Skokie, IL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: No-Knock Registry (2026)
Key Facts
- Notice format
- "NO SOLICITORS INVITED" sign on entrance door
- Solicitor duty
- Must leave immediately once notice is seen
- Nuisance clause
- Ringing bell despite notice is unlawful
- Quiet hours
- No knocking 7:30 p.m.-9 a.m. weekdays
- Weekend hours
- No knocking before noon or after 5 p.m.
- Penalty
- Up to $750 per day (§ 1-6)
Summary
Village of Skokie residents can turn away door-to-door solicitors by posting a "NO SOLICITORS INVITED" sign on their entrance door under Skokie Village Code § 78-5. Any solicitor who sees that notice, or is told to leave by the occupant, must immediately and peacefully depart under § 78-6. Ringing the doorbell in defiance of a posted notice is itself declared a nuisance under § 78-7.
Notice of the determination by the occupant or occupants of a residence that they do not invite solicitors shall be deemed to have been given by posting on the entrance door to the residence a notice indicating "NO SOLICITORS INVITED." ... It shall be the duty of every solicitor, upon going onto any premises in the Village upon which a residence is located where notice is posted as provided for in Section 78-5 to immediately and peacefully depart from the premises. ... It is unlawful and shall constitute a nuisance for any person to go upon any premises and ring the doorbell upon or near any door, or create any sound in any other manner calculated to attract the attention of the occupant of such residence, for the purpose of securing an audience with the occupant thereof and engaging in soliciting, in defiance of the notice exhibited at the residence in accordance with the provisions of Section 78-5.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 205 | Zoning: Supplement 89).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 78 of the Skokie Village Code lets each household decide for itself whether solicitors are welcome. Section 78-4 states the occupant makes that determination, and Section 78-5 says posting a printed "NO SOLICITORS INVITED" notice on the entrance door is sufficient legal notice to any solicitor. Section 78-6 then imposes a duty on every solicitor: on seeing that notice, they must immediately and peacefully leave the premises, and the same duty applies if an occupant who let someone in later asks them to go.
Section 78-7 goes further, declaring it a nuisance for anyone to ring a doorbell or otherwise try to attract a resident's attention for soliciting purposes in defiance of a posted notice, whether or not the solicitor is registered with the Village. The chapter separately bars aggressive solicitation, defined in Section 78-3 to include touching a person without consent, blocking someone's path, following them after they decline, or using profane or abusive language after a refusal. on weekends and State or national holidays. These no-knock protections date to a 2017 rewrite of the chapter (Ord. No. 17-6-C-4292) and sit alongside a separate certificate-of-registration system for solicitors under Article II, Division 2.
Violations & Fines
Violating the posted-notice duty or the hours restriction is enforced as a Village Code violation, punishable under the general penalty section, Skokie Village Code § 1-6, by a fine of up to $750.00 for each day the violation continues. Because Section 78-7 independently labels defiant doorbell-ringing a nuisance, the Village can also pursue nuisance abatement remedies in addition to the standard fine.
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