Champaign, IL

Champaign does not regulate dogs by breed. Instead, City Code § 7-6 governs individually declared 'dangerous' dogs: owners must post an 8½-by-11-inch warning sign purchased from the…

Champaign Code § 7-12 forbids any dog from running at large on public right-of-way or property other than the owner's without secure restraint by leash or other means. Even on the…

Champaign has no cat licensing scheme, but City Code requires every cat owner to keep the cat currently vaccinated against rabies under § 7-51(b) and show proof on demand from a City…

Champaign bans keeping lions, tigers, wolves, bears, poisonous reptiles and other wild animals within city limits under City Code § 7-5. The same section bans farm animals like goats…

Champaign allows up to six licensed hens per single-family or two-family property under City Code § 7-19, but bans roosters outright. Coops must sit in the rear yard, at least five…

Champaign lets animal clinics operate outright in the CG and I1 industrial/commercial districts, but in the CO Commercial Office and CN Commercial Neighborhood districts a clinic is…

Champaign County's Zoning Ordinance caps household pet-keeping at five dogs or five cats before the parcel is reclassified as a regulated "kennel" use. Once a lot holds six or more…

The Illinois Bees and Apiaries Act requires registration of all colonies with the Department of Agriculture and authorizes inspections to control diseases statewide.

Illinois Wildlife Code prohibits feeding deer and similar wildlife in many counties to prevent chronic wasting disease spread, with statewide enforcement authority.

Champaign confines audible sound amplification devices and unamplified musical instruments to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. under Sec. 21-14, and Class T liquor licensees or permitted…

Champaign bans audible construction noise between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Sec. 21-14(1), and power tools face the same 7:00 a.m.-to-10:00 p.m. window, though the City Manager…

Champaign's baseline noise curfew runs 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. under Sec. 21-14: construction, power tools, insect-control devices, sound amplification and musical instruments that…

Champaign Code § 7-10 makes it illegal for any animal to disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood through barking or other loud, unusual noise. The offense carries absolute…

Champaign bans vehicle sound systems audible 75 feet or more outside the vehicle under Sec. 21-32, and Sec. 21-33 separately requires a working muffler and bars exhaust modified to…

Champaign's noise ordinance carves aircraft in flight out of local regulation entirely: Sec. 21-12 lists it, alongside public-road motor vehicles and railroad equipment, as a category…

No Champaign County city singles out leaf blowers, and Illinois has no equipment ban. Gas and electric blowers are legal in Champaign, Urbana, and countywide, answering only to the…

Illinois sets uniform statewide decibel limits for stationary industrial and commercial noise sources through Pollution Control Board rules under the Environmental Protection Act.

Champaign caps residential fences at eight feet, but limits anything between the front building line and the street to three feet, or six feet for see-through chain link or wire mesh…

City Code § 9-2(b) bans barbed wire, spikes and shock-capable electric fencing within seven feet of ground level anywhere in Champaign, and prohibits any barbed or electrified fence…

Champaign caps residential fences at 8 feet citywide and 3 feet in the strip between the front building line and the street, with chain link or wire mesh allowed to 6 feet there…

Under the Illinois Fence Act (765 ILCS 130/3), adjoining landowners must each build and maintain a just proportion of the division fence between their properties. A legal fence stands…

Champaign allows backyard campfires only in a metal container or masonry-lined pit no larger than 20 square feet, kept at least 10 feet from trees, fences, decks, and other structures…

Champaign requires smoke alarms in every dwelling in Groups R-2, R-3, R-4 and non-Group-R dwellings, placed outside each sleeping area, inside every bedroom, and on every story…

Champaign bans burning garbage, organic refuse, grass, brush, and leaves outdoors at any time, citywide, with no seasonal exception. Loose paper and wind-scattered debris may only be…

Champaign bans possessing, storing, selling or exploding any fireworks citywide unless the Fire Chief has issued a current permit for a supervised public display. Sparklers weighing no…

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…

Champaign Municipal Code Sec. 22-302.1(b)(11) makes it a public nuisance to park any vehicle on private property except on a weed-free surface of gravel, crushed stone, asphalt or…

Champaign requires vehicles parked on a two-way street to sit with right-hand wheels within 12 inches of the curb under City Code Section 33-54, with mirrored rules for one-way streets…

City Code Section 33-122 designates per se loading zones up to 75 feet before hospital, public-building and hotel entrances, and caps passenger vehicle standing at 3 minutes…

