Peoria, IL Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

3 classify a political sign as a 'Sign, Temporary Non-Commercial,' defined as a sign 'located on the property that are not intended to produce any commercial benefit or does not tend to encourage a commercial transaction or activity,' with the code listing 'Park District, school or church events, political signs, holiday decorations' as examples. B's Temporary Sign table then sets the operating rules for that category: political and other non-commercial banners mounted on a wall, fence or pole face no numeric limit on quantity, may reach 8 square feet in any Residential Sign District or 32 square feet in any non-residential district, and pole-mounted versions cap out at 5 feet in height.

No permit is required in any sign district. Display duration differs sharply by zoning: in Residential Sign Districts, non-commercial signs, including yard signs for a candidate or ballot measure, may stay up indefinitely, while in non-residential districts they must be removed within 7 days after the underlying activity or event concludes. A's general standards: they must be properly anchored, kept in good repair with no fading or tears, may not extend over a lot line or sit within 15 feet of a driveway's point of access to a public street, and cannot be affixed permanently to the ground or a structure. 10 separately bars any sign, political or otherwise, that moves, flashes, or is mounted on a vehicle primarily to display advertising.