Parking Rules in Illinois (2026)
282 rules on the books across Illinois, 38 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
RV & Boat Parking
Where you can park recreational vehicles and boats on your property, including front yard restrictions, screening requirements, and size limits.
Cicero
Heavy RestrictionsThe Town of Cicero bans parking or storing any boat, boat trailer, or boat-and-trailer combination on town-owned…
Read full rule →Des Plaines
Heavy RestrictionsDes Plaines residents may park a travel trailer, camper, recreational vehicle, boat, or moving trailer on the public…
Read full rule →Springfield
Heavy RestrictionsSpringfield City Code Sec. 79.22 makes it unlawful to park any trailer or motor home on any street, alley, highway, or…
Read full rule →Bolingbrook
Significant RestrictionsBolingbrook Code § 50-44(a) bans storing trailers, campers, boats, and buses in any front, side, or rear yard or on…
Read full rule →Chicago
Significant RestrictionsTrucks, trailers, motor homes, and recreational vehicles over 22 feet cannot be parked on any residential street in…
Read full rule →Cook County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Cook County, RVs, boats, and trailers can't be parked or stored on a residential lot unless garaged…
Read full rule →Elgin
Significant RestrictionsElgin bans parking any trailer without motive power, including boat trailers and campers, on public streets outright. A…
Read full rule →Arlington Heights
Some RestrictionsArlington Heights, Illinois lets homeowners park recreational vehicles, trailers, and watercraft on a residential lot…
Read full rule →Aurora
Some RestrictionsAurora limits residential lots to one recreational vehicle, boat or trailer at a time, capped at 25 feet, with…
Read full rule →Champaign
Some RestrictionsChampaign's zoning code caps outdoor RV and boat storage at one unit per residential lot under Sec. 37-341. Park it…
Read full rule →DuPage County
Some RestrictionsSingle-family lots in unincorporated DuPage County must keep RVs behind the front wall of the house, out of setbacks…
Read full rule →Evanston
Some RestrictionsEvanston requires a City Manager permit to park any recreational vehicle on a street, caps each permit at seventy-two…
Read full rule →Kane County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Kane County, RVs, boats, camping trailers, motor homes and utility trailers may NOT be parked in any…
Read full rule →Kankakee County
Some RestrictionsA homeowner in unincorporated Kankakee County may keep exactly one travel trailer or camping trailer parked in the rear…
Read full rule →Kendall County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Kendall County limits how many unscreened RVs or trailers a residential lot may keep: two in…
Read full rule →Madison County
Some RestrictionsIn residential zoning districts in unincorporated Madison County, § 93.097(B) caps yard storage at four boats, campers…
Read full rule →Mchenry County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated McHenry County, a resident may let a guest park or store one RV, trailer, or boat for no more than 60…
Read full rule →Mclean County
Some RestrictionsMcLean County zoning confines boat, boat trailer, camping trailer and converted bus or truck storage on residential…
Read full rule →Naperville
Some RestrictionsNaperville limits homeowners to one recreational vehicle or trailer parked outside an enclosed structure, confined to…
Read full rule →Oak Lawn
Some RestrictionsOak Lawn bans parking any trailer, camper, or boat trailer on streets or residential property unless enclosed in a…
Read full rule →Peoria
Some RestrictionsPeoria's Unified Development Code limits how many recreational vehicles, trailers, and boats can sit outside in a…
Read full rule →Peoria County
Some RestrictionsPeoria County limits how many recreational vehicles you can keep outside a home in the unincorporated county. On…
Read full rule →Rock Island County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Rock Island County, a recreational vehicle can only sit in a required side or rear yard on…
Read full rule →Rockford
Some RestrictionsRockford bars RVs, trailers, and vehicles over 8,000 pounds from parking on residential streets for more than one hour…
Read full rule →Schaumburg
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg allows recreational vehicle trailers in residential districts but caps hauling trailers at 9 feet tall and…
Read full rule →Skokie
Some RestrictionsSkokie's zoning code lets residents keep a recreational vehicle, boat or boat trailer parked outdoors in any…
Read full rule →St. Clair County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated St. Clair County, the zoning ordinance permits one boat and/or one unoccupied camp/utility trailer…
Read full rule →Tazewell County
Some RestrictionsTazewell County caps how many recreational vehicles a homeowner can park or store outdoors: up to four on unplatted…
Read full rule →Waukegan
Some RestrictionsWaukegan confines RV, trailer, and boat parking to the interior side or rear yard behind the front of the house, bans…
Read full rule →Will County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Will County caps RVs, boats and trailers parked outside a garage at 2-3 per lot, all on a driveway, and…
Read full rule →Winnebago County
Some RestrictionsWinnebago County limits where RVs, boats, and trailers can sit on a residential lot and bars them from the rear yard if…
Read full rule →Driveway Rules
Requirements for driveway width, materials, and whether you can park on unpaved surfaces or grass in your front yard.