Under City Code Section 33-53(c), only the City Manager or the Director of Public Works can authorize painting or marking a curb with yellow paint to signal a parking prohibition. A…

City Code Section 33-141 bars parking any vehicle over 12,000 pounds gross weight, including truck tractors, semi-trailers and buses, on residential streets beyond what loading or…

Champaign's zoning code caps outdoor RV and boat storage at one unit per residential lot under Sec. 37-341. Park it beside or in front of the house and the ground must be pavement…

Champaign bans inoperable, unregistered, or nuisance vehicles from streets, alleys, and public property under Sec. 33-151 and Sec. 33-152, and separately treats any inoperable or…

City Code Section 33-77 makes it unlawful to park at any on-street metered parking space between 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. citywide, unless the City Manager, Police Chief or Public Works…

Champaign's East Park Street Residential Permit District, created by City Code Section 33-90, bars parking between 3:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on weekdays unless the vehicle displays a…

Illinois law guarantees renters and condo owners the right to install EV charging stations, preempting local restrictions on residential charging access at multi-unit buildings.

Illinois runs two layers of private-property towing law, and which one you are under depends on the county. Statewide, 625 ILCS 5/4-203(f) governs every nonconsensual tow from private…

Champaign requires a free permit from the Director of Public Works before anyone removes, damages, or root-cuts a tree on city right-of-way, including parkway and street trees. Under…

Champaign property owners must trim their trees, shrubs, and vegetation to keep a minimum overhead clearance of eight feet over sidewalks and fourteen feet over streets and alleys at…

Champaign caps vegetation on private property at 8 inches tall under Sec. 35-19(a)(7), with an exception for maintained 'alternative vegetation' that meets the chapter's other…

Champaign exempts maintained native and pollinator gardens from its 8-inch vegetation cap through the 'alternative vegetation' definition at Sec. 35-16.1. To qualify, plants must be…

Champaign caps any residential compost cell or pile at 125 cubic feet and 5 feet in height under Sec. 35-40, requires at least a 3-foot setback from property lines, and bans piles…

Illinois has never adopted a statewide plumbing standard for rainwater harvesting. The Department of Public Health proposed one in December 2018, but it never took effect, and the…

Champaign caps detached accessory structures, sheds, detached garages, and similar buildings, on single-family lots at a combined 625 square feet, 18 feet in height, with a minimum…

Champaign lets a homeowner convert an existing detached garage into an Accessory Dwelling Unit under Sec. 37-628(c); the ADU floor area counts toward the ADU size cap and the garage's…

Champaign allows one Accessory Dwelling Unit per lot, attached, detached, or internal, in any residential zoning district under Sec. 37-627. Detached and internal ADUs max out at 600…

Champaign requires any private swimming pool, hot tub or spa holding more than 24 inches of water to be fully enclosed by a fence or barrier at least 48 inches tall, with self-closing…

In unincorporated Champaign County a permanent residential swimming pool is regulated under the Illinois Counties Code, which lets the county board set construction rules. Champaign…

Champaign caps a home occupation at six clients per hour and 16 per day, limits business vehicles on-site to two at a time, and bans client traffic between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Champaign permits home occupations as an accessory use in any district that allows a dwelling, but caps the business at 25% of the home's floor area, bars outside employees, and…

Champaign limits a home occupation's advertising to one non-illuminated sign no larger than one square foot, and bars any other outside advertising for the business.

Illinois's Home-to-Market Act lets you make and sell a wide range of homemade food from a Champaign County home after registering with the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. No…

In unincorporated Champaign County a home day care runs as a neighborhood home occupation under Zoning Ordinance § 7.1.1: up to 12 children may be present, children may arrive as early…

Short-term rental guests follow the same noise rules as residents: Champaign's Chapter 21 or Urbana's Chapter 16 code in the cities, and disorderly conduct law, 720 ILCS 5/26-1, in the…

Short-term stays owe Illinois's 6% Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax, which the state extended to short-term rentals effective July 2025. The City of Champaign adds a 7% municipal…

Champaign adopts the Illinois Plumbing Code by reference to govern every plumbing installation in the city, and the Building Safety Division charges a flat per-fixture permit fee…

Champaign requires deadbolt locks on every swinging door that provides access to a rental dwelling unit, rooming unit or rooming house, under Code Section 22-304.18.2. The deadbolt…

