Chicago Intel Agency, Ltd.

02/20/2026

26 years ago today, I had the privilege and honor of being responsible for saving a man's life in a shooting and having the President of the United States send an email congratulating me.

Michael Colella saved a man's life after his ex-wife shot him. To learn more about Michael and his licensed private detective agency, Chicago Intel Agency, L...

02/02/2026

Humongous win for my client and I this morning in family law court (via Zoom) on an emergency motion.

12/25/2025

C.I.A. wishes all of you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas today. May all of you have a wonderful and joyous day.

12/16/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBNQiMA9A9U

Do you need assistance with your situation or case? Contact Det. Michael Colella at 630-918-0550.

12/13/2025

11/27/2025

11/14/2025

That moment you get accolades from someone who not only is in the same industry as you, but also ex-enforcement.

10/14/2025

We are always appreciative when we get these in the mail…

09/05/2025

Shout out to the men and women in blue. Set up for surveillance on one of my cases very early this morning. Upon my arrival, I do what I usually do and that is contact the local police department to advise them of my presence in the general area without giving them an exact address of who I am watching.
After I give them all of my information and vehicle info, I ask for their operator ID number and then tell them to have a good day.
Usually a department will dispatch that information to all its officers on patrol and sometimes as a courtesy, those officers will even stay clear of that area unless they are needed or get calls for service.
A good friend of mine who is a police officer in this town heard my info over the air and ended up coming to where I was and delivering me breakfast and coffee. When I saw him pull up and after he approached me, I asked him if he was working and he said yes. I then asked him why wasn’t he in his squad car and he replied with letting me know that he didn’t want to bring attention to me, so he stopped off and picked up one of the police undercover/unmarked vehicles.
This friend of mine did all that just to bring me food and coffee. When I asked him why he’s bringing me this healthy stuff to eat and asked where the chocolate croissant that I like to eat was, he reminded me of the fact that I lost 71 pounds and that I need to stay healthy.
Now that’s a good friend! Sometimes it’s a little gestures in life that make you realize how lucky you are to have certain people in your life.
Hope each and every one of you reading this have a great day today.

08/24/2025

When I started out in my industry 29 years ago, I put myself through a tremendous amount of training classes and volunteered my time for free to other investigators.
A short time later, I got employed by a private detective agency as their lead investigator and worked my way up to a vice president of the company. I ascertained a great deal of knowledge and skills. I learned to always be prepared even when I’m not working. Today, is a good example of that. I always have surveillance gear and also equipment ready to go in duffel bags and hard cases in an event that I am needed at that very moment where I don’t have time to get things together and go.
I just got called from one of my clients with an emergency surveillance need. I immediately grabbed one of my surveillance bags and was out the door within 45 seconds of me getting that phone call from my client. In my line of work, when I say that every second counts, that is not an exaggeration… it’s a fact.
Another thing that my clients admire me for is that if I’m not working another case and I’m on my personal time, I usually drop what I’m doing and jump on their case. I am also accessible to all my clients 24/7.
Dedication to my clients and their cases is just one reason that I’m sought after.