Cicero, IL Filming & Production: Location Permits (2026)

Section 82-403, in Article XI (President's Office of Filming, Ord. No. ' The permit requirement reaches beyond the streets themselves: filming that occurs entirely on private property still needs a permit if it may reasonably draw more than ten people to watch from a public way, cause traffic delays, or spill people onto the public way. 'Public way' is defined in Section 82-402 to include any public street, alley, sidewalk, Town-owned facility or public park, but it excludes property controlled by the Clyde Park District, the Hawthorne Park District, the Cicero Public Library, the CTA or other separate units of local government.

00 a day per location. Applications go to the President's Office of Filming and must include a letter of intent, certificates of insurance and the permit fee, all received at least 14 days before filming starts. The Office publishes a separate rate schedule for Town personnel, equipment and vehicle rental, and that schedule is subject to change without prior notice. The President's Office of Filming may deny any application it deems contrary to the health, safety, morals or image of the Town or its residents, and the Film Production Permit Officer created by Section 82-401 reviews applications, issues and revokes permits, and adopts the rules governing the process.