Soliciting & Door-to-Door in Illinois (2026)

Aurora, Illinois requires door-to-door peddlers and solicitors to register with the city clerk, pass a background…

Anyone soliciting for profit door-to-door in Bolingbrook must first obtain a certificate of registration from the…

Champaign requires anyone doing business as a "Commercial Solicitor," selling door-to-door, to hold a transient…

Anyone peddling or soliciting door-to-door in Cicero must get a separate individual license under Section 66-36, filed…

Elgin bars anyone from peddling goods or soliciting orders and donations door-to-door without first getting a permit…

Evanston requires anyone peddling goods door-to-door or on public streets to obtain a City Collector license, register…

Anyone canvassing or soliciting door-to-door in Joliet, without a resident's prior consent, must first register with…

Anyone going door-to-door to sell goods, take orders, or solicit contributions in unincorporated Kankakee County must…

Solicitors in unincorporated Lake County must register with the County Clerk, get a certificate, and carry it while…

Schaumburg requires anyone peddling, soliciting or vending door to door to obtain a license from the village collector…

Anyone soliciting door to door in Skokie residences must first obtain a certificate of registration under Skokie…

Anyone soliciting door-to-door in unincorporated St. Clair County must register annually with the County Clerk before…

Anyone canvassing or soliciting door-to-door in Waukegan without prior invitation must first register with the city…

Door-to-door peddlers, hawkers and itinerant merchants in unincorporated Will County must register with the County…

Door-to-door solicitors and peddlers in Arlington Heights need a Village permit under Municipal Code Section 12-1002…

Champaign and Urbana require door-to-door solicitors to register for a city permit, and canvassing hours are limited…

Chicago requires anyone peddling goods door-to-door or on public ways to hold a street peddler license before starting…

Anyone peddling goods or soliciting orders door-to-door in unincorporated DuPage County without a fixed business…

Door-to-door solicitors and peddlers working the unincorporated areas of Kendall County must register with the County…

In unincorporated Madison County, door-to-door canvassing, peddling or soliciting for money, merchandise orders or…

Anyone peddling or soliciting door-to-door in Naperville must apply through the City Clerk, pass a Naperville Police…

Oak Lawn requires every peddler, solicitor, and itinerant merchant to get an individual license, capped at four weeks…

Anyone peddling, commercial soliciting or itinerant vending in Oak Park must first get a Village license under Village…

Anyone going door-to-door in Peoria to sell goods or take orders needs a peddler's license from the city comptroller…

Door-to-door commercial sellers in Rockford must get a finance department solicitation permit before knocking on any…

Springfield requires a solicitor's license from the mayor before anyone can go door to door selling merchandise or…

Tinley Park requires a village license before anyone peddles goods door to door or solicits funds or sales in the…

Aurora, Illinois lets residents bar door-to-door solicitors with a posted 'No Peddlers or Solicitors' sign near the…

A posted no trespassing or soliciting notice legally binds every door-to-door solicitor in Bolingbrook, registered or…

Cicero lets any resident block door-to-door peddlers and solicitors by posting a 'No Soliciting' decal at the entrance…

Door-to-door solicitors in unincorporated DuPage County can only knock or ring a doorbell between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. (7…

A Joliet resident can bar peddlers and solicitors by posting a printed 'Peddlers Prohibited' sign at least 3¾ by 3¾…

Unincorporated Kendall County limits door-to-door soliciting to Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with…

In unincorporated Lake County, solicitors who see a posted "No Solicitors" or "No Soliciting" sign must leave…

Naperville residents can block door-to-door sales by posting a weatherproof three-by-four-inch 'No Soliciting Or…

Posting a compliant 'No Solicitors Or Peddlers' sign makes visits there unlawful, and all peddling and soliciting is…

Property owners in Oak Park can bar peddlers and solicitors entirely by posting a 'NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS' sign…

Posting a "No Solicitors" sign at your Rockford home legally bars door-to-door sales and charitable pitches; solicitors…

A resident can block solicitors and peddlers in Schaumburg by posting a weatherproof "NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS…

Village of Skokie residents can turn away door-to-door solicitors by posting a "NO SOLICITORS INVITED" sign on their…

A Springfield resident can shut solicitors out entirely by posting a "NO SOLICITORS" sign at least three inches by four…

A posted no-soliciting notice is legally enforceable in unincorporated St. Clair County: Section 8-1-8 makes it…

Waukegan makes it a nuisance for solicitors to enter a private residence uninvited once the owner has posted a…

Unincorporated Will County has no do-not-knock registry for individual addresses, but it does cap when peddlers and…

Arlington Heights residents can bar door-to-door solicitors with a weatherproof No Solicitors or Peddlers card at the…

Madison County lets residents in unincorporated territory block door-to-door solicitors by posting a weatherproof "NO…

Peoria residents and homeowner associations can block door-to-door peddling outright. Posting a weatherproof 'No…