Elgin
Heavy RestrictionsElgin's zoning code requires every driveway, parking stall and parking aisle in every zoning district to be built on a…
Read full rule →Peoria
Significant RestrictionsParking on an unpaved surface at a residential property in Peoria is a declared public nuisance under City Code Section…
Read full rule →Arlington Heights
Some RestrictionsIn Arlington Heights, Illinois, home driveways in the R-E, R-1, R-2, and R-3 zoning districts must be paved in concrete…
Read full rule →Aurora
Some RestrictionsAurora, Illinois bans parking vehicles on grass or dirt anywhere on a property and restricts gravel parking to surfaces…
Read full rule →Bolingbrook
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook requires every driveway serving a garage to be paved in concrete, asphalt or paving brick, bans unpaved…
Read full rule →Champaign
Some RestrictionsChampaign Municipal Code Sec. 22-302.1(b)(11) makes it a public nuisance to park any vehicle on private property except…
Read full rule →Cicero
Some RestrictionsCicero Section 22-11 fixes exact construction specs for driveways and parking pads: driveways must be at least eight…
Read full rule →DuPage County
Some RestrictionsDuPage County requires residential driveways to be paved from the street to the property line, with 6 inches of…
Read full rule →Evanston
Some RestrictionsIn Evanston's residential districts, open off-street parking must sit within 30 feet of the rear lot line or alley, no…
Read full rule →Joliet
Some RestrictionsCity Code Sec. 19-139(a)(24) bans parking anywhere in a residential front yard except inside a designated residential…
Read full rule →Kane County
Some RestrictionsVehicles, boats, campers, ATVs and utility trailers can't sit on the grass in a front, side, back or corner yard on…
Read full rule →Kendall County
Some RestrictionsEvery principal building in unincorporated Kendall County needs its own driveway connecting to a public street, and the…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Lake County, a car, van, or truck parked between the house and the street in a residential zone must…
Read full rule →Mchenry County
Some RestrictionsVehicles must generally park on an approved driveway, not on lawns. In Crystal Lake, motor homes over 25 feet may sit…
Read full rule →Mclean County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated McLean County, the zoning code prohibits parking spaces open to the sky in front yards and…
Read full rule →Naperville
Some RestrictionsNaperville bars parking in the required front or corner side yard in residential districts, with a narrow exception for…
Read full rule →Oak Lawn
Some RestrictionsVillage of Oak Lawn residents parking in a required front yard without a driveway that leads to a garage need a front…
Read full rule →Oak Park
Some RestrictionsThe Village of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois requires every driveway and parking area serving one to four vehicles to…
Read full rule →Peoria County
Some RestrictionsPeoria County requires paved, all-weather driveway and parking surfaces for most developments near incorporated areas…
Read full rule →Sangamon County
Some RestrictionsOff-street parking areas in unincorporated Sangamon County must be paved or seal-coated, and uncovered spaces must sit…
Read full rule →Schaumburg
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg requires every vehicle, trailer, camper or boat in a residential, commercial or industrial district to sit…
Read full rule →Skokie
Some RestrictionsVillage of Skokie Code requires a Village permit before anyone builds, rebuilds, enlarges or resurfaces a driveway that…
Read full rule →St. Clair County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated St. Clair County, off-street parking has to sit on an improved surface. Zoning Code Section 40-6-2(F)…
Read full rule →Tazewell County
Some RestrictionsTazewell County requires a driveway to sit at least 1 foot off the side or rear property line, caps a driveway's width…
Read full rule →Waukegan
Some RestrictionsWaukegan limits front-yard parking to single-family and two-family homes and townhouses, and only on an actual…
Read full rule →Will County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Will County limits residential parking to five vehicles outside an enclosed building and requires every…
Read full rule →Winnebago County
Some RestrictionsWinnebago County's zoning code bans parking in front yards for single-family and two-family homes but allows it inside…
Read full rule →Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Rules about parking work trucks, vans with commercial lettering, and vehicles over a weight or length threshold in residential areas, the thresholds, the exemptions, and the fines.
Des Plaines
Heavy RestrictionsDes Plaines City Code Section 7-3-2 makes it unlawful to park a commercial vehicle (over a B plate or exceeding 8,000…
Read full rule →DuPage County
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated DuPage County bars commercial vehicles from residential lots outright. Zoning Ordinance Sec…
Read full rule →Madison County
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated Madison County zoning bans large transport trailers, the trucks and semi-trailers hauled by a tractor…
Read full rule →Arlington Heights
Significant RestrictionsArlington Heights, Illinois, bars parking a commercial vehicle on a public street in or next to a residential zoning…
Read full rule →Bolingbrook
Significant RestrictionsBolingbrook Code § 50-44(c) bars trucks, buses, and trailers over 9 feet tall, 20 feet long, or 8,000 pounds from…
Read full rule →Champaign
Significant RestrictionsCity Code Section 33-141 bars parking any vehicle over 12,000 pounds gross weight, including truck tractors…
Read full rule →Chicago
Significant RestrictionsChicago bans parking any truck, commercial vehicle, van, or trailer on residential streets at any time, including…
Read full rule →Cicero
Significant RestrictionsCicero bans parking or storing any truck, tractor, semitrailer or other second-division vehicle on town streets between…
Read full rule →Cook County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Cook County, trucks, tractors, semi-trailers, big RVs and buses can't sit on a residential street…
Read full rule →Elgin
Significant RestrictionsElgin bans parking, keeping or storing a commercial vehicle at any time on a public street or municipal lot within or…
Read full rule →Joliet
Significant RestrictionsJoliet bars parking any truck over 8,000 pounds, or any semitrailer, trailer, pole trailer, RV, or bus, on city…
Read full rule →Oak Lawn
Significant RestrictionsOak Lawn bars any vehicle over 10,000 pounds loaded, 21 feet long, 8 feet wide, or 9 feet tall from parking on Village…
Read full rule →Peoria
