Berwyn, IL

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, it is unlawful to knowingly possess, sell, offer for sale, use or explode fireworks inside city limits. The only path is a permit for a supervised…

Section 1610.03 makes it unlawful to burn paper, cardboard, leaves, twigs, branches, wood, grass or any other combustible material anywhere in the City of Berwyn, Illinois, unless a…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a recreational campfire is allowed only in an approved container, which is a commercially manufactured above-ground device such as a chimnea or outdoor…

Under the Cook County Residential Tenant and Landlord Ordinance, a rental unit isn't legally habitable unless it has the right number of smoke alarms, smoke detectors, and fire alarm…

Illinois regulates the storage, handling, and transport of liquefied petroleum gas statewide under the LPG Act, adopting NFPA 58 standards uniformly through the Office of the State…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a curb loading zone is a signed space where a vehicle can stop for no more than 30 minutes, unless posted otherwise, to load or unload passengers or…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, the City Council designates residential parking zones, and residents living in listed SuperZone blocks receive a decal combined with the city vehicle…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no person can abandon a vehicle or part of one on a highway, or on private or public property in view of the general public, unless it sits on the…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, § 480.08 prohibits parking at all times and days on listed street segments, including stretches of 16th Street, Riverside Drive, 35th Street and Oak…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, the city can declare a snow emergency when 12 inches or more of snow is on the ground. While it is in effect, parking on streets that are not snow…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no one can park a motor home, mobile home, boat, boat trailer or other trailer in any street, alley, parkway, parking lot or other public right-of-way…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a vehicle counts as a commercial vehicle if it carries letter license plates, a business advertisement, visible ladders or tools, or registration to a…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, § 480.05 bars anyone from placing a barricade, furniture or other obstacle on a designated snow route after six inches of snow, or two inches on…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, § 480.09 allows overnight parking in three named locations under permit conditions: the Vacin Fairway from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., the Stanley and…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, residential driveways are capped at 12 ft wide, one driveway is allowed per street frontage, and single-family, two-family, and townhouse owners can…

Cook County's own towing and impound ordinance is narrow but expensive. Where the Sheriff polices, a vehicle used in one of the offenses listed in Sec. 58-165 is towed to a…

Cook County supports EV charging expansion through a $5.5 million infrastructure program targeting suburban charging deserts. Illinois law (765 ILCS 1085, Electric Vehicle Charging…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no animal is allowed to run at large, and a dog or cat found on a public street, alley, sidewalk, parkway or unenclosed place counts as running at…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, dog restrictions turn on conduct, not breed. The Chief of Police can declare a dog aggressive, and a dog used for fighting, used by a business to guard…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no person can own, control or keep a dangerous animal on any real property, except in zoos or legally operated business enterprises in properly zoned…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, every cat must be registered with the City Collector for $10 a year, and an unregistered cat impounded for any reason draws a fine of at least $75. No…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, beekeeping is prohibited. No person can keep, harbor or maintain, or permit to be kept, any bees or beehives at any place or in or upon any premises or…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, livestock and most fowl are banned and roosters are prohibited outright, but a resident of a single family home can hold a coop license for up to three…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no person can kill or wound, or try to kill or wound, a song, plumage or game bird that is not their own property, whether by firearm, slingshot, bow…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, feeding wild or feral animals and birds is prohibited unless it happens in a residential area from a feeder that meets size, height and placement…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a pet shop must hold a license before it opens. Chapter 861 defines a pet shop as any place where birds, dogs or similar household animals are sold…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, an animal hospital is a permitted use in the C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4 and I districts, while animal boarding needs a special use permit in the C-4 Corridor…

In unincorporated Cook County, the zoning ordinance caps residential lots at three adult pets per unit and requires outdoor pets be housed in an adequate enclosure.

Cook County orders any dog administratively found dangerous to be spayed or neutered and microchipped within ten days, at the owner's expense, under Chapter 10's animal control…

Cook County runs an annual microchipping clinic for residents' companion animals at the county animal control facility, with the fee capped by Section 32-1; dogs found vicious or…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no owner can rent a short-term rental for less than 24 consecutive hours or for more than 182 days. Section 879C.05(B) sets both limits as a standard…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no one can operate a short-term rental without a city license under Chapter 879C of the Code of Ordinances. Every rental needs its own license, the…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, every short-term rental owner must market the unit through a hosting platform, and Section 879C.05(A) makes that platform responsible for determining…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a short-term rental owner must give the city proof of homeowner's insurance or host protection insurance of at least $500,000 as part of the license…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a short-term rental owner must tell each guest whether the owner provides parking. If not, the owner must buy city parking passes and hand them to the…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, Section 879C.06 caps a short-term rental by bedroom count: 3 persons in a one-bedroom unit, 5 in two bedrooms, 7 in three, 9 in four, 11 in five and 13…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, Section 879C.99 fines a short-term rental violation $200 the first time, $500 the second time and $750 the third time and after. Each day of violation…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a 5% tax applies to the gross rental receipts of every short-term rental. The owner collects it from guests and files quarterly returns with the City…

