Aurora, IL

Aurora requires retaining walls to stay structurally sound; failing walls over 30 inches tall, or carrying vehicle-load surcharge on the high side, need a permit and a licensed…

Aurora's zoning code sets approved fence materials by classification, masonry, ornamental iron, chain link, wood picket, bans wire mesh and barbed wire, and requires uniform…

Aurora requires a fence permit before any fence is built, rebuilt, enlarged, or structurally altered in every zoning district citywide, on residential and commercial property alike.

Aurora limits residential front-yard fences to 3-4 feet, side yards to 4-6 feet by lot width, rear yards to 6 feet, and caps corner sight-triangle fences at 3 feet.

Aurora requires the finished side of fences to face outward toward neighbors. Illinois has no residential fence cost-sharing law. Each property owner is responsible for their own…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) bans loud, raucous noise from power blowers and fans in residential or noise-sensitive areas between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., though snow blowers and…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) limits construction, demolition, and street-excavation noise to 6 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends citywide across all four counties the…

Aurora treats unreasonably loud, raucous noise from an animal or bird as a per se noise violation under City Code § 29-205, holding the owner or keeper responsible.

Aurora bans noise audible 75 feet beyond a property line in residential districts between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., with fines up to $1,000 for repeat violations under the city's noise…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) ties industrial-zone noise to Illinois EPA sound-pressure standards in its M-1/M-2 manufacturing districts, letting the state Noise Pollution Control…

Aurora bars unreasonably loud loudspeakers, amplifiers, and PA systems near residential or noise-sensitive areas after 10 p.m. on weekdays and until 7 a.m., under City Code § 29-205.

Aurora bans loud, unnecessary vehicle noise citywide, naming racing engines, missing or cut-out mufflers, tire squeal, spinning wheels, repeated horn honking and shouting from inside a…

Aircraft noise in Illinois is governed exclusively by federal aviation law, leaving cities and the state without authority to regulate flight operations or in-flight sound.

Aurora bans burning combustible material, leaves, brush, debris, trash, in open fires citywide, regardless of which of the four counties (Kane, DuPage, Will, Kendall) the address sits…

Aurora's Electrical Code confirms smoke alarms are required in new dwelling units and requires their branch circuit to also carry habitable-space lighting outlets, not stand alone on…

Aurora requires a fire code operational permit for every open fire, including small backyard recreational fires: the city's Fire Code amendments strip out the standard exception that…

Aurora bans bulk liquefied petroleum gas storage everywhere in the city except the M-2 manufacturing district, and even there only with Fire Marshal approval; small propane setups…

Aurora bans selling, possessing or using display fireworks, flame effects and consumer fireworks citywide, with fines from $250 to $1,000 and property owners liable if a violation…

Kane County lets residents burn brush and landscape waste generated on their own property, but only from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on sunny days with wind under 10 miles per hour, at least 20…

Aurora, Illinois bans parking vehicles on grass or dirt anywhere on a property and restricts gravel parking to surfaces that were already legal before the zoning code changed.

Aurora bars inoperative, unregistered or unlicensed vehicles from sitting on residential, commercial or industrial property for more than 30 days, caps residential storage at one such…

Aurora requires the city traffic engineer to post signs or paint curbs yellow before any parking time limit or prohibition can be enforced on a street, protecting drivers from unposted…

Aurora bans parking on any public street or alley once two inches of snow has fallen, until the lane nearest the curb is plowed or cleared, with towing authorized for vehicles left in…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) freight loading zones run 4:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., or 3:00 p.m. for extended-hours zones, under City Code § 27-202, with a 30-minute stop limit and…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) bans street parking of commercial vehicles and trailers over 8,000 lbs GVWR overnight, and caps daytime parking at two hours citywide under City Code §…

Aurora limits residential lots to one recreational vehicle, boat or trailer at a time, capped at 25 feet, with screening and setback rules under the city zoning code.

Aurora requires a building permit for every electric vehicle charging station and sets a minimum ten-foot setback in front and exterior side yards, per the city's zoning code.

Aurora bars overnight parking from 3 to 5 a.m. downtown and on major arterial and collector streets citywide, unless the vehicle displays a valid city-issued all-night parking permit.