Significant RestrictionsPeoria bans parking trucks, tractors, semitrailers, trailers or buses on residential streets beyond the time reasonably…
Read full rule →Peoria County
Significant RestrictionsPeoria County bars parking a commercial truck accessory to a residence if it exceeds 8,000 pounds gross vehicle weight…
Read full rule →Schaumburg
Significant RestrictionsSchaumburg bars parking any commercial vehicle over 8,000 pounds gross weight, or classified other than 'B,' in a…
Read full rule →Skokie
Significant RestrictionsSkokie limits what can sit outdoors on a residential lot to motorcycles, recreational vehicles and boats, licensed…
Read full rule →Tinley Park
Significant RestrictionsTinley Park bans parking or storing any vehicle heavier than a three-quarter-ton pickup, panel truck, station wagon or…
Read full rule →Waukegan
Significant RestrictionsWaukegan bars limousines, buses, tow trucks, semi-trailers, box trucks, and construction, landscaping, and agricultural…
Read full rule →Will County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Will County, heavy commercial trucks over a Class D plate can't park in A-2 or residential districts…
Read full rule →Winnebago County
Significant RestrictionsWinnebago County caps recreational vehicles and trailers in residential subdivisions at 22 feet and two per lot, bars…
Read full rule →Aurora
Some RestrictionsAurora, Illinois (Kane County) bans street parking of commercial vehicles and trailers over 8,000 lbs GVWR overnight…
Read full rule →Champaign County
Some RestrictionsA residential lot in unincorporated Champaign County running a home occupation may keep only one commercial vehicle…
Read full rule →Evanston
Some RestrictionsEvanston bars parking a commercial vehicle, trailer, or bus overnight from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. on any block that's more…
Read full rule →Kane County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Kane County, oversized recreational vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles and inoperable vehicles are tightly…
Read full rule →Kankakee County
Some RestrictionsTrucks over one ton in capacity cannot be parked or stored in the RE rural estate or R1 single-family residential…
Read full rule →Kendall County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Kendall County, residential off-street parking is limited to passenger cars plus one truck of 1.5…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Lake County, residential-zoned properties can park only one commercial vehicle under eight feet wide…
Read full rule →Macon County
Some RestrictionsA private garage in unincorporated Macon County is defined for zoning purposes as storage for the household's own…
Read full rule →Mchenry County
Some RestrictionsLarge RVs and oversized vehicles face storage limits. In Crystal Lake, a recreational vehicle over 25 feet long or 11…
Read full rule →Mclean County
Some RestrictionsIn McLean County's C Commercial District, accessory truck parking within 150 feet of an R-1 or R-2 residential boundary…
Read full rule →Naperville
Some RestrictionsNaperville bars parking vehicles of 8,000 pounds curb weight or more outdoors overnight in residential districts, from…
Read full rule →Oak Park
Some RestrictionsOak Park bans parking a Class C or heavier commercial-plated truck, or any vehicle over 8,000 pounds gross weight, on a…
Read full rule →Rockford
Some RestrictionsRockford caps residential-street parking for trucks, RVs, and vehicles over 8,000 pounds at one hour under City Code…
Read full rule →Sangamon County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Sangamon County, garbage trucks, construction machinery and other vehicles with an adverse…
Read full rule →Springfield
Some RestrictionsSpringfield City Code Sec. 79.29 prohibits parking trucks (other than Illinois B-license vehicles), buses seating 20 or…
Read full rule →St. Clair County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated St. Clair County residential districts, the zoning ordinance excludes parking of commercial vehicles…
Read full rule →Street Parking Limits
Time limits for parking on public streets, permit parking zones, and rules about moving your car to avoid tickets.
DuPage County
Significant RestrictionsStopping, parking or leaving any vehicle standing on the paved or main-traveled part of a DuPage County highway is…
Read full rule →Arlington Heights
Some RestrictionsArlington Heights, Illinois, bars parking on a public street wherever official signs restrict it, on an improved…
Read full rule →Aurora
Some RestrictionsAurora prohibits parking within five feet of any driveway, in intersections, on sidewalks, within 18 feet of a…
Read full rule →Bolingbrook
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code § 50-42 lists 16 places where parking is banned, including on sidewalks, in front of driveways, within…
Read full rule →Champaign
Some RestrictionsChampaign requires vehicles parked on a two-way street to sit with right-hand wheels within 12 inches of the curb under…
Read full rule →Chicago
Some RestrictionsChicago bans parking that blocks a driveway, alley or firelane, with a flat $150 ticket for blocking access to any of…
Read full rule →Cicero
Some RestrictionsCicero requires every parked vehicle's right-hand wheels to sit within 12 inches of the right-hand curb, facing the…
Read full rule →Cook County
Some RestrictionsCook County's Vehicle Code bars stopping or parking in front of driveways, within 15 feet of hydrants, or within 20…
Read full rule →Des Plaines
Some RestrictionsDes Plaines regulates on-street parking through Title 7, Chapter 3, with prohibited and time-limited zones; restricted…
Read full rule →Elgin
Some RestrictionsElgin requires every parked vehicle to sit within 12 inches of the right-hand curb, facing with traffic, and bars…
Read full rule →Evanston
Some RestrictionsEvanston bars stopping or parking on the roadway side of a curbed vehicle, in a bike lane, or within 8 feet of a…
Read full rule →Joliet
Some RestrictionsJoliet bars parking in two dozen specific spots citywide: on sidewalks, in front of driveways, within intersections or…
Read full rule →Kane County
Some RestrictionsKane County does not run a countywide residential street-parking permit system. On public streets, the Illinois Vehicle…
Read full rule →Kendall County
Some RestrictionsOn roads under Kendall County's jurisdiction, the County Engineer designates 'no parking, stopping, or standing' zones…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsLake County bans parking or standing in front of driveways, within 15 feet of hydrants, 20 feet of crosswalks, and…
Read full rule →Macon County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Macon County only restricts parking on the specific county highway segments the County Board posts as…
Read full rule →Naperville