Champaign runs a mandatory inspection cycle under Municipal Code Sec. 22-21.1: Assembly, Group U and R-1 rental buildings (excluding boarding houses) are inspected annually, Business…

Every child day care center in Champaign must hold a State of Illinois license before it can legally operate under the zoning code, and the site itself must meet numeric standards: at…

Champaign requires any scaffold or ladder positioned over a public street, alley, or place to be firmly built and secured against falling, under Section 9-3 of the Municipal Code…

Champaign requires electrical work to follow the 2020 National Electrical Code (NFPA 70), adopted by Section 9-157, and starting January 1, 2027, Section 9-261 requires permit-required…

Champaign requires a permit before any work begins on a building or structure whenever a permit is required by applicable law, under Section 22-40 of the Municipal Code. The City…

Champaign requires carbon monoxide detectors within 15 feet of every sleeping room in any residential building that is attached to a garage or relies on fossil-fuel combustion for…

Champaign's Article VI fire code retrofit requires existing apartment buildings in Group R-2 with 16 or more units housing any resident who cannot reliably self-evacuate, along with…

Champaign requires every elevator, dumbwaiter and escalator to be kept in good working order, free of physical and fire hazards, with a current inspection certificate posted or…

Champaign requires a special events permit from the Police Chief for any street fair, festival, farmers market, flea market or similar assembly on public property, applied for at least…

Champaign treats a neighborhood block party as a "residential block event" under City Code § 24-16, a lighter version of its special event permit. Applications go to the Police Chief…

Operating a sidewalk cafe or outdoor retail display on a Champaign right-of-way requires a permit under Section 30-541, available only to Central Business District establishments, with…

Champaign only allows portable heaters at a sidewalk cafe if it sits in one of the Code's designated Plaza Areas, and even there Section 30-544(m) requires the City's Fire Inspector to…

Anyone organizing a parade, assembly or other special event on Champaign public property needs a permit from the Police Chief under City Code § 24-17, filed at least 30 days ahead…

Champaign only allows nude or semi-nude adult entertainment at premises already holding a liquor license, and bans serving any alcohol at all on a day such entertainment is provided…

Champaign licenses secondhand and used-goods dealers as junk dealers under Chapter 28, Article II of its Code, a chapter formerly titled Secondhand Goods Dealers. Operating a junkyard…

Champaign allows a home-based repair business only as an accessory home occupation under Sec. 37-167, and the rule bans keeping tools, parts, or vehicles outdoors, caps the operation…

Champaign doesn't write its own tattoo parlor standards: Chapter 31.5 adopts by reference the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Tattoo Parlor Regulations and assigns enforcement…

Champaign requires any towing or vehicle-relocation service to hold a City Clerk license before removing a single trespassing vehicle. Sec. 33-162 sets the licensing mandate, Sec…

No one may run a pawnshop in Champaign without a City Clerk license under Sec. 28-56, which requires background checks and bars anyone with a felony or theft conviction, and licensees…

Illinois requires retailers selling electronic cigarettes and e-liquids to obtain Department of Revenue licensing and follow age-verification, packaging, and tax rules statewide.

Champaign's property maintenance code bans charcoal grills and other open-flame cooking devices from combustible balconies, and keeps them at least ten feet from combustible balcony…

Champaign lets residents cook over charcoal or small wood fires outdoors as long as the fire sits in a container designed for cooking and is placed so it cannot damage property or…

Champaign bars anyone 13 or younger from public streets and places between 10:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and 14-to-16-year-olds between 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, or 12:01 a.m. on…

Champaign keeps dumpsters off the public right-of-way unless the operator holds a Chapter 30, Article XIV permit or written City permission, and lets them sit only while actually being…

Champaign bars single- and two-family households from leaving trash containers at the curb outside a set window: containers may go out starting at 3:00 p.m. the day before pickup and…

Single-family and two-family homes in Champaign may only put trash containers at the curb starting at 3:00 p.m. the day before their scheduled garbage pickup, and containers must come…

Champaign requires every property owner, agent and occupant to empty litter receptacles at least once a week, and residential properties must use a City-licensed commercial hauler to…

It's illegal in Champaign to dump or deposit refuse on someone else's property, in their trash cans, or on any City right-of-way outside a proper container, and property owners must…

Every commercial hauler serving a Champaign home with four or fewer dwelling units must provide weekly, source-separated curbside recycling pickup of co-mingled materials like…

