Peoria, IL Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Downtown 2-hour cap
- No overnight parking over 2 hrs, 2-6 a.m.
- Downtown boundary
- Jackson St, Illinois River, Kumpf Blvd, Glendale Ave
- Outside downtown
- Posted odd/even calendar-date alternate-side parking
- Taxicab exemption
- Attended taxicabs at established stands exempt
- Settlement fine
- $20 within 7 days, $25 within 30 days
Summary
Peoria bars parking longer than two hours between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. within the downtown district bounded by Jackson Street, the Illinois River, Kumpf Boulevard and Glendale Avenue under Sec. 28-250(a). Elsewhere, posted alternate-side rules apply based on the calendar date's odd or even number.
(a)It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park such vehicle on any street for a period of time longer than two hours within the district bounded by Jackson Street, the Illinois River, Kumpf Boulevard and Glendale Avenue, including the streets bounding such district, between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit taxicabs standing in any established taxicab stand, providing the same are attended by the drivers thereof.(b)On any street outside the district described in subsection (a) of this section, when signs are posted, it shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle, or to cause or permit a vehicle to be parked or left unattended except, unless and provided that the vehicle is parked on the even-numbered side of the street on those days bearing an even calendar date, and on the odd-numbered side of the street on those days bearing an odd calendar date.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 119).
Full Breakdown
Sec. every day of the week. Taxicabs standing in an established taxicab stand are exempt as long as a driver is present. Outside that district, subsection (b) creates an odd-even system wherever the city has posted signs: vehicles must park on the even-numbered side of the street on even-numbered calendar dates and the odd-numbered side on odd-numbered dates, or the vehicle is unlawfully parked or left unattended. That alternate-side rule doesn't override any other parking prohibition already posted on the street. Subsection (c) exempts physicians' cars and other authorized emergency vehicles engaged in their duties during an emergency from both restrictions.
Enforcement runs through the settlement schedule in Sec. 28-83(a)(1)g, which lists a violation of Sec. 00 if paid within 30 days, after which the case may proceed to prosecution under the general Sec. 28-82 penalty.
Violations & Fines
A Sec. 28-250 violation settles for $20.00 if paid to the city treasurer within seven days, or $25.00 if paid within 30 days, under the settlement schedule in Sec. 28-83(a)(1)g. Citations not settled within that window proceed to prosecution or the administrative adjudication system with fines set under the general Sec. 28-82 penalty, plus circuit clerk and service costs.
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