When Aurora police seize a vehicle under City Code Sec. 29-48, the owner of record owes the city a $500 administrative fee, or $1,000 for a commercial motor vehicle, on top of the…

Aurora prohibits parking within five feet of any driveway, in intersections, on sidewalks, within 18 feet of a moving-traffic lane, and dozens of other spots citywide under the general…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) requires every cat four months or older to be registered with the city within 30 days of acquisition, with a license tag displayed on the collar at all…

Aurora, Illinois bans owning, keeping or harboring any 'dangerous animal' as a pet, a defined list running from bears, wolves and coyotes to big cats, venomous reptiles and primates…

Animal hospitals and kennels may operate in Aurora only within the B-B Business-Boulevard District, and only when the entire operation is conducted inside an enclosed building.

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) bans letting any domestic animal, dogs included, run at large citywide; a loose animal is a public nuisance subject to impoundment.

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) limits pet shops to selling dogs and cats sourced from animal control facilities or shelters, not commercial breeders, under its retail pet-sale…

Aurora, Illinois bans feeding any mammal, hand-fed or left out, attended or not, the moment the feeding creates or risks creating a public-health or safety hazard, citywide across all…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) requires pet shops, kennels, dealers, and other licensed animal businesses to spay or neuter and microchip every dog and cat before adoption or sale.

Every animal Aurora, Illinois's Animal Care & Control Division impounds must be microchipped before it's released back to its owner: a citywide condition tied to redemption, on top of…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) caps households at four domestic animals, no more than two of any one species, though owners can apply to the Animal Care & Control director for one…

Aurora regulates beekeeping under City Code Section 14-15. Hives must be registered and maintained according to setback and management standards. Illinois Bees and Apiaries Act (510…

Aurora, Illinois bans keeping any farm animal, including fowl like chickens, ducks and geese, or bees anywhere within city limits, with only a narrow carve-out for property already…

Neither Kane County nor Illinois bans any dog breed. State law (510 ILCS 5/24) bars any local regulation, policy, or ordinance that is breed-specific, and the county's own ordinance…

Unincorporated Kane County makes it illegal to injure, kill, or attempt to injure or kill any bird or other animal protected by federal or state law, and separately bans disturbing…

Aurora requires a building permit for in-ground and deep above-ground residential pools under its adopted 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code; only shallow, fully…

Aurora's Property Maintenance Code bars draining pools, spas, or hot tubs onto a neighbor's yard, and its Building Code exempts only shallow above-ground pools from the permit…

Aurora, Illinois caps a home occupation at 25% of a dwelling's floor area and one non-resident employee, permitted by-right across every residential zoning district.

Aurora, Illinois allows licensed babysitting and day care homes as a permitted home occupation in every residential district, capped at 8 children under 12 including the operator's own…

Aurora curbs customer parking and traffic from home-based businesses, requiring it not disrupt normal neighborhood flow and capping group meetings to once a month.

Aurora bars any exterior sign, display or visible activity that would reveal a home occupation is being run from a residential dwelling, keeping it invisible from the street.

Kane County lets home bakers sell directly to the public under its home kitchen ordinance, but layers local control on top of state law. Sec. 11.5-40 authorizes direct sales of baked…

Aurora's water-conservation ordinance defines harvested rainwater and exempts it from the city's odd/even watering schedule, letting residents irrigate anytime with rain-barrel water.

Anyone who injures, mutilates, or kills a tree or shrub on Aurora, Illinois city-owned property must pay its full replacement value, calculated under the ISA Guide for Plant Appraisal…

Aurora limits city water for lawns, gardens, and pools to alternating even/odd calendar dates within set morning and evening hours, with two annual no-watering dates in July and August.

Aurora exempts yard waste from its citywide ban on piling waste accumulations: residents may keep it in a compost pile on the property instead of removing it immediately like every…

Aurora requires property owners citywide to keep weeds and grass under 8 inches; violators face a city-ordered mow, lien for costs, and escalating fines up to $500 per season.

Aurora's zoning code lets developers use prairie-style naturalized plantings in stormwater and open-space areas instead of standard turf landscaping, with an approved plan.

Aurora caps private sheds at 160 square feet and 14 feet in height, restricts them to rear yards only, and requires at least six feet of separation from the house.

