Oak Lawn, IL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign size required
- at least 3" x 4"
- Weekday hours allowed
- 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
- Saturday hours allowed
- 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
- Sunday/holiday soliciting
- prohibited entirely
Summary
Posting a compliant 'No Solicitors Or Peddlers' sign makes visits there unlawful, and all peddling and soliciting is barred outside set daytime hours.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in peddling or solicitation upon any commercial premises or residence if such...premises or residence is posted against solicitation or peddling by means of a notice, prominently displayed...printed the legend: NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS... It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in peddling or solicitation at any time prior to nine o’clock (9:00) A.M. or after seven o’clock (7:00) P.M., local time, of any weekday...or at any time on a Sunday or on a state or national holiday.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-15: Code current through: Ord. 26-09-22, passed April 28, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Oak Lawn Village Code § 3-5-5(A) lets a resident or business bar peddlers and solicitors outright by displaying a sign at least 3"x4" with letters at least 1/3" tall reading 'NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS' near the main entrance; compliant signs are available at cost from the Village Clerk. Village-wide, § 3-5-5(C) confines all peddling and soliciting to 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. on weekdays and 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on Saturdays, with none allowed on Sundays or state or national holidays.
Violations & Fines
Violating the posted-notice ban or the hours limit is a village ordinance violation under Title 3, Chapter 5, enforced by the Oak Lawn Police Department; a license held under the chapter can also be revoked for violations under § 3-5-10.
Frequently Asked Questions
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