Cook County's zoning ordinance splits short-term rentals into two tracks based on whether the host is present. A 'Supervised' rental, host on site during the stay, only needs a…

Cook County taxes short-term and vacation rentals of houses, condos and apartments at 1% of the rental charge under the Hotel Accommodations Tax Ordinance, and requires every owner or…

Cook County's zoning ordinance sets no primary-residence requirement for short-term rentals in unincorporated areas: a host-absent Non-Supervised rental is legal with a special use…

In unincorporated Cook County, a Non-Supervised short-term rental, one where the host isn't present, may host private events only under strict zoning conditions. Zoning Ordinance §…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 690.02 makes it illegal to refuse or neglect to cut vegetation once it exceeds eight inches. Chapter 690 defines vegetation…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, every compost pile must sit inside a freestanding bin no larger than 125 cubic feet and no taller than five feet, with no more than three bins on any…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, owners must remove trees and dead or broken limbs that overhang a sidewalk, street, alley or public highway, on a deadline the city sets in a written…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, owners of trees overhanging a street, alley, sidewalk or right-of-way must prune them to leave eight feet of clear space above the street and sidewalk…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a dwelling can divert its downspouts into a rain barrel of no more than 55 gallons, if the barrel sits on a pervious surface in the yard, stays…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, lawn sprinkling between May 15 and September 15 follows an odd-even calendar-day schedule by street address, and it is banned from 12:00 noon to 6:00…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, the landscape chapter of the zoning code names trees and plants native or naturalized to northeastern Illinois as the preferred palette. On sites of…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, the code sets separate night windows for separate noises. Yelling, shouting and singing on public streets is singled out from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, keeping a bird or other animal that causes frequent or long continued noise and disturbs the comfort or repose of persons in the vicinity is a…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a radio, stereo, boom box or similar device on the public way or in a motor vehicle on the public way is banned when a person with normal hearing can…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, unnecessary horn use, exhaust discharged without a muffler that prevents loud or explosive noises, and vehicles so out of repair or so loaded that they…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, erecting, excavating, demolishing, altering or repairing a building is barred outside 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on…

Cook County caps the noise output of new powered lawn and garden equipment, including leaf blowers, sold or leased in the county at 65 decibels measured 50 feet away, under Code Sec…

In unincorporated Cook County's I-1 through I-4 industrial zoning districts, plants can't exceed set octave-band decibel limits at residential district boundaries or adjacent lot…

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.

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a fence or wall is an accessory structure marked "B" in all ten zoning districts, which means it needs a building permit under Chapter 1443 before…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, every fence post, base and structural part has to sit completely inside the owner's own lot, a second fence cannot be attached or run parallel to an…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, fences and gates can be built of brick, stone, treated wood, simulated wood, PVC, chain link or metal mesh. Barbed wire, razor wire, exposed cinder…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a fence or wall can be no taller than six feet and is prohibited in the front yard. Fences are allowed in interior side and rear yards, and in the…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, installing or replacing a swimming pool with a maximum depth of 24 inches or more must comply with all requirements of the International Building Code…

Cook County requires permits for above-ground pools exceeding 24 inches deep or 250 square feet. All electrical work must have GFCI protection per Cook County Electrical Code Article…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a detached garage cannot be used as habitable space and cannot contain a kitchen, bathroom or sleeping area. Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 1244.04(C)(7)…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a shed is allowed in the rear yard only, can be no taller than 12 feet, and needs a building permit in every zoning district. Accessory structures also…

Accessory dwelling units in unincorporated Cook County are subject to the Cook County Zoning Ordinance (Ord. 01-O-30). ADUs may be permitted in certain zoning districts as accessory…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a home occupation sign can show only the occupant's name and profession or the name of the business, and it cannot exceed two square feet. Each lot…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a home occupation is allowed in the C-1 through C-4 and R-1 through R-4 districts under Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 1244.04(D). The operator must live…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a home occupation with outside visitors can operate only from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and no more than four visitors, such as clients, customers, or…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a day care home is a permitted use, with no special use permit, in the R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 residential districts. It has to stay within a dwelling…