Unincorporated Kane County allows only one residential building per zoning lot, so a standalone accessory dwelling unit (second house) generally is not permitted by right. Detached…

Unincorporated Kane County limits every licensed short-term rental to two guests per bedroom and sixteen guests total, no matter how many bedrooms the home has. Renters' own guests…

Operating a short-term rental in unincorporated Kane County requires a license from the Development and Community Services Department before the first guest arrives. The license costs…

Kane County charges $200 to issue a new short-term rental license and $100 a year to renew it, due by January 31. Miss the deadline and the license is forfeited, forcing owners to…

Kane County will not issue or renew a short-term rental license unless the owner submits proof of landlord's liability insurance along with the annual application, one of the mandatory…

Kane County limits each licensed short-term rental property to twelve rental contracts or 180 rental days per calendar year, whichever number is greater, a hard usage cap built into…

Guests at a licensed Kane County short-term rental can only park overnight on an improved hard surface located on the rental property itself, and commercial vehicles, RVs, campers…

Selling vapor products or alternative nicotine products in Aurora, Illinois requires a separate endorsement from the city treasurer in addition to the base tobacco dealer's license…

Aurora requires an annual city license for every tattoo and body art establishment and bars new locations within 2,640 feet of an existing licensed shop in the same shopping center or…

Aurora confines adult bookstores, cabarets, theaters, and similar adult uses to M-1 manufacturing districts and keeps them at least 1,000 feet from homes, schools, churches, parks, and…

Private property owners in Aurora, Illinois must post compliant warning signage and use a licensed commercial relocator before towing an unauthorized vehicle without the owner's…

Aurora requires therapeutic massage establishments and their massage therapists to meet certification and state licensing standards under the city code before practicing or advertising…

Aurora requires anyone operating as a pawnbroker within city limits to hold a city-issued license, backed by a $1,000 bond and a police background check, before receiving property in…

Aurora's zoning code requires every outdoor light fixture to be shielded and aimed so it doesn't glare onto neighboring properties or roadways citywide.

Aurora requires digital billboards and message boards to auto-dim, capping brightness at 0.3 foot-candles over ambient light as measured by a foot-candle meter at set distances.

Kane County requires outdoor lighting for parking and site facilities to be designed so it does not produce direct illumination, glare, or excessive light onto surrounding property…

Aurora publishes an annual May notice warning vacant-lot and unoccupied-property owners that weeds over 8 inches will be cut by the city and billed back, with no individual notice…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) gives property owners in its designated downtown zone 48 hours after a snowfall or ice storm to clear sidewalks, or to spread abrasive material if the…

Aurora, Illinois bars landlords from letting rental housing decay into a health or safety hazard through gross neglect, a criminal offense under the city's Property Maintenance Code.

Aurora caps window signage at 25 percent of total window area in non-residential districts, with window and window-screen signs together never exceeding 50 percent of the window.

Aurora limits digital billboards to non-residential parcels within 500 feet of the I-88 Tollway right-of-way, capping them at 1,200 square feet, 60 feet tall, and requiring a city…

Aurora limits exterior holiday and seasonal decorations visible from the public right-of-way to a 60-day window before and after the holiday, citywide under the city's other-offenses…

Aurora, Illinois lets residents in Kane, DuPage, Will, and Kendall counties display election signs on residential property starting 90 days before any election through 5 days after, so…

Aurora has no separate garage-sale sign rule: garage sale signs fall under the general residential temporary sign cap of six square feet and six feet in height.

Aurora limits impervious and building coverage on R-1 single-family lots to 40 percent under the city's zoning code, with each zoning district setting its own maximum.

In Aurora's R-4A Two-Family Dwelling District, structures must sit back 30 feet from the front lot line, 20 feet from the rear, 8 feet on interior sides and 15 feet on exterior sides.

Aurora's R-1 One-Family Dwelling District caps most homes at 35 feet and two and a half stories; religious institution towers can reach 75 feet, but the main structure is still limited…

Aurora requires tightly fitting insect screens of at least 16 mesh per inch on doors, windows, and other ventilation openings of habitable rooms from May 1 through October 1.

Landlords in Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) must obtain a city license before renting out any non-owner-occupied unit, from a single rental home to a full apartment building.

