Illinois Political Yard Sign Rules
What Illinois law actually says about campaign and political yard signs — where they are protected, where they get removed, and how close you can get to the polls. Every rule below links to the text it came from.
Illinois sets a campaign free zone 100 feet from each polling place entrance, and the statute expressly names placing temporary signs as electioneering - calling that regulation an exclusive power of the State.
Source: 10 ILCS 5/17-29
Illinois rules worth knowing
65 ILCS 5/11-13-1(12)
An Illinois municipality may not prohibit political signs on residential property, and may not put a time limit on them. It may set reasonable restrictions as to size, and nothing more. The statute makes this a power of the State rather than of the town.
92 Ill. Adm. Code 522.150
Signs in the right-of-way of an Interstate or primary highway are illegal under Illinois administrative rule, along with signs on any structure, wire or cable over that right-of-way.
That residential protection sits in the Municipal Code and binds municipalities. We could not find a county equivalent, so if you are on unincorporated land, check with the county.
The rule that catches most people
Wherever you are, the public right-of-way is where signs get taken. It reaches further from the pavement than most people expect, and it usually includes the ditch. The field test: if the sign sits between a utility pole and the road, or on the road side of the fence line, it is probably on public land.
And remember your town has its own sign ordinance. State law is the floor, not the whole answer — size and placement on a city lot are usually set locally, and the local rule is the one enforced by the officer who drives past your sign every day.
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Martin Graphics is a sign shop, not a regulatory agency or a law firm. We publish this as a courtesy and keep it as accurate as we can, but sign rules differ from town to town and change often. Nothing here is legal advice. You are solely responsible for confirming and meeting the rules that apply where your signs go.