Ron Shore

  • Land/Shallow Water Search

Cost For My Service

I work on a voluntary reward basis, which is left entirely up to you, commensurate with having your lost sentimental item back in your possession. in the event that the item is not found I would charge a show-up fee to cover transportation costs.

(Insurance recoveries excepted)

Search Types

My equipment and expertise allows me to search beaches, parks, yards, Farms, RV parks, campgrounds, and in lakes & Rivers (Up to 5ft depths).

Lost items such as keys, jewelry, gold, silver and iron items such as survey markers are just some of the items that I am capable of locating for you.

If you lost your item on private property or on State land, it will be necessary to obtain prior permission from the land owner or land authority before I can conduct a search. I am happy to assist you with this process.

Search Locations

Barrington, Chicago, DesPlaines, Evanston, Glenco, Morton Grove, Niles, Park Ridge, Wilmette. If area is not listed please contact us, we will travel beyond points listed.

Ron Shore's Bio

My name is Ron Shore and I have been metal detecting since 1975

I am also the owner of Windy City Detector Sales & Rental, a metal detecting retail dealer in Chicago since 1985.

I am very excited about being a part of Chris Turner's expanding Ring Finder team, and welcome the opportunity to help people find those precious pieces of jewelry that mean so much to them and that they thought they would never see again.

I employ only the latest detecting equipment along with many years of experience to find your lost item both on land and in the shallow water.

When you choose me for the job, you are assured a professional search conducted with integrity. You assign the value of finding your lost valuables as payment for my services rendered.

I love this job and I look forward to helping you find what you thought was lost forever!

Ron Shore - Recent Blog Post

  • Lost Earring Found in Hanover Park, Il (2026)

    Received a call from a woman that lost her earring while playing volleyball in a local park. I gridded out the area she thought is was lost in and searched for about 3 hours. I was getting close to calling it, when I got lucky finding it about 20 ft outside the gridded area. Small […]

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  • Lost Diamond Ring Found at Montrose Beach (2026)

    Beautiful Lost Diamond Ring Found at Montrose Beach in Chicago. Received a call from a woman that lost her ring while playing in the sand at Montrose Beach. When I got there they had gridded out the area they thought it was lost, making my job very easy. Found it in abut 5 minutes. She […]

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  • Platinum ring found in Wilmette, Il (2026)

    Received a call from a man in Wilmette, Illinois that lost his Platinum wedding ring while playing hoops with his kids. They purchased a detector but unfortunately did not have any luck. Turned out to be a pretty quick search, about 5 minutes. Went into some thick ivy next to playing field.

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  • 22K Gold Wedding Band found in Naperville, Illinois (2026)

    Received a call from a man in Naperville, Illinois. Lost his 22k Gold Wedding band while  playing cricket in a field last night. He purchased a metal detector but did not have any success. After gridding out 4 corners in the field, I got lucky and started in the right corner, found it in about […]

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  • Gold wedding band found in Elk Grove, Illinois (2026)

    Received a call from a man that lost his wedding ring while shoveling light snow. Told me he felt it slip off, Thought this would be a quick and easy search, however he must have shoveled it and tossed it because I found it on the opposite side of the driveway that he      […]

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Ron Shore - Testimonials

  • He made it clear that he wasn’t going to leave until he searched every square inch of my yard. (2026)

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    Ron was super easy to work with and he came out to my house in less than 24 hours notice. He made it clear that he wasn’t going to leave until he searched every square inch of my yard. He will be the first person I call if I lose any important jewelry in the future.

    Thank you again for finding my lost wedding band. I can sleep better at night knowing it is back on my finger.

  • would highly recommend Ron to anyone who needs his services. (2021)

    Item

    My husband lost his wedding band in our backyard on New Year's Eve while throwing a ball for our dog. I called Ron and he immediately came out since snow was coming that evening. The weather turned pretty bad during the hunt and Ron agreed to come back when the weather was more favorable. When he returned, he quickly found the ring and we were so relieved. We are beyond satisfied and would highly recommend Ron to anyone who needs his services.

    Thanks again Ron!

    Jess Vasel

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