Tinley Park, IL Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Window coverage limit
- 25% of total window area
- Door signs
- Temporary signs prohibited on doors
- Applies to
- Licensed liquor establishments only
- Fine range
- $25 to $500 per offense
- Enforcement
- Local Liquor Control Commissioner
Summary
Businesses licensed to sell alcohol in Tinley Park cannot cover more than 25% of their window area with signage, and no temporary signs may go on the doors at all. Village Code § 112.48(E) sets the limit as one of several safety and operations provisions tied to every liquor license.
No temporary signs shall be placed on doors, and the maximum coverage of window signs may not exceed 25% of the total window area.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-40: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance 2026-O-007, passed 2-17-2026, Resolution 2018-R-077, passed 10-2-18, and State legislation current through 2010 Pamphlet No. 7).
Full Breakdown
48, Safety Provisions, is the same code section that requires panic bars on exits for larger licensed premises, occupancy-load postings, and a ban on pyrotechnics without a village permit. Subsection (E) adds the sign rule: no temporary signs may be placed on doors of a licensed premises, and window signage cannot exceed 25% coverage of the total window area. The rule sits in Chapter 112, Alcoholic Beverages, so it binds every business holding a Tinley Park liquor license, from Class A bars to Class B liquor stores to Class T food-truck alcohol operators, rather than functioning as a general village sign ordinance for all retailers.
48: keeping sightlines into a licensed premises clear for police and code enforcement, matching the section's other transparency-driven requirements like the mandatory occupancy-load sign and exit-related postings. A licensee that papers over its windows with sale banners, event posters, or product advertising beyond the 25% threshold is out of compliance the same way a licensee that blocks a fire exit would be, because both sit inside the same safety-provisions section of the alcohol code, and both can jeopardize the underlying liquor license rather than just draw a code-enforcement fine.
Violations & Fines
Section 112.48 violations, including exceeding the 25% window-sign cap or placing a sign on a licensed premises' doors, are punishable under the Chapter 112 penalty at § 112.99: a fine of $25 to $500 per offense, with each day of the violation counted separately. The Local Liquor Control Commissioner can additionally suspend, revoke, or decline to renew the establishment's liquor license for the safety-provision violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the 25% sign rule apply to every store in Tinley Park?
Can a liquor store put a poster on its front door?
What happens if a bar exceeds the window sign limit?
Sources & Official References
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