Peoria, IL Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

Sec. 28-222 governs pedestrian crossings that occur outside crosswalks. Under subsection (a), a pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk, or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, must yield the right-of-way to all vehicles on the roadway, reversing the normal rule under Sec. 28-221 that drivers yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. Subsection (b) extends the same yield duty to a pedestrian who crosses where the city has built a pedestrian tunnel or overhead crossing instead of using it. Subsection (c) is stricter between adjacent intersections controlled by traffic signals: pedestrians there may not cross anywhere except in a marked crosswalk.

Subsection (d) bars diagonal crossing of an intersection unless an official traffic-control device specifically authorizes it, and even then pedestrians must follow the device's markings. Subsection (e) forbids crossing outside a crosswalk altogether on any through street listed in Schedule 'J,' the city's list of arterial streets maintained by the traffic engineer's office. Sec. 28-223 separately requires every driver to exercise due care to avoid hitting any pedestrian regardless of the yield duty under Sec. 28-222, so a pedestrian's fault doesn't excuse careless driving. Enforcement runs through the general chapter 28 penalty in Sec. 00 up to the maximum set in Sec. 1-5 of the Code, plus circuit clerk and service costs if the citation reaches prosecution.