Illinois runs its cottage food program out of 410 ILCS 625/4, and the current text sets no ceiling at all on what a cottage food operation may sell. Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) is…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, § 660.08 makes it a violation to install, maintain or permit a video or visual surveillance device in any private space, such as restrooms, fitting…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, the City Council declared Berwyn a "Welcoming City" in Ord. 17-08 and codified the rules in Chapter 620. Under § 620.25, no city agency or agent can…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, towing and impoundment under the parking enforcement chapter runs through a company the Superintendent of Police appoints or retains. That company must…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no one may operate a massage establishment without a business regulation certificate from the City Collector, granted on approval of the Mayor or the…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no one can sell, give away or keep tobacco products for retail sale without first obtaining a tobacco dealer's license from the City Collector. The…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no one can provide tattoo or body piercing services without a license, and the city caps the total at two licenses in force at any one time in a year…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, operating a pawn shop requires a business license when more than 51% of revenue comes from pawn, title loan, payday loan or currency exchange services…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, an adult use (an adult cabaret, adult store, adult theater or similar business) is allowed only as a special use in the I Industrial District. Table…

Cook County requires secondhand dealers buying used cell phones to check a stolen cell phone database first, log each device's make, model and serial number, and bars them from taking…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, the disorderly conduct section covers consuming alcohol, or carrying an opened bottle or receptacle, on a public place, street, alley, sidewalk or…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 666.07 makes it a violation to loiter or prowl in a place, at a time, or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no person can use a building or premises, allow others to use it, or rent it out for any business, employment, pleasure or recreation if the use will…

Cook County's Clean Indoor Air Ordinance pushes smoking outdoors 15 feet from any entrance, exit, or operable window of a covered enclosed public place, workplace, restaurant, or bar…

Illinois retains jaywalking enforcement under Vehicle Code 625 ILCS 5/11-1003, requiring pedestrians to yield outside marked crosswalks and to use crosswalks where signals exist. Cook…

Cook County's Clean Indoor Air Ordinance defines "smoking" to include lighted weed, not just tobacco, and bars it in enclosed public places and workplaces countywide, plus within 15…

Cook County Code § 58-43 fines anyone $100 for urinating or defecating on the public way, or on any outdoor public or private property, with no textual limit to unincorporated…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, Chapter 427 sets up an automated red light camera at northbound Harlem and Cermak Road. The registered owner is liable for a $100 civil penalty with no…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, cyclists riding in groups of two or more must ride in single file, except on paths or roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. Chapter 466…

Cook County bans operating a motor-driven scooter on any public street, sidewalk, parking lot, bike path, or park in unincorporated areas and in municipalities that haven't adopted…

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…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no one can obstruct or encroach on a street, alley or public way, and construction crews must keep at least six feet of sidewalk open in front of a…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no one can store building materials or equipment on a street, alley, parkway or sidewalk without written permission from the Director of Public Works…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a minor under 18 cannot remain in a public place or on an establishment's premises from 10:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday or 11:30 p.m. Friday and…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, every food service establishment must employ a resident manager who has completed a recognized Food Service Managers' Training Course and holds the…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, every food service establishment must display a Board of Health approved placard showing the grade from its most recent inspection. Grades A, B and C…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, every building except food-industry businesses must be ratproofed, freed of rats and kept that way under the Building Director, while food businesses…

In unincorporated Cook County, tossing used needles, syringes, or lancets loose is a declared public nuisance. CCDPH requires sharps go into a hard plastic or metal container with a…

County landlords must eliminate bed bug infestations using a licensed pest control professional and keep three years of treatment records.

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, an establishment of at least 5,500 square feet that serves food can apply to the Liquor Control Commissioner for an outdoor patio dining license. The…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a block party on a public street, alley, parkway or sidewalk needs a written permit that the City Council decides. Organizers file a petition with the…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, nobody can hold a parade or an open air meeting on a public way, park or playground without a written permit from the Superintendent of Police. Police…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, fairs, festivals, and farmers markets fall under Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 1244.05. Farmers market vendors can sell only what they grow or produce…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a licensed bar or restaurant can let inside music and television sound carry onto its patio only if the sound level complies with the city's Prohibited…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, creating a loud and excessive noise while loading or unloading a vehicle, or while opening or destroying bales, boxes, crates and containers, is a…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, the Building Department inspects every registered multi-tenant or mixed-use property at least once every three years. Each round covers all external…

Tenants in unincorporated Cook County can file a complaint with the Department of Public Health, which must investigate and, if it finds a violation, order the owner to fix it within…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, an owner or operator of a multi-tenant or mixed-use property needs a rental operation license (ROL) that runs one year and expires March 31. The fee is…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no one can occupy as owner or let a dwelling that fails the Chapter 1486 minimum standards: weathertight, watertight and rodentproof walls, roof…

