Cicero, IL Outdoor Cooking: BBQ & Propane Rules (2026)

Section 82-390, part of the Public Parks article in Chapter 82 (Ord. No. ' The prohibition covers charcoal grills, propane or gas grills, campfires and bonfires alike, since the section draws no line between cooking fires and any other open flame; any device used to 'light, make or use' a fire in a Town park is treated the same way. Public Park is defined in Section 82-381 as 'any land or buildings set apart for public recreation and owned by the Town,' so the ban reaches every Cicero park facility, not a subset of them.

00 floor that applies to most other park offenses. The section also authorizes physical seizure of the equipment itself, providing that 'the grilling equipment and/or equipment used to light, make or use said fire shall be subject to confiscation,' so a violator can lose the grill or fire-starting equipment in addition to paying the fine. Enforcement rests with the Cicero Police Department and Community Service Officers under Section 82-397(a). The supplied Town Code does not contain a separate rule addressing grills on residential balconies or in multifamily buildings.