Illinois requires a 5-day written notice for nonpayment of rent (735 ILCS 5/9-209), a 10-day notice to quit for lease violations (735 ILCS 5/9-210), and a 30-day termination notice for…

Under 735 ILCS 5/9-207, ending a month-to-month or other tenancy under one year requires 30 days' written notice; a week-to-week tenancy requires 7 days. The statute lets the landlord…

Illinois has no statewide rent control and no cap on rent increases. The Rent Control Preemption Act, 50 ILCS 825, bars every unit of local government, including home rule cities, from…

Illinois has no statewide statute setting a maximum rent increase or a dedicated advance-notice period for raising rent, and the Rent Control Preemption Act (50 ILCS 825) bars local…

Illinois sets no statewide cap on residential security deposits. Under the Security Deposit Return Act, 765 ILCS 710, a landlord of a building with 5 or more units who keeps any of a…

Adverse possession in Illinois generally requires 20 years of possession (735 ILCS 5/13-101). The period drops to 7 years when the occupant holds under claim and color of title 'made…

Aurora defines yard waste as grass clippings, leaves, and small tree limbs under four inches across, while trees, large limbs, logs, and brush must be hauled away under city council…

Aurora runs its curbside recycling program through city-owned bins placed at each residence; city code makes it unlawful for anyone besides the municipally contracted hauler to…

Dumping refuse, garbage, rubbish, or yard waste on any public street, alley, or on someone else's property is banned citywide in Aurora, backed by fines that climb from $25 to $100 for…

City-contracted crews collect curbside from single-family and small residential buildings citywide; larger apartment buildings, commercial premises, and hard-to-access lots are…

Aurora requires a city-issued sticker on every bulk item, furniture, appliances, and similar large discards, set out for pickup; unlabeled items get collected anyway but the cost is…

Aurora requires screened, setback dumpsters for every multifamily property over eight units and all commercial or industrial sites, keeping containers at least five feet from buildings…

Curbside garbage, recycling, and trash containers can only go out after 7 p.m. the evening before pickup and must be pulled back in by 7 p.m. on collection day, or the placement counts…

In unincorporated Kane County, any company running two or more trucks to collect garbage, recyclables or other refuse must hold an annual hauler license from the county under Code Sec…

Kane County bans setting trash or recyclables out for collection more than 24 hours before the scheduled pickup time, and bans keeping household garbage where animals can get into it…

Kane County does not force businesses to compost, but it forces their trash hauler to ask: Code Sec. 11-112(B)(3) requires every hauler serving a commercial business, commercial…

Aurora, Illinois caps how long exterior holiday and seasonal decorations can stay up: 60 days before and 60 days after the associated holiday.

Aurora, Illinois requires a building permit before any owner constructs, alters, repairs, moves, or demolishes a building or structure, including detached accessory buildings and…

Aurora requires a building permit before any plumbing system is installed, altered, or replaced, enforced under the city's 2024 International Plumbing Code by the Division of Building…

Aurora requires a permit before installing, altering, or replacing electrical systems or equipment, enforced under the city's 2023 National Electrical Code adoption by the Division of…

Aurora bars operating any elevator, escalator, or hoisting device until it's inspected, tested, and issued a certificate of compliance, which owners must post inside the elevator car.

Aurora's Electrical Code requires the building official to inspect underground work before backfilling and rough-in wiring before walls or ceilings close it up.

Every Aurora dwelling and rooming unit needs a working carbon monoxide alarm within 15 feet of each sleeping room, combining the city's Property Maintenance Code with Illinois's…

Aurora requires an automatic residential fire sprinkler system in any one- or two-family home or townhouse whose first-floor living space exceeds 5,000 square feet, under its amended…

Kane County's property-maintenance code requires exterior wood, doors, trim and metal surfaces to be kept painted and free of rust or decay, and Sec. 15-2E3b folds a specific…

Aurora, Illinois regulates stormwater management citywide by adopting the Kane County Stormwater Ordinance by reference, with the city engineer as administrator and site-specific…

Aurora ties flood-hazard construction directly to Chapter 18 of the municipal code, and its Building and Residential Codes require the most restrictive of the local floodplain rules…

Before issuing a building permit within any platted subdivision, Aurora, Illinois requires a signed grading agreement and certified storm sewer/detention systems, reviewed by the city…