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…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 666.07(B) makes it unlawful to loiter, stand, sit or lie on a public or quasi-public sidewalk, street, curb, cross-walk or…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, anyone who parks in a lot or garage that charges for parking pays a city tax of $0.50 per 24-hour period, $2.50 per week or $10.00 per month. The…

Cook County taxes business real estate under its own classification system: commercial (Class 5a) and industrial (Class 5b) property is assessed at 25% of market value, more than…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 672.04 bars anyone from casting, throwing, dropping, placing, sweeping or depositing garbage, trash, debris, grass…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 672.14 requires a dumpster owner to hold a City Collector's office license, carry liability insurance naming the city…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, landscape waste is collected weekly at the alley by the city's designated refuse contractor, on the same days as regular refuse pickup. Residents must…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, recyclables from single-family homes and buildings of four or fewer units are collected weekly at the alley, on the same day as refuse, and only the…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, every owner or tenant must provide watertight, covered receptacles sized for one week of waste and place them close to the public alley, easily…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, only the city's designated contractor can collect the contents of waste receptacles at noncommercial residences, and a private contract with an owner…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, waste at noncommercial residences is collected only by the city or its sole authorized hauler, while commercial and commercial residential properties…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, every multi-family property with more than four units must run an on-site recycling program with at least one pickup per week, sized by a…

Bulk item disposal in unincorporated Cook County is handled through private waste haulers. Large items may require special pickup arrangements. Illegal dumping is prosecuted under the…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 672.16 prohibits decorative and recreational inflatable structures, including plastic blow-molded yard decorations, except…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 691.01 lets exterior holiday and seasonal decorations visible from the public right-of-way go up no earlier than 60 days…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, window signs cannot occupy more than 20% of the total ground floor window area on each building facade. The same limit covers permanent and temporary…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, garage and yard sale signs are allowed in residential districts, one per street frontage, at up to 12 square feet each. A sign can go up two days…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, political signs are permitted in every zoning district without a sign permit, but each sign is capped at 16 square feet in area and six feet in height…

Cook County zoning caps how bright and how fast digital signs can change: Article 12.4 limits dynamic image display signs to 5,000 nits by day and 250 nits at night, bars illumination…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, anyone who peddles, solicits sales for future delivery or works as an itinerant vendor needs a city license. The annual fee is $75, the Police…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a property owner can bar peddlers and solicitors by asking them to leave or by posting a sign reading "NO SOLICITORS OR PEDDLERS." Commercial callers…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, food sold from other than a fixed place of business is regulated as peddling under Chapter 860. Peddlers cannot block traffic on the public…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no peddler or solicitor can work the same block for more than 30 minutes in a day. A block means a street segment, both sides, between two other…

Cook County requires mobile food units operating in unincorporated Cook County to hold an annual food establishment license from the Department of Public Health, with a fee of $125.00…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, street trees go in 25 feet apart, at least three feet from any sidewalk or curb, and 10 feet from hydrants and residential driveways. Public Works…

On County-controlled roads outside Chicago, the Highway Department can force utility crews to use higher poles, side-arm extensions or covered wire to protect specimen trees or trees…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, nobody can start any development activity in a floodplain without a development permit from the Building Director/Public Works Director. Buildings in…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, § 1250.03 requires covered developments to manage the 50-year, 24-hour storm, hold discharge to 0.15 cubic feet per second per acre, and keep runoff…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, running or idling a motor vehicle while it is standing, parked or resting on a side drive between adjacent buildings is a prohibited noise under Berwyn…

In unincorporated Cook County, new and substantially improved buildings in flood zones must set the lowest floor at or above the flood protection elevation: base flood elevation plus…

In unincorporated Cook County, docks, piers, wharves and boat rentals sited within a mapped floodway are not permitted uses: they require a special use permit under the county's Flood…

In unincorporated Cook County, grading, filling, clearing or otherwise disturbing land tied to a building or special-use permit requires an approved Soil Erosion and Sediment Control…

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

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, an owner who is told by the city about a water leak on private property must repair it. Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 1050.04 puts the fix on the…

Cook County requires a Building Commissioner permit before installing reclaimed (recycled) water, gray water, or on-site treated nonpotable water systems for buildings in…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, § 1250.08 of the zoning code exists to prevent light trespass and backs it with numbers: outdoor lighting cannot exceed one foot-candle at any point on…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, § 1250.08(C)(4) requires all new and replacement outdoor lighting to use full cut-off or fully shielded fixtures. Facade lighting must be fully…

