Skokie, IL Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)

Section 82-23 of the Skokie Village Code limits window signs to no more than 25 percent of an individual window pane's surface area, and that 25 percent figure counts not only printed signs but also packaged products, packaging material and other opaque materials placed in the window. In the CX Core Mixed-Use district, only one sign per window pane or glass door is allowed, on top of the coverage cap. Related provisions in the same chapter reinforce the limit: Section 82-21 caps product and service identification at 25 percent of a single sign's surface area but exempts single-word product or service identification and window signs from that particular cap, and specifies that phone numbers and website addresses may only appear as part of a window sign, not other sign types.

Section 82-25 applies a matching 25 percent-of-surface ceiling to temporary or sale signs and bars paper or cardboard temporary signs from being affixed to any exterior window, wall or other exterior surface, except A-frame signs in the CX Core Mixed-Use district. For residences, Section 82-26 separately allows one non-illuminated window sign per residential unit, capped at four square feet and displayed for no more than 30 days in any six-month period, without requiring Appearance Commission approval. Commercial window signage in Skokie is therefore governed by a hard percentage-of-glass ceiling rather than a flat square-footage number, layered with the district-specific one-sign-per-pane rule downtown.