuals with an elevated profile or a specific concern. TB Defense provides armed and unarmed residential security from Chicago, locally, nationally, and internationally, informed by 20 years of Chicago Police experience.

What residential security includes

  • A posted or roving security presence sized to the property and the concern
  • Access control and visitor management at the residence
  • Property tours and perimeter checks on a defined schedule
  • A response plan, including safe-room and law-enforcement coordination
  • Coverage tied to a specific concern, such as a known person of interest or a stalking matter
  • Discreet agents who understand a private home is not a checkpoint

How does residential security work?

We assess the property and the exposure, identify the weak points, and set protocols the household can actually live with. Coverage can be continuous, scheduled, or activated in response to a specific threat. It can run alongside executive protection for the family and secure transportation for daily movement, as one plan.

Who needs residential security?

Families and individuals who want their home secured by trained people, especially executives, founders, public figures, and households facing a named concern such as a stalking matter. Private families are among the clients we protect. For a wedding or milestone hosted at home, see wedding and private celebration security.

Common questions

What does residential security include?

It usually starts with a security assessment of the property, then a program built around it: access control, coordination with alarm and camera systems, on-site officers when needed, and a clear response plan for the household. The level of coverage is matched to the risk, not a fixed package.

Do you provide armed officers at a private residence?

Either armed or unarmed, based on the threat assessment. Every officer is credentialed for the role they hold in the jurisdiction where they work. The posture is set with the household during scoping, matched to the concern and the property, and it can change as the threat picture does.

Can you watch the home while the family is traveling?

Yes. Vacant-residence coverage, with periodic checks, monitoring, and a response plan, is a common part of a residential program, and it can run alongside travel or executive protection for the family. The home stays covered while you are away, and the family returns to a property that has been checked.

Do you work with our existing alarm and camera systems?

Yes. We coordinate with the systems and monitoring you already have rather than replacing them, and we flag the gaps the assessment turns up. Officers on site know how the alarm and cameras are set up and how an alert is handled, so the technology and the people work as one plan.

Is residential security available around the clock?

Yes. Coverage can be 24/7 or scheduled to specific hours and events, depending on what the household needs. Many programs combine a standing baseline with added coverage for travel, a known concern, or an event at the home, and the schedule can be raised or lowered as circumstances change.

Do you cover residences outside Chicago?

Yes. We are based in Chicago, with protection that travels: locally, nationally, and internationally. We support residences elsewhere in the country and abroad through vetted partners, with TB Defense coordinating the program. Second homes and vacation properties can be covered under the same plan as the primary residence.

Begin confidentially

Protect what matters most.

Tell us what you are protecting and what concerns you. We will give you a direct assessment and a plan to protect it. We treat consultations as confidential.

In an emergency, call 911. For an urgent security matter, call 855-823-3336. The line is answered 24 hours a day by our AI intake assistant, which takes your details so an agent can follow up. Please do not use the form for something happening now.

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