Showing ordinances that apply to Lakewood Shores, IL
Lakewood Shores is an unincorporated community (population 665) in Will County, Illinois. Because Lakewood Shores is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Will County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The political signs rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Political signs protected on private property under First Amendment per Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015). Will County and its municipalities allow residential political signs without permits. Public right-of-way placement prohibited. No mandatory removal deadlines after Reed ruling.
Political signs on private residential property are broadly protected speech. Following the US Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015), content-based sign regulations including special rules for political vs. other temporary signs are presumptively unconstitutional. Will County and its municipalities — Joliet, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Plainfield, New Lenox, Mokena, Frankfort, Lockport — generally allow political signs on private property with content-neutral size limits (typically 6 sq ft in residential zones, 32 sq ft in commercial per Will County Land Use Ordinance §155-14). No permit required. Signs must be on the property with the owner's consent. Placement in public right-of-way (between sidewalk and curb, on utility poles, or on IDOT ROW along I-55, I-80, I-355) prohibited under Illinois Highway Code (605 ILCS 5/9-113). The Illinois Election Code (10 ILCS 5/29) prohibits electioneering within 100 feet of polling place entrances on Election Day. Post-election removal deadlines (once common) are no longer enforceable as content-based under Reed, though many local codes still appear on the books.
Signs in IDOT or municipal ROW: removed without notice; possible $50-$100 fine. Oversized signs: notice to reduce; $25-$100. Content-based enforcement risks Section 1983 civil rights liability and attorney fees under 42 USC 1988.
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