Some RestrictionsNaperville requires vehicles to park parallel within 12 inches of the curb and bars parking against traffic flow on…
Read full rule →Oak Lawn
Some RestrictionsOak Lawn bars parking in front of driveways, within 15 feet of hydrants, on sidewalks and crosswalks, and requires…
Read full rule →Oak Park
Some RestrictionsOak Park bars parking in any posted prohibited zone, overstaying a limited zone, blocking a driveway, sitting in an…
Read full rule →Peoria
Some RestrictionsPeoria's traffic code bars parking within five feet of any driveway or alley and prohibits standing in front of a…
Read full rule →Peoria County
Some RestrictionsIllinois sets no statewide street-parking time limit, so the City of Peoria sets its own rules by posted sign. A…
Read full rule →Rock Island County
Some RestrictionsRock Island County's § 71.01 bars stopping, standing, or parking on sidewalks, in intersections, on crosswalks, on…
Read full rule →Rockford
Some RestrictionsRockford bans parking in front of driveways, within 15 feet of hydrants, and requires parking parallel within 12 inches…
Read full rule →Sangamon County
Some RestrictionsSangamon County prohibits parking along a set stretch of Chatham Road (County Highway 27) and part of Washington Street…
Read full rule →Schaumburg
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg bars parking on the parkway strip between the curb and the property line, and separately bans letting any…
Read full rule →Skokie
Some RestrictionsSkokie requires vehicles parked on the street to be headed in the direction of traffic and within 12 inches of the…
Read full rule →Springfield
Some RestrictionsOn-street stopping, standing, and parking in Springfield is governed by Chapter 79 of the City Code of Ordinances…
Read full rule →Tinley Park
Some RestrictionsTinley Park bars parking in front of driveways, within 15 feet of fire hydrants, in crosswalks, and on the roadway side…
Read full rule →Waukegan
Some RestrictionsWaukegan bans parking in 17 specific locations under city code, including in front of any driveway, within an…
Read full rule →Will County
Some RestrictionsWill County bars parking in front of driveways, near hydrants and crosswalks, and requires vehicles to park facing…
Read full rule →Winnebago County
Some RestrictionsWinnebago County bans stopping, standing, or parking anywhere official signs prohibit it on county highways, with…
Read full rule →Overnight Parking
Whether cars can be left on the street overnight, including any permit programs and restrictions during street sweeping hours.
Cicero
Heavy RestrictionsCicero bars parking or storing any trailer, or any passenger vehicle or motorcycle with a trailer attached, on town…
Read full rule →Arlington Heights
Significant RestrictionsArlington Heights, Illinois, bars parking any vehicle on a public street between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. every day…
Read full rule →Bolingbrook
Significant RestrictionsBolingbrook Code § 50-43 bans parking on any street, parkway, alley, or public place between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m…
Read full rule →Chicago
Significant RestrictionsChicago bans overnight street parking from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. between December 1 and March 31 on streets posted as…
Read full rule →Oak Lawn
Significant RestrictionsOak Lawn bars parking on any public street or alley village-wide between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., with narrow…
Read full rule →Schaumburg
Significant RestrictionsSchaumburg bans parking any motor vehicle, trailer, camper, boat or recreational vehicle on a dedicated street between…
Read full rule →Aurora
Some RestrictionsAurora bars overnight parking from 3 to 5 a.m. downtown and on major arterial and collector streets citywide, unless…
Read full rule →Champaign
Some RestrictionsCity Code Section 33-77 makes it unlawful to park at any on-street metered parking space between 3:00 a.m. and 5:00…
Read full rule →Des Plaines
Some RestrictionsDes Plaines does not impose a blanket citywide overnight street-parking ban, but restricted resident districts post 'No…
Read full rule →Elgin
Some RestrictionsElgin bars any vehicle from parking overnight in a city park between 10pm and 7am, and separately bans parking on…
Read full rule →Evanston
Some RestrictionsEvanston restricts overnight street parking only in designated 'resident only parking districts'; District E-2…
Read full rule →Joliet
Some RestrictionsJoliet caps how long any vehicle can sit on a public street, alley, or public way: Sec. 19-138 makes it unlawful to…
Read full rule →Kane County
Some RestrictionsKane County sets no countywide overnight on-street parking ban; that is a municipal matter under the Illinois Vehicle…
Read full rule →Mchenry County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated McHenry County sets no blanket overnight ban, but cities do. In Crystal Lake, no vehicle may park on any…
Read full rule →Naperville
Some RestrictionsNaperville bans parking on any street or alley between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless the vehicle is enrolled in the…
Read full rule →Oak Park
Some RestrictionsNo vehicle may sit on any Oak Park street between 2:30 and 6:00 a.m., under Village Code section 15-1-17, unless it is…
Read full rule →Peoria
Some RestrictionsPeoria bars parking longer than two hours between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. within the downtown district bounded by…
Read full rule →Peoria County
Some RestrictionsPeoria County limits outdoor vehicle storage at a home to four automobiles for more than seventy-two continuous hours…
Read full rule →Rockford
Some RestrictionsRockford bars leaving any vehicle on a public street, alley, or bridge for 48 consecutive hours or more; police can…
Read full rule →Springfield
Some RestrictionsSpringfield has no blanket overnight parking ban, but City Code Sec. 79.29 limits how long a vehicle may sit on a…
Read full rule →St. Clair County
Some RestrictionsSt. Clair County sets no blanket overnight on-street parking ban for unincorporated roads. A parked vehicle becomes an…
Read full rule →Tinley Park
Some RestrictionsTinley Park bans parking on any village street between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. every day of the week, no exceptions for…
Read full rule →Waukegan
Some RestrictionsWaukegan bars parking anywhere in the city between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless the vehicle displays a current city…
Read full rule →Will County
Some RestrictionsWill County makes it unlawful to park a vehicle beyond the time limit posted on official signs under Code § 74.09…
Read full rule →EV Charging
Rules about installing home EV chargers, running cables across sidewalks, and any incentives or permits required for charging stations.
