"to a consumer by a seller who is physically present at the consumer's residence" · "that consumer may avoid the contract or transaction by notifying the seller within 3 full business days following that day on which the contract was signed or the sale was made"
§ 2: "“Transient merchant” means any person who is engaged temporarily in the retail sale of goods, wares or merchandise in this State" · § 3: "It is a violation of this Act for any person, either as principal or agent, to conduct business as a transient merchant or itinerant vendor in this State without first complying"
Town by town
Carol Stream
Permit or license required
“It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in solicitation without securing a required permit or to solicit in a manner inconsistent with the issuance of the permit.”
A solicitation permit is required to solicit at residences; a posted "No Solicitors" card must be obeyed, and calls are barred Sundays, holidays and 9 p.m. to 10 a.m.
Sec. 10-4-13: not Sundays, holidays, before 10:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m.; Secs. 10-4-10 to 10-4-12: a posted No Solicitors card must be obeyed.
Permit
Secs. 10-4-2 to 10-4-8: Village Manager issues photo ID permit, up to 30 days; fees 10 dollars per day to 150 dollars per year, plus fingerprint check.
Code version
American Legal, Carol Stream Code of Ordinances, 2026 S-6 (current); local legislation current through Ord. 22026-09-35, passed 9-21-2026
“No one without a required permit (commercial & non-commercial) may solicit or make contact … At any address listed on the Do Not Knock Registry … From 9:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m.”
Ordinance 2018-08 requires a village permit to solicit, keeps a Do Not Knock Registry, and bars soliciting 9 p.m. to 8 a.m.; the full village code is not online.
Secs. 4.2.1-4.2.3: no soliciting at Do Not Knock Registry addresses, at "No Solicitation" signs, or 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Permit
Secs. 2.1, 6.1.1: commercial permit from village clerk, apply 30 days ahead; valid 90 days; 100 dollars fee; Illinois business certificate and insurance.
Code version
Village of Loda Ordinance 2018-08, passed and adopted August 8, 2018 (stand-alone PDF; the full village code is not online)
“The practice of going in and upon private residences … by peddlers, hawkers, itinerant merchants and transient vendors of merchandise without having been requested or invited to do so by the owner … is hereby declared to be a nuisance”
Uninvited peddling of merchandise at residences is a nuisance, while a separate solicitor registration regime covers orders and services and applies on posted notices; how they fit is unstated.
County
Piatt County
Section
Ch. 7 Art. III Sec. 7-3-9 (also 7-3-1, 7-3-2, 7-3-5, 7-3-11); Art. II Secs. 7-2-1, 7-2-2, 7-2-6 to 7-2-9
Hours / signs
Secs. 7-2-9, 7-3-5: soliciting or peddling unlawful before 10:00 A.M. or after 5:00 P.M., and on Sundays and holidays; Secs. 7-2-6 to 7-2-8: posted notice cards bind solicitors.
Permit
Art. II: certificate of registration from Chief of Police (7-2-2 to 7-2-4); Art. III: peddler license from Clerk, 10 dollars a day or 50 dollars a year (7-3-12).
Code version
Village of Mansfield code book, most recent publication June 2024 (ordinances through 2023), per the village ordinances page; Ch. 7 as .doc file
“Whoever enters upon the land … of another without having been invited to so do … is guilty of a misdemeanor. 14-20-2: … any person to engage in commercial solicitation … unless … first obtained a certificate of registration”
The code requires a certificate of registration for door-to-door commercial solicitation and a posted "NO SOLICITING" sign binds solicitors, but a separate section makes entering land without invitation a misdemeanor.
County
Cook County
Section
Art. 14 Ch. 6 Sec. 14-6-1; Ch. 20 Secs. 14-20-1, 14-20-2, 14-20-4, 14-20-7 to 14-20-11
Hours / signs
Sec. 14-20-11: no solicitation in residential areas before 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m.; Secs. 14-20-7 to 14-20-9: a NO SOLICITING sign must be obeyed.
Permit
Sec. 14-20-4: certificate of registration from City Clerk; two- or four-month; 50 dollars or 80 dollars per person; clerk acts within ten days.
Code version
Codified through Ordinance No. 2026-03, adopted January 5, 2026 (Supp. No. 17)
“No person shall solicit door-to-door in any residential area in the Village without having first obtained a license. Such license, if issued, shall be valid from 9:00 a.m. until sunset, seven days per week”
Ordinance 2024-664 requires a license to solicit door to door, valid 9 a.m. to sunset, and bars entry after a request to leave or at "No Solicitors Invited" signs.
County
Champaign County
Section
Ord. 2024-664: Secs. I(A)-(B), II, IV, V, VII(A)-(C)
Hours / signs
Sec. I(B): 9:00 a.m. to sunset only; Sec. VII(A)-(B): no entry after being asked to leave or where a "No Solicitors Invited" sign shows.
Permit
Secs. II, IV, V: village license for one day, week or month; fees 10, dollars 20, dollars 40 dollars; photo ID and application.
Code version
Village of Philo Ordinance No. 2024-664, adopted June 12, 2024 (stand-alone PDF scan; the full village code is not online)
“It is unlawful for any person to engage in peddling or solicitation within the village of Wheeling without first obtaining a permit issued by the department of Community Development. … 776 Uninvited peddlers unlawful (Not codified)”
A permit is required to peddle or solicit at residences, with a sign rule and 9 p.m.-9 a.m. bar; an uncodified ordinance titled "Uninvited peddlers unlawful" is listed.
County
Cook County
Section
Ch. 4.52 Secs. 4.52.020, 4.52.080, 4.52.090; Ordinance List and Disposition Table, Ord. 776
Hours / signs
Sec. 4.52.090: no entering private property or knocking 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.; Sec. 4.52.080: no calls where a No Solicitors or Peddlers sign is posted.
Permit
Secs. 4.52.020 to 4.52.060: permit from Department of Community Development; fee per Ch. 1.26 schedule; director may refuse on listed grounds.
Code version
Codified through Ordinance No. 5827, adopted August 3, 2026 (Supp. No. 48, Update 2)
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