Licensing
Permitted Hours for Solicitors, Hawkers, and Itinerant Merchants:
Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Not permitted on Sundays or Legal Holidays
Permitted Hours for Mobile Food Vendors
Monday - Sunday from 9:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.
Notice Regulating Soliciting and Hawking Activities
:Any owner or resident may restrict solicitation or limit the hours during which hawkers and solicitors are invited to his or her residence by posting that intention. Notice of restricting solicitation or limiting a hawker's or solicitor's hours by the owner or resident shall be given by a weatherproof card or sign that shall be exhibited upon or near the main entrance door to the residence, indicating
NO SOLICITORS INVITED or SOLICITATION LIMITED TO THE HOURS OF:
*Note: Any reference to "solicitors" on said card or sign shall include both hawkers and solicitors.
Registered Solicitors, Hawkers, Itinerant Merchants, and Mobile Food Vendors
| Name | Type of License | Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| Advocate Construction - Dyan Jorgensen | Solicitor | 11/28/2024 |
| Excel Solar Solutions - John O'Brien | Solicitor | 11/28/2024 |
| Excel Windows - Rogelio Delgado | Solicitor | 10/09/2024 |
| Excel Roofing and Solar - Daniel Fus | Solicitor | 09/28/2024 |
| Excel Solar Solutions - Alberto Garcia | Solicitor | 09/25/2024 |
| Excel Solar Solutions - Austin Hauser | Solicitor | 09/12/2024 |
| Excel Roofing and Restoration - Tyler Page | Solicitor | 08/27/2024 |
| Excel Solar Solutions - Dominick Passo | Solicitor | 08/27/2024 |
| Alpha Storm Solutions - Corey Ewing | Solicitor | 08/21/2024 |
| Impact Solar USA, LLC - Cory Stacy | Solicitor | 07/30/2024 |
| Impact Solar USA, LLC - Justin Knutson | Solicitor | 07/30/2024 |
| Impact Solar USA, LLC - Adam Knutson | Solicitor | 07/30/2024 |
| Impact Solar USA, LLC - Beth Eggert | Solicitor | 07/30/2024 |
| Freaky Fries | Mobile Vendor | 12/31/2023 |
| Illinois Solar Power LLC - Gregory Ethredge | Solicitor | 07/03/2024 |
| Vivint Inc. - Chad Whiteley | Solicitor | 06/18/2024 |
| Vivint Inc. - Mason Sherwood | Solicitor | 06/18/2024 |
| Vivint Inc. - Zion Jackson | Solicitor | 06/18/2024 |
| Vivint Inc. - Nathan Tracy | Solicitor | 06/18/2024 |
| Vivint Inc. - Nathan Morante | Solicitor | 06/18/2024 |
| Vivint Inc. - Gustavo Lichtenberger | Solicitor | 06/18/2024 |
| Vivint Inc. - Seth Anderson | Solicitor | 06/18/2024 |
| Vivint Inc. - Azambir Randhawa | Solicitor | 06/18/2024 |
| Vivint Inc. - Mikhail Luzyanin | Solicitor | 06/18/2024 |
| Illinois Solar Power - Rex Cooper | Solicitor | 06/18/2024 |
| Little O's Frozen Treats | Mobile Vendor | 12/31/2023 |
| Grandma Rosie's Sweet Treats | Mobile Vendor | 12/31/2023 |
| Southwestern Advantage - Justinian Mayo | Solicitor | 05/25/2024 |
| Midwest Squeegee - Kaden Green | Solicitor | 05/25/2024 |
| Vivint Inc. - Hleb Maskaliou | Solicitor | 05/24/2024 |
| The Best Roofing - Anna Gal | Solicitor | 05/01/2024 |
| The Edge Contracting - Thomas Schlindwein | Solicitor | 04/17/2024 |
| The Edge Contracting - Steven Nolkemper | Solicitor | 04/17/2024 |
| The Edge Contracting - Robert Rado | Solicitor | 04/17/2024 |
| The Edge Contracting - Ralph Edwards | Solicitor | 04/17/2024 |
| Alpha Storm Solutions - Jake Ewing | Solicitor | 03/06/2024 |
| Power Home Remodeling - Ryan W. Tasharski | Solicitor | 02/14/2024 |
| Power Home Remodeling - Joshua N. Stotland | Solicitor | 02/14/2024 |
| Power Home Remodeling - Ryan W. Hopkins | Solicitor | 02/14/2024 |
| Power Home Remodeling - Caleb P. Dale | Solicitor | 02/14/2024 |
| Home Plate Hotdogs, Inc. | Mobile Vendor | 12/31/2023 |
| Weed Man Lawn Care - Garrett Svatek | Solicitor | 12/27/2023 |
| Weed Man Lawn Care - Ian M. Wagner | Solicitor | 12/12/2023 |
| Weed Man Lawn Care - Jess N. Saltz | Solicitor | 12/12/2023 |
| Weed Man Lawn Care - Zequion J. Magruder | Solicitor | 12/12/2023 |
