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

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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

 

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



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


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.

    Application




Commercial Film Permit