In unincorporated Kane County, any building in the regulatory floodplain must be elevated or floodproofed to the Flood Protection Elevation (FPE): base flood elevation (BFE) plus a…

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Coastal Management Program regulates Lake Michigan shoreline development, applying uniform permit requirements along the entire Illinois…

Aurora, Illinois adopts the state's Smoke Free Illinois Act for combustible tobacco and separately bans electronic smoking devices anywhere smoking is already prohibited, plus outright…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) makes it a misdemeanor to keep blocking a street, sidewalk, or public way after a police officer has warned the group to disperse, under City Code §…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) bans skateboarding on any public street citywide, and separately bars it on Downtown sidewalks, parking facilities, and parks under City Code §§ 27-293…

Aurora makes it a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate in public view or in any public street, sidewalk, park, building or right-of-way other than a restroom, citywide in Kane County's…

Aurora, Illinois bars using cannabis, THC products, or cannabis concentrate in any motor vehicle, public place, or wherever smoking is prohibited under the Smoke Free Illinois Act…

In Aurora, Illinois (Kane County), City Code § 27-241 bars pedestrians from crossing anywhere but a marked crosswalk inside the central business district or any other business…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) makes a loud or unruly gathering a public nuisance, letting police order it to disperse and holding hosts and absentee owners liable for fines up to…

Aurora, Illinois bans drinking or carrying open alcohol in any public place citywide, including retail stores, unless the location is a licensed liquor premises or an approved special…

Aurora residents who spot graffiti or a related property nuisance can file a formal complaint with the city's Division of Inspections and Permits, which must investigate and issue an…

Kane County's most common property complaints, weeds, junk, overgrown yards, illegal parking and inoperable vehicles, run through the same enforcement track: a written notice…

Aurora declares it a nuisance for a property to accumulate garbage or debris past seven days if it attracts rats or vermin, or to let hazardous, overgrown vegetation stand where it is…

Kane County does not force every food handler to get certified, but it rewards those who do. Under County Code Sec. 11.5-30, a Category I restaurant or caterer can skip one of its…

Aurora, Illinois requires the owner or occupant of an abutting lot to repair a sidewalk once the city engineer gives notice, or the city does it and bills them.

Aurora, Illinois bans letting tree branches, shrubs, or vines hang lower than ten feet over a public sidewalk or obstruct its free use.

Aurora, Illinois bars any private space or areaway under a public sidewalk unless the city council authorizes the city engineer to issue a permit for it.

Aurora lets businesses convert up to two on-street parking spaces into a parklet, but only under a seasonal city permit with insurance and a maintenance agreement.

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) lets neighbors close their block for a residential block party for up to one calendar day, but only after getting a street closure permit from the Office…

Aurora, Illinois restaurants and bars with an On-Site Consumption liquor license need a separate permanent outdoor seating permit from the city's liquor commissioner before serving…

Aurora, Illinois bars selling goods, food, or beverages at a city street fair or festival unless the special-events coordinator approves it or the vendor is separately licensed under…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) requires anyone organizing a parade, race, festival, or similar public gathering to obtain a special event permit from the city's events coordinator…

Aurora, Illinois requires a permit from the parks superintendent for special activities and events at city parks, including vendors, parades, and weddings, with fees and a security…

Aurora, Illinois closes all city parks, facilities, and premises to the public from dusk until sunrise daily, and anyone remaining without authorization can be charged with trespass.

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) sets a citywide juvenile curfew under City Code § 29-20: under-16s off public places 10 p.m.-6 a.m. daily; 16- and 17-year-olds 11 p.m.-6 a.m. weeknights…

Aurora exempts plant watering done with reclaimed greywater, recycled effluent, or harvested rainwater from its standard lawn-watering day and hour restrictions, letting property…

Aurora property owners on city water must notify the city as soon as they know pipes or accessories under their control are leaking.

Planting a tree in an Aurora public thoroughfare or parkway requires a permit from the City Arborist, who sets the planting line in consultation with the city engineer.

Cannabis dispensaries in Aurora must sit at least 750 feet from any school and 1.5 miles from another dispensary, and are permitted only in the B-B Business-Boulevard zoning district.

