Street vendor permits in Skokie, IL — sometimes called sidewalk vendor licenses, mobile vendor permits, or peddler permits — are the licenses required to sell goods or food on public property.
Skokie requires vendors selling from public rights-of-way or conducting peddling to obtain a village license. Street vending is significantly limited — most vending occurs on private property or at permitted special events.
The Village of Skokie regulates street vending through its peddling, soliciting, and mobile food vendor ordinances. Any person selling goods or services from public sidewalks, streets, or parkways must hold a village-issued vendor or peddler license, which requires application with the Village Clerk, background check, proof of insurance for mobile operations, and applicable fees. Skokie generally discourages unlicensed fixed-location street vending, reserving public spaces for planned special events like the Festival of Cultures and Backlot Bash. Ice cream trucks and mobile vendors traversing neighborhoods must hold both a vendor license and (for food) a Cook County health permit. Vending on private property with owner consent requires zoning compliance rather than a peddler's license.
Unlicensed vending: $250-$750 per violation. Operating without health permit (food vendors): Cook County fines up to $1,000. Repeat violations: permit revocation and equipment impoundment.
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