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

05(F): any "film production using public or private property within the village for the purpose of producing, videotaping or filming of commercials, movies, television programs, training tapes or films and other moving picture media activity" needs a special event permit. The village exempts only actual news coverage: filming of "actual news events by the media or by the Village of Schaumburg and other governmental entities serving the community" does not require the permit. 03 apply: the village manager or designee issues the permit, and unless the shoot needs standing-committee review and village board approval (typically triggered by use of the public right-of-way), the application must reach the village at least 21 days before the shoot date.

01 of the code. 03(B). 04 layers on the substantive conditions every special event must meet: compatibility with the surrounding area, nuisance control so ordinary production noise does not carry to adjoining properties, adequate on- and off-street parking for crew and equipment, and payment for any police, fire or other village services the production requires. 04(P), which requires those structures come down within three days after the shoot wraps.