Owners of Champaign buildings with five or more dwelling units, plus dormitories and rooming houses, must join the City's contracted multifamily recycling program: using the City's own…

Champaign defines "landscape waste" as grass, shrubbery, leaf and tree-limb cuttings from lawn care, bans dumping leaves or other landscape waste directly into any street, and requires…

Champaign's only decibel-based noise standard sits inside its mobile food truck rules: Section 25-66.1(c)(7) caps noise from a truck's generators and music at 75 decibels measured from…

Champaign exempts outdoor activity at a Class T retail liquor license from the standard sound-amplification and musical-instrument hour limits under Sec. 21-15(6)-(7), but caps even…

Champaign requires every mobile food truck working the Central Business District to hold a transient merchant license from the City Clerk and to operate only inside vending areas the…

Mobile food trucks in Champaign's Central Business District may only park in vending areas the City Manager has marked and signed under City Code § 25-66.1(b). Trucks can operate there…

Champaign bans selling from a sidewalk or residential street outright under City Code § 25-66(b), except for a licensed food peddler operating in a specific curb-cut area the City…

Champaign requires a land disturbance permit and an approved erosion and sediment control plan for construction sites disturbing 2,000 square feet or more. The City Engineer inspects…

No one may start any development in a Champaign special flood hazard area without first obtaining a development permit under Section 9-231 of the Municipal Code. The Building Safety…

Champaign measures floodplain protection against the base flood elevation set by the State Water Survey's Floodplain Information Repository, per Section 9-235 of the Municipal Code…

In a Champaign floodway, a boat dock is allowed without a separate city variance only if it qualifies as a "minor boat dock" meeting IDNR/OWR Statewide Permit No. 5. Any other dock…

Champaign requires on-site stormwater detention for nonresidential development over 2 acres and residential development over 5 acres, or any smaller site over 50% impervious. Drainage…

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

Every residential rental structure in Champaign, including short-term rentals, must register with the Neighborhood Services Department under Municipal Code Sec. 22-31.1 through…

Champaign landlords who agree to furnish heat must supply it from October 1 through May 15 and keep every habitable room, bathroom and toilet room at least 65 degrees F, under Code…

Rent control is illegal everywhere in Champaign County. The Illinois Rent Control Preemption Act (50 ILCS 825) bars every unit of local government, the county, Champaign, Urbana, and…

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 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…

Champaign Municipal Code Sec. 22-308.1 requires every structure to stay free of insect and rodent infestation and orders prompt extermination when infestation is found, with…

Champaign Municipal Code Sec. 22-301.3 requires every vacant structure and vacant lot to be kept clean, safe, secure and sanitary so it doesn't cause a blighting problem, backed by…

In Champaign's University District and Downtown Business District, owners must clear snow, ice, sleet, or freezing rain from abutting public sidewalks within 24 hours after the Public…

Owners of vacant lots in Champaign County must keep them clear of overgrowth, weeds and dumped debris. Illinois law makes weed control every owner's duty, and the county can abate a…

Businesses along Interstate 74 in Champaign's CG district can put up an oversized interstate-oriented sign up to 150 square feet and 50 feet tall, but only if the lot has 150 feet of…

Champaign lets outdoor advertising sign structures (OASS) run digital displays, but the Zoning Administrator caps how fast they can change and forces a 1,000-foot gap between them. A…

Champaign caps garage sale and auction signs at 5 square feet, and they can only go up two days before the sale and must come down within two days after, for a maximum six-day display…

Political campaign signs on private property in unincorporated Champaign County need no permit but are capped at 10 square feet and must come down within 14 days after the election…

Champaign's Table IV-A sets minimum front, side, and rear yard setbacks by zoning district, ranging from a 25-foot front yard and 6-foot side yard in the SF1 single-family district…

Champaign caps building height by zoning district under Zoning Code Sec. 37-217 and Table IV-A. Single-family lots in the SF1 and SF2 districts top out at 35 feet, while the MFUniv…

Champaign only caps building footprint as a percentage of lot area in its In-Town Districts, ranging from 35% in IT-SF1 and IT-SF2 up to 55% in IT-MX; standard districts instead use a…

Champaign caps garage, rummage, and yard sales at four days each and no more than four such sales total per calendar year, and bans reselling goods bought specifically for the sale.

