Welcome to the City of Peoria’s Office of Accounts Receivable!
Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
Peoria City Hall 419 Fulton Street, Room 111 Peoria, IL 61602-1282
Contact Us
Stormwater Utility Billing Inquiries:
Email: utilitybilling@peoriagov.org
Phone: 309-494-8807
Stormwater Information Website
Stormwater Billing Information Website
Public Safety Pension Fee inquiries:
Email: publicsafetyfee@peoriagov.org
Phone: 309-494-8696
Peoria Public Safety Fee Informational Site
Licensing/Non-Utility Related Invoices/Municipal Tax Inquiries:
General A/R Email: AR@peoriagov.org
Phone: 309-494-8588
Rental Registration (Short-Term Rentals & Non-Owner Occupied Properties) Inquiries:
Email: rentalregistration@peoriagov.org
Phone: 309-494-8531
Non-Owner Occupied Registration
Parking Inquiries:
Email: parking@peoriagov.org
Phone: 309-494-8523
Parking Enforcement: 309-494-8800
How Can We Help You?
Licensing
Currently the City of Peoria has no standard business license, however the City does license specific businesses and occupational types. The business licenses administered by the Accounts Receivable Office are as follows:
Business Licenses
Professional Licenses
Events
| Event Type | Municipal Code |
 Public Event |
Chapter 27, Article 1 |
| Riverfront Entertainment District |
City Ordinance 16,550 |
Rental Properties
| Rental Property Type | Municipal Code | Application/Registration Info |
| Non-Owner Occupied Property Registration | Chapter 5, Article XIII | Non-Owner Occupied Application |
| Short-Term Rental License Registration & Tax Payment Link | Chapter 27, Article VII, Sec 27-149 | IMPORTANT!! Some Short-Term Rentals require a Special Use Permit. For questions regarding this license or to find out if you need a Special Use Permit to operate your Short-Term Rental please contact the Community Development Department at 309-494-8600 or communitydevelopment@peoriagov.org Short Term Rental Application |
Municipal Sales Tax
The City of Peoria administers and collects several taxes (see below). The tax proceeds are paid directly to the City on a monthly basis (unless otherwise authorized). To apply for a City Taxpayer ID number, which is required, please complete and submit the following application to our office: City Tax Application
| Municipal Tax | Municipal Code |
| Hotel-Restaurant-Amusement Municipal Tax (HRA) |
Hotel/Motel – Chapter 27, Article VII Restaurant- Chapter 27, Article VIII Amusement-Chapter 27, Article IX |
| Packaged Liquor |
Chapter 27, Article XII |
| Business Development District Tax |
Chapter 27, Article XIV |
| Motor Fuel Tax |
Chapter 27, Article XII |
| Special Service Areas | Special Service Area taxes are assessed in specific areas of the City: Westlake Shopping Center, Sterling-Rockwood (Portillo’s), and Peoria Sports Center. Please contact our office if you believe your business is located in one of these areas for further information or if you need tax return forms for these areas. |
Other Taxes
Other
| Bicycle Registration | Registration of bicycles helps track down lost or stolen bicycles. To register your bicycle, please contact the Peoria Police Department at 600 SW Adams Street, or by calling (309) 494-8300. |
| Bingo/Raffle License | Contact the Peoria County Clerk’s Office at (309) 672-6059. Click the link to visit their site. |
| Food & Beverage License | Peoria City/County Health Department, 2116 N. Sheridan Road, Peoria, IL 61604 or Phone (309) 679-6000. Click the link to visit their site. |
| Liquor License | Contact the Peoria City Clerk’s Office at the City Hall Building, 419 Fulton Street, Room 401, Peoria, Illinois 61602 or phone (309) 494-8565. Click the link to visit their site. |
| Light Up The Bridge Program | Questions regarding the Light Up The Bridge program can be directed to publicworks@peoriagov.org, 309-494-8800. Applications can be submitted to A/R or to Public Works. Payments are received by the Treasurer’s Office. Click on the link for further information. |
Parking Tickets
Email: parking@peoriagov.org
Phone: 309-494-8523
Parking Payments
Parking Enforcement: 309-494-8800
Parking Information
Payments:
Most parking ticket fines are greatly reduced when paid within seven days of ticket issuance. Payment may be made online (link above) or at the City Treasurer’s Office, City Hall Building, 419 Fulton Street, Room 100, Peoria, IL 61602.
Mailed payments must be postmarked by the United States Postal Service within seven days of the parking ticket issuance date. Private postal meters are not acceptable proof of mailing date.
Partial payments will result in our offer to settle at a lesser amount to be withdrawn.
Appeals:
Appeals are done on the payment website. Click the link above, enter your citation number to search for your ticket (you can also find your ticket by license plate or VIN number). Click on “Appeal” to complete the appeals form.
Parking Meter Holidays:
On the following holidays it is not necessary for you to feed your parking meter:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veteran’s Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day
Non-Payment of Citations:
- Payments received 8-30 days after the payment due date result in a $5.00 penalty fee.
- Payments received 31 or more days after payment due date result in an additional $5.00 penalty fee
- Unpaid Citations will be scheduled for a hearing before the Administrative Hearing Officer.
- If you have 5 or more unpaid tickets, your vehicle is eligible for booting.
- Your judgement balance will be referred to our 3rd party collections agency.
- No City license will be issued to you until all outstanding monetary obligations are paid in full.
Additional penalties and collection costs will be assessed to each ticket.
Special Assessments
The City of Peoria makes improvements to streets, sidewalks, lighting, sewers, etc. jointly with the property owners. This procedure is called the Special Assessment process. The property owner will pay a portion of the improvement cost, and the City will pay the remaining portion.
After the completion of the Special Assessment court process, we will invoice the property owners. To request account information for your property, contact the Accounts Receivable Office at (309) 494-8588. You should be prepared to provide your parcel identification number.
