A posted "No Soliciting" sign in Champaign or Urbana carries legal weight, and a commercial solicitor who ignores it can be cited. Neither city runs a formal do-not-knock registry; the sign is the tool.
Champaign and Urbana enforce unwanted solicitation mainly through posted-property rules and their solicitor permit systems rather than a citywide do-not-knock list. A clearly posted "No Soliciting" sign puts a commercial solicitor on notice, and a permitted solicitor who ignores it or refuses to leave can lose the city permit and be cited. Ignoring a resident's request to leave can also amount to criminal trespass to real property under Illinois law. Religious, political, and nonprofit canvassers are protected speech and are not bound by no-soliciting signs the way commercial sellers are. Residents who want to stop visits should post a sign and report violations to city code enforcement or police.
A commercial solicitor who ignores a posted no-soliciting sign or refuses to leave can be cited and lose the city solicitation permit, and entering after being told to leave can be charged as criminal trespass.
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