Tinley Park, IL Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Annual permit fee
- $1,000
- Permitting body
- Industrial Commercial Commission
- Buffer survey radius
- 1,000 feet
- Permit expiration
- December 31 each year
- Maximum penalty
- $750 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Tinley Park requires a $1,000 annual permit from the Industrial Commercial Commission before any sexually oriented business can operate, with applicants certifying property lines within 1,000 feet of schools, churches, parks and residential zones.
No sexually oriented business shall be permitted to operate without a valid sexually oriented business permit issued by the village for the particular type of business. ... A current certificate and straight-line drawing prepared within 30 days prior to application by an Illinois registered land surveyor depicting the property lines and the structures containing any established existing uses regulated by this chapter within 1,000 feet of the property to be certified; the property lines of any established religious institution/synagogue, school, or public park or recreation area or public building within 1,000 feet of the property to be certified; and the property lines of any residentially zoned area or residential property within 1,000 feet of the property to be certified.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-40: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance 2026-O-007, passed 2-17-2026, Resolution 2018-R-077, passed 10-2-18, and State legislation current through 2010 Pamphlet No. 7).
Full Breakdown
02(A); all permits expire December 31 each year. 02(B). 02(C)-(D) must disclose the applicant's identity or corporate structure, any prior permit denials, suspensions or revocations anywhere, a recent photograph, driver's license and Social Security numbers, a floor-plan sketch accurate to plus or minus six inches, and, critically, a current certificate and straight-line survey prepared by an Illinois registered land surveyor within the prior 30 days showing the property lines of any established use regulated by the chapter, any religious institution, school, public park or recreation area or public building, and any residentially zoned area, all within 1,000 feet of the proposed site.
05 sets the annual permit fee at a flat $1,000. 06, and refusing lawful inspection is itself a misdemeanor. 01 covers offenses including exploitation of a minor, prostitution or solicitation, pimping and pandering, which factor into permit denial, suspension or revocation.
Violations & Fines
Under § 129D.21, violating any provision of Chapter 129D is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $750, imprisonment of up to six months, or both, with each day of continued noncompliance a separate offense, in addition to any equitable or injunctive relief the village pursues and any penalties available under the Illinois Criminal Code. Operating without a permit is independently punishable as a misdemeanor under § 129D.02(A).
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