Illinois: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsIllinois law guarantees renters and condo owners the right to install EV charging stations, preempting local…
Read full rule →Arlington Heights
Some RestrictionsIn Arlington Heights, Illinois, Village parking facilities enforce four specific rules for spaces marked for electric…
Read full rule →Aurora
Some RestrictionsAurora requires a building permit for every electric vehicle charging station and sets a minimum ten-foot setback in…
Read full rule →Chicago
Some RestrictionsChicago requires an electrical permit from the Department of Buildings (DOB) for every Level 2 EV charger installation…
Read full rule →Cicero
Some RestrictionsCicero requires a Building Department permit before any electric vehicle charging station or EV parking space goes in…
Read full rule →DuPage County
Some RestrictionsCounty-owned EV charging stations at the DuPage County campus are restricted to electric vehicles actively charging…
Read full rule →Elgin
Some RestrictionsElgin requires EV-capable parking stalls on new single-family homes permitted on or after January 1, 2024, and new…
Read full rule →Evanston
Some RestrictionsNew commercial and multifamily construction in Evanston must build electric vehicle charging capacity under City Code…
Read full rule →Kane County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Kane County reserves marked electric vehicle charging station spaces exclusively for EVs under Code…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsNew commercial and multifamily construction in unincorporated Lake County must install EV charging stations and wire…
Read full rule →Naperville
Some RestrictionsNaperville reserves marked electric vehicle parking spaces exclusively for charging electric vehicles and caps…
Read full rule →Oak Park
Some RestrictionsThe Village of Oak Park charges 25 cents per kilowatt-hour at its public electric vehicle charging stations and caps…
Read full rule →Schaumburg
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg dedicates electric-vehicle charging spaces exclusively to plugged-in EVs under Village Code Chapter 79…
Read full rule →Tinley Park
Some RestrictionsTinley Park Village Code Chapter 83 caps village-owned EV charging use at three continuous hours and eight hours total…
Read full rule →Waukegan
Some RestrictionsNew single-unit and two-unit dwellings built in Waukegan must include at least one EV-ready parking space per dwelling…
Read full rule →Skokie
Light RestrictionsSkokie allows EV charging stations as an accessory use in any zoning district anywhere a vehicle may legally park, but…
Read full rule →Springfield
Light RestrictionsSpringfield's municipal utility, City Water, Light and Power (CWLP), lets electric vehicle owners install a dedicated…
Read full rule →Cook County
Few RestrictionsCook County supports EV charging expansion through a $5.5 million infrastructure program targeting suburban charging…
Read full rule →Will County
Few RestrictionsUnincorporated Will County allows private EV charging stations for apartment and condo renters as an accessory use in…
Read full rule →Abandoned Vehicles
How cities define and handle abandoned or inoperable vehicles on private property and public streets, including removal timelines.
