Bolingbrook, IL Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing act
- Smoke Free Illinois Act, 410 ILCS 82
- Individual smoker fine
- $100 to $250
- Business first offense
- $250 to $500
- Business repeat offense
- $2,500 minimum
- Code location
- Ch. 24, Health Regulations
Summary
Bolingbrook adopts the Smoke Free Illinois Act by reference and bans smoking in public places and places of employment village-wide, backing it with its own local fine schedule that runs from $100 for an individual smoker up to $2,500 for a repeat business violation.
(a)In accordance with the Smoke Free Illinois Act, 410 ILCS 82/1 et seq., which is adopted by reference herein, smoking in public places or places of employment within the village is prohibited.(b)A person who smokes in an area where smoking is prohibited under this section shall be fined in an amount that is not less than $100.00 nor more than $250.00. A person who owns, operates or otherwise controls a public place or place of employment that violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $250.00 nor more than $500.00 for the first offense, not less than $500.00 for a second offense, and not less than $2,500.00 for each subsequent offense occurring within one year from the date of the first offense.
Full Breakdown
, by reference, making it unlawful to smoke in a public place or place of employment anywhere in the village. The section then layers on a village-specific enforcement schedule rather than leaving penalties to the state act alone. 00. 00 for each subsequent offense occurring within one year of the first. Because the state act defines "public place" broadly to include enclosed workplaces, restaurants, and areas within 15 feet of entrances, exits, windows and ventilation intakes, the village's ban effectively reaches outdoor patios and doorway areas attached to covered establishments, not just fully outdoor spaces like parks.
The section was originally adopted in 1990 and updated in 2007 to track the statewide act, and it sits in chapter 24, Health Regulations, one of the shortest chapters in the code.
Violations & Fines
Smoking in a place covered by the ban draws a fine of $100.00 to $250.00 for the individual. An owner, operator or controller of the public place or workplace who allows the violation to continue is fined $250.00 to $500.00 for a first offense, at least $500.00 for a second, and at least $2,500.00 for each subsequent offense within one year of the first, under section 24-1(b).
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