Bob Kiley founded Able Pest Control, Inc. in 1988. He started the American way, after earning his pest control license, he started off marketing his business door to door. He landed some commercial business in the city of Chicago, driving east in the early morning hours (on the days most people don't work) to complete the job. Word of mouth accelerated his business to include more residential and commercial customers from the Fox Valley area and east to Lake Michigan.