Tazewell County, IL Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- Regulating chapter
- Ch. 150, Adult Uses
- License required
- Adult establishment license
- Issuing official
- Adult Use Commissioner, §150.03
- Exemption
- Sole proprietor, 1 employee max
- Max fine
- $500 per day, §150.99
- Application fee
- $500 processing fee, §150.05(B)
Summary
Tazewell County treats a massage establishment as a type of adult entertainment establishment under Chapter 150 and requires it to hold an adult establishment license to operate in the unincorporated county, unless the business is a sole proprietor with no more than one employee, per §150.02 and §150.04(A).
MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT. Any commercial establishment having a fixed place of business where any person, firm, association, or corporation engages in, or carries on any of the activities mentioned in the definition of massage. MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS operated by a sole proprietor and no more than one employee shall not be considered a massage establishment for purposes of regulation under this chapter. ... (A) Adult establishment license required. An adult establishment license shall be required to establish, operate, or maintain an adult entertainment establishment within the unincorporated area of the county.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-7: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. LU-21-12, passed 9-29-2021; and Res. LU-26-09, passed 7-29-2026).
Full Breakdown
02 as 'any commercial establishment having a fixed place of business where any person, firm, association, or corporation engages in, or carries on any of the activities mentioned in the definition of massage,' and the chapter's broader ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT definition lists massage establishments, as item (5), alongside adult cabarets, adult stores, adult theaters, and body shops or model studios as licensed categories. 03, before opening. The code carves out one exemption directly in the definition: a massage establishment 'operated by a sole proprietor and no more than one employee shall not be considered a massage establishment for purposes of regulation under this chapter,' which removes small, owner-operated practices from the adult-use licensing scheme entirely. 20, including the noon-to-midnight weekday and Saturday hours limit and the ban on Sunday and holiday operation.
Violations & Fines
Operating a massage establishment that exceeds the sole-proprietor exemption without a current adult establishment license violates §150.04(B) and is punishable under §150.99 by a fine of up to $500 per violation, with each day of unlicensed operation charged as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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