Illinois: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsThe Illinois Vehicle Code establishes uniform procedures for declaring, towing, and disposing of abandoned vehicles on…
Read full rule →Oak Lawn
Heavy RestrictionsOak Lawn bans abandoning any motor vehicle on a highway or on private or public property in view of the public anywhere…
Read full rule →Arlington Heights
Significant RestrictionsArlington Heights, Illinois can tow any vehicle parked illegally or determined abandoned at the owner's expense under…
Read full rule →Champaign
Significant RestrictionsChampaign bans inoperable, unregistered, or nuisance vehicles from streets, alleys, and public property under Sec…
Read full rule →Chicago
Significant RestrictionsChicago bans abandoning vehicles on public ways for more than seven days or in undrivable condition, and lets the city…
Read full rule →Cicero
Significant RestrictionsCicero's Town Code defines an abandoned vehicle as one on the public way that is either incapable of being driven or…
Read full rule →Evanston
Significant RestrictionsEvanston bans keeping any inoperative, unlicensed, or unregistered motor vehicle, boat, or trailer on private premises…
Read full rule →Joliet
Significant RestrictionsJoliet prohibits storing an abandoned or inoperable vehicle anywhere in the city unless the zoning ordinance…
Read full rule →Kane County
Significant RestrictionsKane County bars parking any inoperable, wrecked or unregistered motor vehicle, trailer, boat, ATV or camper on public…
Read full rule →Mclean County
Significant RestrictionsMcLean County Code § 350-23 declares every inoperable or unlicensed motor vehicle a nuisance, whether it sits on public…
Read full rule →Naperville
Significant RestrictionsStoring an inoperable motor vehicle in the open on any Naperville property, public or private, is a declared nuisance…
Read full rule →Peoria
Significant RestrictionsPeoria makes it unlawful to abandon a vehicle on any street or highway under Sec. 28-341, letting police impound it to…
Read full rule →Waukegan
Significant RestrictionsWaukegan bans junked, wrecked or unlicensed vehicles from any street outright, and gives private property owners only…
Read full rule →Aurora
Some RestrictionsAurora bars inoperative, unregistered or unlicensed vehicles from sitting on residential, commercial or industrial…
Read full rule →Bolingbrook
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook bans keeping an unlicensed or junk vehicle on any private or public property for more than five days unless…
Read full rule →Champaign County
Some RestrictionsStoring an inoperable vehicle outside a fully enclosed building is a public nuisance in unincorporated Champaign County…
Read full rule →Cook County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Cook County, an inoperable vehicle must be stored inside a fully enclosed structure unless it's…
Read full rule →DuPage County
Some RestrictionsAn inoperable motor vehicle sitting on public or private land anywhere in unincorporated DuPage County is a declared…
Read full rule →Elgin
Some RestrictionsElgin's city council has declared any inoperable motor vehicle a public nuisance, whether it sits on public or private…
Read full rule →Kankakee County
Some RestrictionsKankakee County treats dumping, abandoning or dismantling a junked, inoperable or wrecked motor vehicle on any public…
Read full rule →Kendall County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Kendall County, storing an inoperable motor vehicle, one missing or having altered engine, wheels, or…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Lake County, keeping an inoperable vehicle outside an enclosed building or a licensed wrecking yard…
Read full rule →Macon County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Macon County bans keeping an abandoned or derelict vehicle on any property once it lacks valid…
Read full rule →Mchenry County
Some RestrictionsIllinois law (625 ILCS 5/4-201) makes abandoning a vehicle on public or private property unlawful, and it may be…
Read full rule →Oak Park
Some RestrictionsThe Village of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois bans abandoning any vehicle anywhere in the Village and separately bans…
Read full rule →Peoria County
Some RestrictionsThe City of Peoria makes it unlawful to abandon a vehicle on a street, and an inoperable vehicle left in open view on…
Read full rule →Rock Island County
Some RestrictionsRock Island County treats an inoperable motor vehicle kept outside an enclosed building as a nuisance under § 90.03…
Read full rule →Rockford
Some RestrictionsRockford outlaws abandoning any vehicle or vehicle part on streets, alleys, parks, or other public areas, and on…
Read full rule →Sangamon County
Some RestrictionsSangamon County treats an abandoned vehicle left on unincorporated property as regulated refuse, letting the health…
Read full rule →Schaumburg
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg treats an unmoved car as abandoned fast: 24 hours on a local street, 72 hours on any street or right-of-way…
Read full rule →Skokie
Some RestrictionsVillage of Skokie Code Sec. 42-40 declares an abandoned or inoperable vehicle a public nuisance whether it sits on a…
Read full rule →Springfield
Some RestrictionsAn inoperable motor vehicle, trailer, ATV, golf cart, boat or other watercraft left on private property in public view…
Read full rule →St. Clair County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated St. Clair County, a vehicle left unmoved seven or more days is deemed abandoned. Abandoning a vehicle…
Read full rule →Tazewell County
Some RestrictionsTazewell County declares it a nuisance to store an inoperable motor vehicle on unincorporated property, including one…
Read full rule →Tinley Park
Some RestrictionsTinley Park bans abandoning any vehicle or vehicle part on a village highway, and on private or public property in…
Read full rule →Will County
Some RestrictionsLeaving a vehicle or any part of one on a county roadway is unlawful, and an abandoned vehicle left in public view on…
Read full rule →Winnebago County
Some RestrictionsAn inoperable vehicle left on public or private property for more than seven days is a nuisance the sheriff can order…
Read full rule →Curb Color Rules
What red, yellow, white, green, and blue painted curbs mean in your city, who can paint them, and how parking restrictions are enforced.
Champaign
Some RestrictionsUnder City Code Section 33-53(c), only the City Manager or the Director of Public Works can authorize painting or…
Read full rule →Aurora
Light RestrictionsAurora requires the city traffic engineer to post signs or paint curbs yellow before any parking time limit or…
Read full rule →Evanston
Light RestrictionsEvanston lets the City Manager paint curbing yellow within a designated fire lane at his or her discretion, marking a…
Read full rule →Loading Zones
Yellow and white loading zone rules, time limits for commercial and passenger loading, and which vehicles qualify as commercial loaders.
