Orland Park, IL Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015), municipalities may not regulate signs based on content. Orland Park's sign code applies content-neutral rules to all temporary residential signs, which include political, real estate, garage sale, and similar signs. Typical content-neutral rules include limits on total square footage of temporary signs (often 6 to 12 sq ft), height limits (typically 4 feet), prohibition on placement in the public right-of-way (parkway and median), prohibition on illumination, and removal requirements after the event. Political signs related to elections may not be removed by the Village simply because of their political content; the Village can only enforce content-neutral rules. HOA covenants in Orland Park subdivisions may impose stricter limits on political signs but state and federal courts have increasingly limited HOAs' ability to ban political signs entirely. Signs placed in Village rights-of-way (parkway strips between sidewalk and curb, in medians, or attached to utility poles) may be removed by Village staff regardless of content.