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Sign Regulations in Will County, IL (2026)

5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Will County, Illinois.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Will County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Political Signs

Unincorporated Will County allows campaign signs without a permit for 60 days before an election and requires removal within six days after.

Will County Campaign Sign Rules

Some Restrictions

Will County Code § 155-13.30(C)(3)

Campaign signs. Temporary campaign (candidate or ballot issue) signs are allowed for a period of not more than 60 days before an election, referendum, or similar voting event. Temporary campaign signs must be removed no later than six days after the voting event. The total copy area for all campaign signs allowed without a sign permit may not exceed 32 square feet per lot and campaign signs all...

Holiday Displays

Unincorporated Will County's outdoor lighting ordinance, Zoning Code § 155-14.110, exempts temporary holiday lighting used fewer than 30 days in a calendar year from the county's footcandle limits, shielding rules and photometric-plan requirements. Every other fixture, from parking lot lights to building floodlights, must meet strict brightness caps measured at the property line and stay off flashing, flickering or laser-type light sources year-round.

Will County Exempts Holiday Lighting From Lighting Rules

Few Restrictions

Will County Code § 155-14.110(A)(6)

(A) Applicability and exemptions. The provisions of this section apply to all outdoor lighting except the following, which are expressly exempt: (1) Public street lights; (2) Single-family detached houses and agricultural uses identified as exempt under § 155-1.50(A); ... (6) Temporary holiday lighting, used fewer than 30 days in one calendar year; (7) Low-voltage landscape lighting; ... (B) St...

Digital Billboards

In unincorporated Will County, a new digital billboard requires special use approval under the zoning code's dynamic display rules, with strict brightness, dwell-time and spacing limits.

Will County Digital Billboards Require Special Use Permit

Significant Restrictions

Will County Code § 155-13.70(A)(2)(a)

A new advertising sign that incorporates a dynamic display may be established only if approved as a special use (in accordance with the procedures of § 155-16.40), subject to compliance with all applicable advertising sign and dynamic display regulations of this section.          (b)   An existing, conforming advertising sign face may be converted to incorporate a dynamic display if approved as...

Window Signs

Unincorporated Will County caps temporary window signs at 64 square feet and 33% of window area, with a 100-square-foot total per business.

Will County window sign limits

Some Restrictions

Will County Code § 155-13.30(C)(5)

Temporary window signs are allowed when a sale of goods or services is being conducted by a business establishment located on the premises. Such signs are allowed in addition to all other authorized signs, provided they do not exceed 33% of the area of the window to which they are affixed. Temporary window signs may not exceed 64 square feet in area, regardless of the size of the window to whic...

Freeway-Facing Signs

Unincorporated Will County limits advertising signs, the billboards oriented toward highway traffic, under Zoning Code § 155-13.60. Signs facing an interstate can run up to 700 square feet, drop to 378 square feet on federal-aid primary highways, and cap at 200 square feet on every other road. Billboards are confined to the C-4, I-1, I-2 and I-3 districts and need a special use permit, plus, for interstate-adjacent sites, a separate Illinois Department of Transportation permit.

Will County Freeway Advertising Sign Size Limits

Significant Restrictions

Will County Code § 155-13.60

(A) Where allowed. Advertising signs are allowed only in the C-4, I-1, I-2 and I-3 districts and only if reviewed and approved in accordance with the special permit use procedures of § 155-16.40. (B) Area. Advertising signs may not exceed the following maximum area requirements for signs readable and intended to be viewed from the following types of highways and streets: Interstate Highway 700;...

Sign Regulations by City in Will County

1 cities in Will County have their own sign regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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