Arlington Heights
Some RestrictionsArlington Heights, Illinois, limits how long a vehicle may stand in a designated loading zone under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Aurora
Some RestrictionsAurora, Illinois (Kane County) freight loading zones run 4:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., or 3:00 p.m. for extended-hours…
Read full rule →Champaign
Some RestrictionsCity Code Section 33-122 designates per se loading zones up to 75 feet before hospital, public-building and hotel…
Read full rule →Champaign County
Some RestrictionsChampaign County's Zoning Ordinance requires commercial and industrial establishments in the unincorporated area to…
Read full rule →Chicago
Some RestrictionsCommercial vehicles get 30 minutes in a marked Chicago loading zone; passenger drop-off is capped at the posted time or…
Read full rule →Cicero
Some RestrictionsThe Town of Cicero designates specific curbside stretches as commercial loading zones under Town Code Sec. 94-191…
Read full rule →Cook County
Some RestrictionsCook County requires vehicles parked on a two-way road to sit within 12 inches of the right-hand curb, and sets…
Read full rule →DuPage County
Some RestrictionsDuPage County's zoning ordinance requires commercial, industrial, and institutional developments in unincorporated…
Read full rule →Elgin
Some RestrictionsElgin marks certain curbs as passenger or freight loading zones, and parking there for anything but active loading is…
Read full rule →Evanston
Some RestrictionsPassenger curb loading zones cap stops at 3 minutes and freight zones at 30 minutes under Evanston's loading-zone…
Read full rule →Kane County
Some RestrictionsKane County does not maintain countywide residential loading zones. On public streets, loading and standing rules come…
Read full rule →Kankakee County
Some RestrictionsKankakee County requires any nonresidential building of 10,000 square feet or larger in unincorporated areas to provide…
Read full rule →Kendall County
Some RestrictionsKendall County requires commercial loading berths to sit at least 50 feet from a residential district unless screened…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Lake County requires off-street loading spaces at least 10 by 25 feet (12 by 65 feet for semi-trailers)…
Read full rule →Macon County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Macon County requires off-street loading spaces at any building that is erected or structurally altered…
Read full rule →Madison County
Some RestrictionsCommercial and industrial sites in unincorporated Madison County must provide off-street loading space under County…
Read full rule →Mchenry County
Some RestrictionsCommercial and industrial buildings in unincorporated McHenry County must provide off-street loading spaces at least 12…
Read full rule →Mclean County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated McLean County requires commercial and industrial uses to provide off-street loading berths at least 12…
Read full rule →Naperville
Some RestrictionsNaperville caps passenger loading at three minutes and commercial freight loading at thirty minutes in marked loading…
Read full rule →Oak Lawn
Some RestrictionsOak Lawn caps how long commercial vehicles can sit at the curb: only as long as loading or unloading takes, with a hard…
Read full rule →Oak Park
Some RestrictionsOak Park bans parking in any bus stop, loading zone, or cabstand under Village Code section 15-1-19.F, and the Director…
Read full rule →Peoria
Some RestrictionsPeoria caps loading-zone stops under Sec. 28-369: no more than three minutes for passenger loading, and no more than 30…
Read full rule →Peoria County
Some RestrictionsCommercial buildings in Peoria County must provide off-street loading spaces sized by floor area under UDO Section…
Read full rule →Rock Island County
Some RestrictionsRock Island County requires off-street loading space for any new commercial building of 10,000 square feet or more in…
Read full rule →Rockford
Some RestrictionsRockford restricts posted commercial loading zones to commercial vehicles only, and drivers can't linger past the time…
Read full rule →Sangamon County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Sangamon County zoning requires any use that receives or ships goods by vehicle to provide on-site…
Read full rule →Schaumburg
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg limits parcel pickup and loading zones to vehicles actively loading or unloading people or merchandise, bars…
Read full rule →Skokie
Some RestrictionsSkokie, Illinois limits stops in a marked passenger curb loading zone to 3 minutes and stops in a marked truck loading…
Read full rule →Springfield
Some RestrictionsCommercial delivery vehicles with a $25 annual permit can load or unload in a marked loading zone or alley for up to 45…
Read full rule →St. Clair County
Some RestrictionsSt. Clair County has no curbside loading-zone program for unincorporated roads. Instead, its zoning ordinance requires…
Read full rule →Tazewell County
Some RestrictionsTazewell County's zoning code sets minimum size, placement, and screening standards for off-street loading docks…
Read full rule →Tinley Park
Some RestrictionsTinley Park limits loading zone stops to three minutes for passenger loading and 30 minutes for freight, in public…
Read full rule →Waukegan
Some RestrictionsWaukegan limits how long trucks, trailers, buses, and other large commercial vehicles can sit on a street for loading…
Read full rule →Will County
Some RestrictionsWill County Code § 74.07 bars overstaying marked passenger loading zones and caps curbside waiting near hospitals…
Read full rule →Winnebago County
Some RestrictionsCommercial and industrial buildings in unincorporated Winnebago County must build dedicated off-street loading docks…
Read full rule →Preferential Parking Districts
Permit-only residential parking districts, how they're established, who qualifies for permits, and how visitor passes work.
