Peoria, IL Soliciting & Door-to-Door: Solicitor Permits (2026)

Article IX of Chapter 18 (Secs. 18-356 through 18-381) covers "peddlers," meaning anyone who travels door-to-door or vehicle-to-vehicle within the city selling goods, wares, or taking orders for future delivery. The definition exempts milk and cream sellers, farmers selling their own produce, newspaper carriers, sidewalk vendors licensed under Article XII, volunteers soliciting for civic or religious groups without pay, registered event vendors on city-owned grounds, and deliverers of preordered goods. Sec. 18-377 requires a written application to the comptroller listing the applicant's name, residence, driver's license number, place of business, any non-traffic criminal or ordinance convictions, and a State of Illinois sales tax number.

Sec. 18-378 sets the fee at $60 per calendar year (refunded if the license is denied). Sec. 18-379 lets the comptroller deny a license if the applicant is under 14, has a theft, burglary, or fraud conviction within the last five years, or has ever been convicted of a felony sex offense, firearm offense, murder, or home invasion under the Illinois Criminal Code; a denial can be appealed to the city manager within five days. Sec. , no parking or standing within 200 feet of a playground or school while recreational activities are underway, sales made only from a vehicle's curbside, and a total ban on peddling within the platted downtown business district bounded by Kumpf Boulevard, Perry Avenue, Interstate 74, and the Illinois River.

Sec. 18-357(h) bars peddling from a vehicle over four tons except for prearranged deliveries. Sec. 18-380 requires the license be carried and shown on request.