| Weed Man Lawn Care - Christopher J. Knight | Solicitor | 12/12/2023 |
| Weed Man Lawn Care - Dalton J. Knight | Solicitor | 12/12/2023 |
| Weed Man Lawn Care - Liam J. Berna | Solicitor | 12/12/2023 |
| Weed Man Lawn Care - Charles Bailey | Solicitor | 12/12/2023 |
Solicitors, Hawkers, and Itinerant Merchants
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in soliciting, hawking or business as an itinerant merchant without first having obtained a certificate of registration.
More Information
For more information, see the Solicitors, Hawkers, and Itinerant Merchants Code online.
Application
Mobile Vendors
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in mobile service without first having obtained a certificate of registration.
More Information
For more information, see the following
Applications
- Application for Mobile Vendor Registration - Public Property (PDF)
- Application for Mobile Vendor Registration - Food Truck Rally (PDF)
Liquor Sales
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell at retail alcoholic liquor within the corporate limits of the city without having a license to do so, issued by the local commissioner.More Information
For more information, see the Liquor Control Code online.Applications
- Application for Liquor License (PDF)
- Application for Special Event Liquor License (PDF)
- Application for Temporary Liquor Permit (PDF)
Amusement Devices and Video Gaming Terminals
No person shall operate, conduct, or maintain an amusement device open to the public without first having obtained a license.
More Information
For more information, see the Amusement Device Code Online.
Applications
Tobacco Sales
It shall be unlawful to sell or to offer for sale at retail, to give away, deliver, or keep with the intention of selling at retail, giving away, or delivering tobacco products within the city without first having obtained a tobacco dealer's license.
More Information
For more information, see the Tobacco Dealers Code online.Application
- Application for Tobacco Sales License (PDF)
Raffles
See the Raffle Code online for more information.
Application
Massage / Bodywork Establishments
No person shall engage in or carry out the business of massage for compensation unless he/she has a valid massage establishment business license issued by the city.
More Information
For more information, see the Massage Establishment Code online.
Application
Pawnbroker / Resale Dealer
No person, either as owner, manager, lessee, officer or agent, or in any other capacity, shall operate or permit to be operated as a pawnbroker or resale dealership without first having obtained a license.More Information
For more information, see the Pawnbroker/Resale Dealer Code online.
Application
Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishments
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to maintain and operate a tattoo establishment, with or without body piercing, or a body piercing establishment without first having obtained a license.
More Information
For more information, see the Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishment Code online.
Application
Going out of Business, Insurance, or Fire Damaged Goods Sales
No person shall advertise, represent, or hold out that any sale of goods, wares, or merchandise is an insurance, salvage, removal, closing out, going out of business, liquidation, or creditors' sale, or a sale of goods, wares, or merchandise damaged by fire, smoke, water or otherwise damaged, unless he/she shall have first obtained a license to conduct such a sale.
More Information
For more information, see the Going out of Business, Insurance, or Fire Damaged Goods Sales Code online.
Application
Carnival or Circus License
It shall be unlawful to conduct or operate within the city any exhibitions or carnivals which are open to the public without first securing a license.
More Information
For more information, see the Carnivals, Circuses, and Public Exhibitions Code online.