In unincorporated Cook County's industrial-zoned areas, billboard and off-premises advertising signs cannot use strobe lights; indirect illumination must come from a steady, shielded…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a solar energy collection system is an accessory structure marked "B" in every district, so it needs a building permit. Roof-mounted panels are allowed…

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…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a property becomes a local historic landmark only when the City Council enacts a designating ordinance. The seven-member Historic Preservation…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, every exit door in a building covered by the vacant building chapter must be secured with an internal deadbolt lock, or a mechanism the Building…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 1424.01 adopts the National Electric Code, 2023 Edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association. Later…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 1422.01 adopts the most current edition of the Illinois Plumbing Code and adds a local amendment: new plumbing fixtures and…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a permit from the Building Director is required before anyone constructs or alters a structure, builds an addition or dormer, demolishes or moves a…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no one can request a Building Department inspection until the permitted work, or the portion covered by a separate permit, is ready. An inspection…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, no building permit issues for building or remodeling a sleeping or recreational area on the same floor as a gas-fired heating unit unless at least one…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, every elevator, escalator, lift, hoist and dumbwaiter carries a $100 annual inspection fee per unit, and each additional reinspection costs $50, under…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a building owner must obtain a scaffolding permit before any scaffolding work begins. The permit lasts six months and costs $25 for contractors and…

Cook County Department of Public Health can inspect rental units, order lead hazard mitigation within 30 or 90 days, and require lease disclosure: applying countywide outside Chicago…

Day care centers with a food service operation in unincorporated Cook County must hold an annual $75 food license and pay a separate $300 plan review fee from the Health Department…

Unincorporated Cook County adopts the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code by reference for new commercial and residential construction, setting the county's baseline green…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, any property left undeveloped for longer than 60 days must be appropriately landscaped: graded to stop run-off onto neighbors, covered with four inches…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a dangerous building is declared a public nuisance that must be repaired, vacated or demolished under Berwyn Code of Ordinances § 1462.02. The code…

The Illinois Snow and Ice Removal Act shields residential property owners from liability for natural accumulations cleared in good faith, applying uniformly statewide.

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, § 1610.03(B) allows cooking with charcoal briquettes, natural gas, propane, approved wood or seasoned wood chips, but multi-family buildings may not…

Cook County's open burning ban exempts backyard smokers, grills, and campfires used for legitimate recreational or cooking purposes, so you don't need a permit: as long as the smoke…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, a garage or yard sale is limited to two consecutive days, and a residence gets a maximum of two sales in any 12-month period. Zoning allows sales…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, the residential district tables cap Maximum Impervious Coverage at 65% in R-1 and R-2, 75% in R-3, and 85% in R-4. All four districts share a 3,750 sf…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, R-1 and R-2 lots need a 15 ft front setback and 25 ft rear setback, R-3 needs 10 ft front and 25 ft rear, and R-4 needs 10 ft front and 20 ft rear…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, principal building height at the front facade tops out at 30 ft in R-1, 28 ft in R-2, 35 ft and 2.5 stories in R-3, and 45 ft and 4 stories in R-4…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, an adult-use cannabis dispensing organization is allowed only with a special use permit in the C-2 and C-4 districts. In C-4 it has to sit along Harlem…

In the City of Berwyn, Illinois, an adult-use cannabis dispensing organization cannot sit within 250 feet of the property line of a pre-existing place of worship, nursery school…

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.

Cook County bars flying any drone or UAS on land, buildings, or facilities the County owns or leases, including County parks, unless the managing agency expressly authorizes it, backed…

Drone flight in controlled airspace surrounding Chicago O'Hare (KORD) and Midway (KMDW) requires FAA Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) clearance through…

Cook County bars flying any unmanned aerial system on land, buildings or facilities the County owns or leases unless the agency that runs the site authorizes it first. Violators face a…

In unincorporated Cook County, landscape plans required for building permits, PUDs, and parking lots over 20 spaces may not use tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima): it's flagged for…

Required landscape plans in unincorporated Cook County may not use invasive species like buckthorn, purple loosestrife, and garlic mustard.

Cook County has no separate agricultural zoning district, but its R-1 Single-Family Residence District, the county's largest-lot residential category, is expressly designed, per Zoning…

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.

Residents in unincorporated Cook County can report building, zoning, and property violations to the Cook County Department of Building and Zoning. Reports can be filed online through…

Cook County Building and Zoning investigates complaints on a priority basis. Emergency hazards (unsafe structures, exposed wiring) receive expedited response. Routine violations are…

The most common code violations in unincorporated Cook County include construction without permits, illegal occupancy, zoning violations (commercial use in residential areas), unsafe…

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…