Lincoln council to advance revised massage‑establishment ordinance; members press on hours, licensing and enforcement

Dec 10, 2025

Council reviewed proposed changes to the city massage‑establishment ordinance, including an affidavit exemption for state‑licensed sole proprietors and a $25 city permit; members asked staff to simplify language, clarify fees and enforcement, and bring the item forward on the regular agenda.

The full story

City attorney (identified as Mister Hovlich/Hovlett in the record) presented a revised massage‑establishment ordinance Dec. 9 that incorporates language modeled after Bloomington and adds an affidavit exemption allowing sole proprietors licensed by the State of Illinois to avoid duplicative city requirements.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in