Business Licensing & Operations in Tazewell County, IL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Tazewell County, Illinois.
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Adult Entertainment
Tazewell County requires an adult establishment license to run any adult cabaret, store, theater, body shop, or massage establishment in the unincorporated county, and Section 150.20 caps their hours, bans alcohol on the premises, and imposes detailed operating restrictions under Chapter 150, Adult Uses.
Tazewell County adult entertainment license, hours
Significant RestrictionsTazewell County Code of Ordinances § 150.20(B) and (L); § 150.04(A)
(B) Hours of operation. No adult entertainment establishment shall be open for business at any time between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on any weekday or Saturday. No adult entertainment establishment shall be open for business at any time on any Sunday or on any legal state or federal holiday. ... (L) Alcohol prohibition. No alcoholic liquor of any kind shall be sold, used, cons...
Massage Establishments
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).
Tazewell County massage establishment licensing
Significant RestrictionsTazewell County Code of Ordinances § 150.02 (Massage Establishment definition); § 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 cha...
Tattoo & Body Modification
Tazewell County bars any body art or micropigmentation establishment from operating in the unincorporated county without a State Department of Public Health certificate of registration. The Board of Health, through the County Health Department, licenses operators, inspects facilities, and can suspend a certificate for noncompliance.
Tattoo & Body Art Rules in Tazewell County
Significant RestrictionsTazewell County Code of Ordinances § 99.03
It shall be unlawful for any non-registered body art or micropigmentation establishment to operate in any portion of the county, nor may any person practice the art of body art or micropigmentation on a person other than himself or herself without obtaining a certificate of registration from the State Department of Public Health.
Auto Repair on Residential Property
The county's zoning use matrix gives automobile repair, major or minor, no permitted or special-use entry in any agriculture or residential district. The use only clears the table under General Business Commercial and Light Industrial zoning, so a home-based repair operation in a residential or farm district has no lawful path, permit or otherwise.
Tazewell County Bars Home-Based Auto Repair
Heavy RestrictionsTazewell County Code of Ordinances § 157.072
Principal Uses Zoning Districts Use A-1 A-2 R-R R-1 R-2 C-1 C-2 I-1 I-2 CONS Automobile repair; major S P Automobile repair; minor P P
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