Champaign
Significant RestrictionsChampaign's East Park Street Residential Permit District, created by City Code Section 33-90, bars parking between 3:00…
Read full rule →Cicero
Significant RestrictionsThe Town of Cicero designates specific blocks as "residential parking only" areas under Code § 94-179, barring anyone…
Read full rule →Evanston
Significant RestrictionsEvanston can designate streets as resident-only parking districts once traffic counts show the area is impacted by…
Read full rule →Joliet
Significant RestrictionsJoliet lets residents petition the city council to convert a block into a residential permit parking area under City…
Read full rule →Oak Park
Significant RestrictionsThe Oak Park Board of Trustees creates resident-only overnight parking enclaves under Village Code section 15-3-15…
Read full rule →Chicago
Some RestrictionsChicago issues residential zone parking permits letting registered vehicle owners park in their assigned residential…
Read full rule →Naperville
Some RestrictionsNaperville's preferential parking system for its Central Business District runs on employer- and landlord-sponsored…
Read full rule →Oak Lawn
Some RestrictionsOak Lawn can post residents-only permit parking on a block once over half the parked cars belong to non-residents…
Read full rule →Peoria
Some RestrictionsPeoria residents can petition for a Residential Parking Permit Program on residentially zoned streets under Sec…
Read full rule →Skokie
Some RestrictionsSkokie can designate a street a zoned permit residential parking area, letting residents there buy an annual street…
Read full rule →Springfield
Some RestrictionsSpringfield runs a Residential Parking Permit Program administered by the office of public works traffic engineering…
Read full rule →Waukegan
Some RestrictionsWaukegan designates dozens of specific residential streets, from Berwick Boulevard to Willow Court, as permit parking…
Read full rule →Snow Removal Parking Rules
On-street parking bans during declared snow events, alternate-side rules for plow access, and tow/fine schedules in snow-belt cities.
Arlington Heights
Significant RestrictionsArlington Heights, Illinois, bars parking on any public street or public parking facility once two inches or more of…
Read full rule →Evanston
Significant RestrictionsA snow route parking ban kicks in automatically after 2 inches of snow, and a citywide snow emergency after 4 inches…
Read full rule →Oak Lawn
Significant RestrictionsOnce an inch of snow is on the ground, Oak Lawn switches to odd/even side parking overnight and bans parking entirely…
Read full rule →Oak Park
Significant RestrictionsOnce two inches of snow accumulates, Oak Park bans street parking on the odd-address side on even calendar days and the…
Read full rule →Peoria
Significant RestrictionsPeoria automatically bans parking on any snow emergency route once two inches of snow or ice have accumulated and…
Read full rule →Springfield
Significant RestrictionsWhen Springfield's public works director declares a snow emergency, parking is banned on designated snow emergency…
Read full rule →Aurora
Some RestrictionsAurora bans parking on any public street or alley once two inches of snow has fallen, until the lane nearest the curb…
Read full rule →Bolingbrook
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code § 50-38 bans parking on any public street, parkway, or public place during a snow removal operation…
Read full rule →Chicago
Some RestrictionsChicago bans standing or loading on signed Snow Route streets once snow exceeds two inches, and the ban stays in force…
Read full rule →Elgin
Some RestrictionsOnce two inches of snow falls, Elgin bans parking on any street designated a snow emergency route for a full 24 hours…
Read full rule →Joliet
Some RestrictionsOnce two inches or more of snow falls in Joliet within any 24-hour period, on-street parking is banned wherever it's…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsOn posted state, county, and township highways in Lake County, parking is banned for 12 hours after any 2-inch-plus…
Read full rule →Rockford
Some RestrictionsRockford bans parking on arterial streets after 2 inches of snow and shifts residential parking to odd/even sides once…
Read full rule →Schaumburg
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg bans parking on any public street once two inches of snow has fallen if the vehicle blocks a plow. Owners…
Read full rule →Skokie
Some RestrictionsOnce 2 inches or more of snow accumulates, Skokie switches to alternate-side parking on every roadway in the Village…
Read full rule →Tinley Park
Some RestrictionsOnce snow on a Tinley Park street exceeds one inch, on-street parking is capped at three minutes for passengers or 30…
Read full rule →Waukegan
Some RestrictionsWaukegan bans parking on designated snow routes after a snowfall of two inches or more until the police department…
Read full rule →Will County
Some RestrictionsWill County bans parking on designated snow routes once accumulation hits two inches, with tow-away enforcement by the…
Read full rule →Towing & Impound Rights
What a towing company may charge and must do when a vehicle is taken without the owner consenting: capped hookup, mileage and storage rates, the drop fee owed if the driver returns before the tow leaves, signage required at private lots, retrieval of belongings left inside, and how a tow gets contested.
Illinois: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsIllinois runs two layers of private-property towing law, and which one you are under depends on the county. Statewide…
Read full rule →Chicago
Heavy RestrictionsWhen Chicago tows your car to a City pound, Municipal Code Section 9-92-080 sets exactly what you owe to get it back: a…
Read full rule →Rockford
Heavy RestrictionsRockford sets hard dollar ceilings on nonconsensual tows from private property: $216.00 for a light duty vehicle…
Read full rule →Aurora
Significant RestrictionsWhen Aurora police seize a vehicle under City Code Sec. 29-48, the owner of record owes the city a $500 administrative…
Read full rule →Cook County
Significant RestrictionsCook County's own towing and impound ordinance is narrow but expensive. Where the Sheriff polices, a vehicle used in…
Read full rule →Evanston
Significant RestrictionsEvanston's Title 10, Chapter 6 lets the City Manager tow a vehicle immediately and without prior notice on nineteen…
Read full rule →Naperville
Significant RestrictionsNaperville charges a flat $500 city administrative fee when police seize and impound a vehicle as an unlawful vehicle…
Read full rule →Oak Lawn
Significant RestrictionsOak Lawn charges a flat $600 administrative fee to release a vehicle the Police Department has towed under Title 11…
Read full rule →Will County
Some RestrictionsWhen a Will County Sheriff's deputy impounds your vehicle, the county charges a $350 administrative fee on top of the…
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