Mobility & Curb Rules in Cook County, IL (2026)

3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 8 cities in Cook County, Illinois.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Cook County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Shared E-Scooter Rules

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 their own scooter rules. Violators 18 or older face a fine of $200 to $1,000 per offense under Section 82-67: there's no shared-scooter permit scheme, only a default prohibition.

Cook County Motorized Scooter Ban

Heavy Restrictions

Cook County Code § 82-67

(a)No person shall operate a motor-driven scooter upon any public street, sidewalk, parking lot, bike path, park or on any other public property. ... (d)Applicability of section. Without limitation, this section applies to areas of unincorporated Cook County, to areas owned or operated by Special Districts within unincorporated Cook County, and to areas within municipalities within the County w...

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Bike Lane Rules

Driving, standing, or parking a vehicle in a marked bicycle path or lane is banned on roads under County jurisdiction, with a $100 fine and immediate tow.

Cook County Bike Lane Obstruction Ban

Some Restrictions

Cook County Code § 82-40

The driver of a vehicle shall not drive, unless entering or exiting a legal parking space, or stand, or park the vehicle upon any on-street path or lane designated by official signs or markings for the use of bicycles, or otherwise drive or place the vehicle in such a manner as to impede bicycle traffic on such path or lane. Any person who violates this section shall be fined $100.00 for each o...

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Red-Light Cameras

Cook County runs its own automated red light camera program on county-maintained highways under Code §§ 82-206–82-209, fining registered owners $100 per violation, with municipalities free to opt their intersections out.

Cook County Automated Red Light Camera Program

Some Restrictions

Cook County Code § 82-207

The registered owner of record of a vehicle is liable for a violation of Section 11-208.6 of the Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-208.6, and a fine of $100.00 when the vehicle is used in violation of Section 11-305 or Section 11-306 of the Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-305 and 306, and that violation is recorded by a traffic-control signal monitoring device. If the registered owner fails to pay the fi...

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