Aurora, Illinois caps adult-use cannabis dispensaries at four citywide, each needing a conditional use permit and a 750-foot school buffer, per City Code § 49-104.3.

Illinois law permits home cannabis cultivation only by registered medical patients, capped at five plants per household, and preempts local bans or expansions of recreational home grow.

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) caps new data center noise at 57 dB(A) daytime and 47 dB(A) nighttime, measured at the facility property line under the zoning code's performance…

Aurora, Illinois confines data centers to a conditional use in Office, Research, Light Industrial and Industrial zones, with noise, chiller and buffer standards under City Code §…

Cryptocurrency mining operates under Aurora's Data Center Facility use (3305) and needs a conditional use permit in Office, Research, Light Industrial, and industrial zones, backed by…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) requires a building permit and plan approval before installing any solar energy system, plus a structural inspection every five years to keep it legal.

Illinois voids any association bylaw, board action, deed restriction or covenant that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting a solar energy system, under 765 ILCS 165/15 and 765…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) requires every mobile food unit, food trucks, trailers, and carts, to get a license from the city's License Administrator before operating anywhere in…

Aurora limits food trucks to city-designated, signed locations approved by the license administrator and bars vending in gas station lots or vacant/undeveloped parking areas.

Aurora requires food trucks on public sidewalks and streets to move on a police officer's order and bars leaving a unit unattended or parked past operating hours.

Aurora, Illinois requires a mandatory follow-up inspection after every rental code violation, escalating uncorrected problems to a hearing officer who can suspend or revoke the license.

Restaurants and bars operating under an Aurora, Illinois temporary outdoor seating or parklet permit must obtain a separate special event permit before doing any outdoor cooking…

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) bars any commercial establishment, including bars and nightclubs, from raucous noise plainly audible 50 feet from a residential property between 10 p.m…

Aurora bars unreasonably loud, raucous loading or unloading noise at any business or residence between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., under City Code § 29-205.

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) treats loud generator and other internal-combustion-engine noise as a per se violation in residential or noise-sensitive areas between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m…

Aurora runs an automated red-light camera program at intersections citywide; a traffic control signal monitoring device photographs violations, and the registered owner is mailed a…

Illinois runs two different regimes and the answer depends entirely on which vehicle you own. A golf cart is a non-highway vehicle under 625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1, and driving one on any…

Aurora, Illinois requires door-to-door peddlers and solicitors to register with the city clerk, pass a background check, and carry a permit before approaching any residence.

Aurora, Illinois lets residents bar door-to-door solicitors with a posted 'No Peddlers or Solicitors' sign near the entrance, making entry onto that property for soliciting an unlawful…

Aurora's zoning code bans planting Illinois-designated noxious weeds and exotic weeds in any landscape plan reviewed for new development, rezoning, or conditional use approval in the…

Aurora, Illinois levies a 6% hotel occupancy tax on room rentals, or a flat $10 per night if no cash charge is made, collected by the owner from the guest.

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) caps residential garage sales at two per calendar year, each running no more than three consecutive days, under the zoning code's accessory-use rules.

Aurora, Illinois (Kane County) automatically classifies any permitted special event using drones or other flying objects as a tier 1 event, the most heavily regulated tier, and can…

Illinois preempts local drone regulation through the Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act, establishing uniform privacy rules while federal FAA authority controls airspace operation…

Kane County designates historic landmarks, preservation districts and road corridors by county board ordinance after commission review. Once a property is nominated or designated…

Unincorporated Kane County zones farmland under the F Farming District (Zoning Ordinance Article VIII), and Section 25-5-4-4 exempts buildings and land used principally for agriculture…

The Farm Nuisance Suit Act shields established Illinois farms from nuisance lawsuits when the operation predates surrounding non-agricultural land uses by at least one year.

The Paid Leave for All Workers Act guarantees up to 40 hours of paid leave annually for nearly every Illinois employee, with limited carve-outs for jurisdictions with existing…

Illinois issues shall-issue concealed carry licenses through the Illinois State Police under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, with statewide preemption of local handgun carry rules.

Illinois preempts most local firearm regulation under the FOID Card Act and Wildlife Code, leaving home rule cities limited authority over assault weapons and certain narrow areas.

