Taxicab / Limo Licensing

Taxi/Limo Driver's License Application Information

Complete the application and submit the following documents to Laura Millsaps, Village of Oak Brook Police Department, 1200 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523:

  1. One (1) 2 by 2-inch photo clearly showing your face and shoulders. Photos must have been taken within the past 30 days. (If you were licensed by the Village of Oak Brook for the previous licensing year, you do not need to provide photographs unless you altered the hair on your head or face.)
  2. Court Purpose Driving Abstract (MVR) obtained from Illinois Secretary of State within the last 30 days.
  3. $50 license fee.
  4. State Driver's License.
  5. This application (PDF) and the attached documents become the property of the Village of Oak Brook. If you wish to maintain copies of any of these documents, please have those copies made before they are submitted to the Village of Oak Brook.
    After you have submitted all necessary documents including application, photographs, driving abstract & licensing fee, the Village will initiate an Illinois State Police background check. If this investigation or the application materials uncover information showing any of the following, the application shall not be approved and no taxi/limo driver's license shall be issued to the applicant:
  • The applicant has been convicted of a felony based upon his conduct or involvement in such business activity or similar business within the past ten (10) years;
  • The applicant has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor unrelated to his conduct or involvement in such business activity or similar business, but whose felony or misdemeanor involved theft or retail theft, the use of a deadly weapon, traffic in narcotic drugs, or violence against another person, including criminal sexual assault and sexual abuse, within the past ten (10) years;
  • The applicant has been convicted of a misdemeanor or licensing ordinance violation based upon his conduct or involvement in such business activity or similar business within the past two (2) years;
  • The applicant has been convicted of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol within the past five (5) years;
  • The applicant has been convicted of reckless driving within the past five (5) years;
  • The applicant's driver's license has been suspended for violations concerning his operation of a motor driven vehicle within the past five (5) years; or
  • The owner(s) or applicant(s) has misrepresented facts in the application for a license.

Only after you have received your Taxi/Limo Driver's License and Taxi/Limo Registration decal, may you begin to pick up passengers in Oak Brook.

Taxi/Limo Company Application Process

Title 4, Chapter 2, Taxicabs for Hire, and Title 4, Chapter 10, Limousines for Hire, from the Village Code of Oak Brook will assist in the completion of your application. Please read the license application guidelines in these chapters.

Complete the application (PDF) and submit the following documents to Laura Millsaps, Village of Oak Brook Police Department, 1200 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523:

  • Application Fee ($250.00)
  • List of vehicles including Cab Number, Make, Model, Year, Vin Number
  • Certificate of Insurance
  • Rate Card

Owners, Partners, Officers, Directors, Members and Stockholders need to be fingerprinted the first time a company or individual applies for a license. Succeeding years, the Village will be able to request an update from the Illinois State Police.

Please contact the Police Department at (630) 630-8720 if you require assistance in compliance of our regulations within Oak Brook.

Taxi/Limo Registration Information

Complete the applications (PDF) and submitted as required to Laura Millsaps, Police Department, 1200 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523.

Please contact the Police Department at (630) 368-8720 if you require assistance in compliance of our Taxi/Limo regulations within Oak Brook.

Submit the following documents to Laura Millsaps, Police Department, 1200 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523:

  1. Village of Oak Brook Taxi/Limo Registration signed by the owner of the vehicle.
  2. Certificate of Insurance
  3. Completed Safety Inspection Sheet (Pages 2 and 3)
  4. Taximeter Certificate of Accuracy (PDF) (Taxi only)
  5. Oak Brook Taxi/Limo Drivers License
  6. Oak Brook Police Department Inspection (Page 1) – An appointment for inspection may be arranged by contacting Community Service Officers at 630-207-0658 or 630-606-3978
  7. $25.00 Registration Fee

This registration form and the attached documents become the property of the Village of Oak Brook. If you wish to maintain copies of any of these documents, please have those copies made before they are submitted to the Village of Oak Brook.