Tinley Park, IL Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)

03, adopted by Ord. 2010-O-002 on January 26, 2010, makes it unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate in public view or on or in any street, alley, sidewalk, parking lot, yard, park, playground, school yard, cemetery, building, structure, plaza, public or utility right-of-way, or other public place, unless the act occurs in an enclosed structure designated as a restroom or bathroom. The ordinance carves out two exceptions: it does not apply to children five years of age and younger, and it does not apply to a person of any age who is in violation due to a verified medical condition, meaning documentation such as a physician's note can defeat a citation.

The section sits in Chapter 133's General Provisions alongside the fighting-in-public and disturbing-assemblies offenses, and like those sections it carries no specific penalty of its own, so it falls under the chapter's general penalty clause. Tinley Park Police officers issue citations for violations observed on public property, including Village-owned parks, downtown sidewalks and the Metra station area, and the ordinance's broad list of covered locations, from parking lots to cemeteries, means the prohibition follows the person rather than being limited to a single type of property.