Oak Park, IL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Village Code § 18-1-5(B), (E)
- Sign requirement
- 'NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS', 3" x 4" minimum
- Commercial hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays only
- Fund soliciting hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Fine range
- $20.00 to $750.00 per offense
Summary
Property owners in Oak Park can bar peddlers and solicitors entirely by posting a 'NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS' sign under Village Code § 18-1-5(B), and commercial peddling or soliciting is barred outside 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays under § 18-1-5(E), with none allowed on Sundays or holidays.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in peddling or solicitation upon any private premises or residence or business located thereon if such premises or residence is posted against solicitation or peddling by means of a notice, prominently displayed upon which is printed the legend: "NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS" ... a private property shall be deemed to be posted against solicitation or peddling if there is exhibited, on or near the main entrance to the property or on or near the main door to any structure located thereon, a sign at least three inches (3") by four inches (4") in size and with letters at least one-third (1/3) the height, which bears the above legend. ... ... E. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in commercial solicitation or peddling at any time prior to nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. or after five o'clock (5:00) P.M. local time of any weekday, or at any time on 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-9: Code current through: Ord. 26-159, passed - -2026).
Full Breakdown
Village Code § 18-1-5 sets the ground rules every licensed peddler, commercial solicitor and fundraiser must follow once they are in Oak Park neighborhoods. Subsection A bars solicitation on private property once the owner or occupant has asked the person to leave. Subsection B goes further: a resident or business can preemptively opt out entirely by posting a sign reading 'NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS' at least three inches by four inches, with lettering at least one-third the sign's height, displayed on or near the main entrance to the property or the main door of any structure on it.
Once that sign is up, it is unlawful for anyone to peddle or solicit on that property at all. The Village Cashier's office makes compliant signs available at cost for residents who want one. Subsection E layers on Village-wide hours. , and unlawful entirely on Sundays and on any state or national holiday. , under the same subsection. on school days (subsection I). 00 per offense, with license revocation available under § 18-1-8.
Violations & Fines
Violating the posted-sign rule or the solicitation hours in § 18-1-5 is punishable under the Village's general penalty, § 1-1-5: a fine of $20.00 to $750.00 per offense. The Village can also revoke a peddler's or solicitor's license under § 18-1-8 for any violation of this Article.
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