Champaign doesn't impose a standing duty to fix a cracked sidewalk, but Section 30-455 conditions any building permit for new construction, or an expansion exceeding half of triple the…

Champaign Code Section 30-300 makes it unlawful to obstruct any street, alley or sidewalk right-of-way, or to build fences, structures or additions that encroach onto public property…

Champaign doesn't let a building or other permanent structure project into a City right-of-way on the strength of a building permit alone. Section 30-1001 requires a separate…

Champaign bans planting new running bamboo outright, listing it alongside kudzu and poison ivy as a prohibited plant under Sec. 35-18 and 35-19. Bamboo already growing before February…

Champaign names 17 specific plants that property owners must not let grow, listed at Sec. 35-19(a)(4): ragweed, thistle varieties, Johnsongrass, Japanese honeysuckle, multiflora rose…

Within the Curtis Road Interchange Area Overlay District, the city's primary entryway from Interstate 57, Champaign requires all private exterior lighting on new development…

In the Curtis Road Interchange Area Overlay District, Champaign caps under-canopy lighting, gas station and drive-through canopies, at 5 footcandles during business hours and 1…

Champaign City Code Section 33-26 bans skateboards, along with bikes, skates, scooters and every other wheeled device, from the Downtown Pedestrian Mall on Taylor Street. Only…

Champaign Code § 23-112 makes it illegal to urinate or defecate on any street, alley, sidewalk, parking lot or floor of a public or public-gathering building, unless the location has…

Champaign's nuisance party ordinance holds hosts, tenants and property owners liable when a social gathering becomes a 'nuisance party,' defined as two or more Category 1 violations…

Champaign bans possessing an open container of alcoholic liquor, or drinking it, on any public property or business parking lot, including streets, sidewalks, parks and school grounds…

Champaign Municipal Code Sec. 10.5-12 flatly bans cannabis use in any public place, on school grounds, in correctional facilities, in school buses, and in certain child-care…

Champaign bars loitering, loafing or standing idle in any public place when it blocks sidewalks, streets or building entrances, or interferes with a lawful business. Before anyone is…

Champaign requires anyone doing business as a "Commercial Solicitor," selling door-to-door, to hold a transient merchant license under City Code § 25-55 before soliciting. Applicants…

Champaign permits licensed cannabis dispensaries by right in its CG, CB1, CB2, and CB3 commercial districts under Table XI-G of Sec. 37-623; craft growers may locate in any of eight…

Recreational home growing is illegal in Illinois. Only a registered medical patient 21 or older may cultivate cannabis at home, capped at 5 plants per household. Adults 21+ may possess…

Champaign County spaces cannabis dispensaries 1,500 feet apart under its own zoning table, not a stand-alone buffer ordinance. Table Note 23 to Zoning Ordinance Section 5.2 bars a new…

Champaign plants shade trees in the parkway through its Cooperative Share-the-Cost Tree Planting Program under Sec. 35-31: the city supplies and plants the tree at no labor charge, and…

Champaign allows data centers as a provisional use in its I1 and I2 industrial districts, but requires the principal building to sit at least 200 feet from residentially zoned property…

Champaign County ties data center noise to state law. Zoning Ordinance Section 6.1.3 requires every DATA CENTER to comply with Illinois Pollution Control Board noise rules, and any…

Champaign County has temporarily banned new data centers. Adopted April 23, 2026, Zoning Ordinance Section 5.6 halts approval of any DATA CENTER with 10,000 square feet or more of…

Under Municipal Code Sec. 22-21.1(3), Champaign inspects the exterior and common areas of every R-2, R-4 or boarding-house rental property once every five years, and requires the owner…

City Code Section 33-32 keeps every motorized vehicle out of posted and marked bicycle lanes, reserving them exclusively for non-motorized bicycles. Companion rules in Section 33-31…

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…

Champaign taxes hotel and motel stays at 7 percent of the rental charge under Code Section 32-82, with a carve-out for renters who work or live at the property and stay more than 30…

Illinois law protects solar in HOA neighborhoods. The Homeowners' Energy Policy Statement Act bars a Champaign County association from adopting any rule that prohibits, or effectively…

Roof-mounted solar arrays need no zoning permit in unincorporated Champaign County. Ground-mounted PV arrays under one megawatt qualify as accessory structures and must meet the…

Champaign County protects farmland through two agriculture zoning districts covering the unincorporated county: AG-1 shields land best suited to farming from premature urban…

Champaign County's Public Nuisance Ordinance exempts lawful farming outright: Section 3.3.A declares that 'all lawful agricultural activities, appurtenances and structures' are not…

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

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…