Illinois bans open carry of firearms in public under the Criminal Code, allowing concealed carry only by Firearm Concealed Carry Act licensees with limited exceptions.

Illinois law sets uniform rules for transporting firearms in vehicles under the FOID Card Act and Firearm Concealed Carry Act, preempting local handgun transport ordinances.

Illinois doesn't let cities zone in casinos on their own: the Illinois Gambling Act (230 ILCS 10/7) hands out a fixed number of state owners licenses, each tied by statute to one named…

Illinois nonprofits need a Department of Revenue license before running charitable games, capped at 4 days a year, with single bets at house-banked games limited to $20 and cash…

Illinois law makes it a crime to play any game of chance or skill for money unless the activity fits one of fifteen narrow exemptions listed in 720 ILCS 5/28-1(b): the state lottery…

Illinois legalized sports betting under the Sports Wagering Act, but only through an operator holding a Board-issued master sports wagering license. The Illinois Gaming Board licenses…

The Common Interest Community Association Act (765 ILCS 160) governs Illinois HOA budgets and assessments but, unlike the Condominium Property Act, it creates no statutory assessment…

Illinois gives association members open meetings and a records right, but the deadlines and the cost rules differ depending on which Act governs your association. A condominium owner…

Illinois HOAs enforce their declaration, bylaws, and rules under the Common Interest Community Association Act. Rule violations are pursued through the 765 ILCS 160/1-30(g) fine power…

Illinois protects native plantings, not xeriscape and not artificial turf. The Homeowners' Native Landscaping Act, 765 ILCS 167, effective July 19, 2024, bars an association from…

Since January 1, 2024 the Illinois Electric Vehicle Charging Act has voided any covenant, deed restriction or governing-document provision that prohibits or unreasonably restricts…

An Illinois association board may not prohibit a unit owner from displaying the American flag or a military flag on the owner's limited common elements or on the immediately adjacent…

Illinois puts no dollar limit on association fines. Both statutes say only that the board may levy reasonable fines, and neither sets a maximum, a daily cap or a cure period. What…

Unpaid assessments on an Illinois condominium unit become a statutory lien under 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1), and once the board of managers records notice of that lien it may foreclose it in…

Illinois runs the opposite way from states that protect owners who rent. There is no statutory cap on how much leasing an Illinois association may prohibit, no minimum lease term, no…

Illinois holds roadside safety checks, but the General Assembly never wrote a statute authorising or regulating them. The Illinois Vehicle Code mentions checkpoints exactly once, in a…

Illinois writes the right to film police directly into its eavesdropping statute. 720 ILCS 5/14-2(e) says nothing in the eavesdropping article prohibits any individual who is not a law…

Illinois gives officers a demand power without giving them a penalty to back it. Under 725 ILCS 5/107-14(a) a peace officer who has identified himself as such may stop a person in a…

Illinois has no statute that requires an officer to warn you that you may refuse a vehicle search, but it does require the officer to write the request down. 625 ILCS 5/11-212 makes…

Illinois prohibits sale of any tobacco, alternative nicotine, and electronic cigarette product to persons under 21 under the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Act.

Illinois runs a closed list for vehicle lighting. Under 625 ILCS 5/12-212(c), all lighting on a vehicle other than what the Vehicle Code expressly authorises is prohibited, so the…

Illinois never lists permitted windshield zones for a dash cam the way Florida and Texas do. It applies a materiality test instead: 625 ILCS 5/12-503(c-5) prohibits driving with…

Lane splitting is not lawful in Illinois. The Vehicle Code never uses the phrase, but 625 ILCS 5/11-703(c) makes the maneuver itself unlawful: a two-wheeled vehicle passing on the left…

Illinois does not ask whether a plate cover obscures the plate. 625 ILCS 5/3-413(g) makes it unlawful to operate any motor vehicle equipped with a registration plate cover, full stop…

A radar detector is legal in an ordinary Illinois passenger car. The only detector ban in the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/12-714, reaches a driver who operates or is in actual…

Illinois gets lake-effect snow and still bans studded tires outright. Section 12-401 of the Illinois Vehicle Code forbids operating a vehicle on an improved highway if any road wheel…

Illinois bans tinted film on the front windshield except a nonreflective strip running no more than 6 inches down from the top, and bars any window treatment on the windows immediately…