Mobility & Curb Rules in Illinois (2026)
42 rules on the books across Illinois, 20 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Bike Lane Rules
Rules of the road in painted, buffered, and protected bike lanes, including which vehicles may enter, parking-protected designs, and the right-of-way at intersections.
Chicago
Significant RestrictionsChicago bans driving, standing or parking in marked bicycle lanes, with a $250 fine and immediate tow for parked…
Read full rule →Champaign
Some RestrictionsCity Code Section 33-32 keeps every motorized vehicle out of posted and marked bicycle lanes, reserving them…
Read full rule →Cook County
Some RestrictionsDriving, standing, or parking a vehicle in a marked bicycle path or lane is banned on roads under County jurisdiction…
Read full rule →Evanston
Some RestrictionsEvanston bans stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that blocks all or part of a marked bicycle lane, backed by a…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsOn county-designated bikeways, only bicycles, pedestrians and government vehicles are allowed: motor vehicles, mopeds…
Read full rule →Naperville
Some RestrictionsNaperville lets Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes and e-scooters ride in marked bicycle lanes citywide, but Class 3 e-bikes…
Read full rule →Oak Lawn
Some RestrictionsOak Lawn requires cyclists to ride as near the right-hand curb as conditions permit, bars riding two abreast, and lets…
Read full rule →Oak Park
Some RestrictionsVillage Code Section 15-2-7 sets the rules of the road for ordinary bicycles in Oak Park: ride as near the right side…
Read full rule →Peoria
Some RestrictionsPeoria bans riding bicycles more than two abreast on any roadway except on a path or lane set aside for bicycles'…
Read full rule →Rock Island County
Some RestrictionsOn District forest preserve trails, Rock Island County bans riding a bicycle on any path posted against bikes or…
Read full rule →Skokie
Some RestrictionsVillage of Skokie bicyclists must use an adjacent bike path whenever the Village has provided one and stay off it is…
Read full rule →Springfield
Some RestrictionsIn a marked bicycle lane, Springfield flips the usual right-of-way: motor vehicles must yield to bicycles. Outside a…
Read full rule →Waukegan
Some RestrictionsWaukegan cyclists on a roadway below traffic speed must hug the right-hand curb except when passing, turning, or…
Read full rule →Schaumburg
Light RestrictionsSchaumburg cyclists must ride as near the right side of the roadway as practicable, single file except on dedicated…
Read full rule →TNC Pickup Zones
Designated rideshare (Uber/Lyft) pickup-and-dropoff zones at LAX and major venues, surcharges, and how cities regulate curbside competition with taxis.
E-Bike Classes
CVC §312.5 Class 1/2/3 e-bike definitions, age and helmet rules per class, and where Class 3 e-bikes may use bike lanes vs streets.
Arlington Heights
Some RestrictionsArlington Heights, Illinois sorts electric mobility devices into Low-Speed (up to 10 mph), Standard (10-28 mph), and…
Read full rule →Bolingbrook
Some RestrictionsBolingbrook Code § 50-4.1 sorts electric bicycles into three classes by top assisted speed: Class 1 and 2 cap out at 20…
Read full rule →Chicago
Some RestrictionsChicago treats Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes like regular bicycles on streets and bike paths, but bans Class 3 e-bikes…
Read full rule →Evanston
Some RestrictionsEvanston treats low-speed electric bicycles as bicycles, splitting them into Class 1, 2, and 3 by speed and throttle…
Read full rule →Naperville
Some RestrictionsNaperville sorts e-bikes into three classes by top assisted speed, with Class 3 bikes needing a speedometer and all…
Read full rule →Oak Lawn
Some RestrictionsOak Lawn splits e-bikes into three classes under its bicycle code: Class 1 and 2 may use streets, bike lanes and paths…
Read full rule →Oak Park
Some RestrictionsOak Park's e-bike ordinance, added by Ordinance 26-150 as new Village Code Article 12, sorts electric bicycles into…
Read full rule →Schaumburg
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg lets Class 1 and 2 e-bikes use the same streets and paths as regular bicycles but bans all three classes…
Read full rule →Red-Light Cameras
History and current status of LA's automated red-light camera program (sunset 2011), and current photo-enforcement at school-bus arms and bus-only lanes.
Skokie
Significant RestrictionsSkokie runs an Automated Traffic Law Enforcement System that photographs vehicles running red lights at selected…
Read full rule →Waukegan
Significant RestrictionsWaukegan runs automated red light cameras at posted intersections under City Code Sec. 21-59.1. A vehicle owner who…
Read full rule →Aurora
Some RestrictionsAurora runs an automated red-light camera program at intersections citywide; a traffic control signal monitoring device…
Read full rule →Chicago
Some RestrictionsCameras at intersections and school/park safety zones ticket red-light runners and speeders under Municipal Code…
Read full rule →Cicero
Some RestrictionsThe Town of Cicero runs an automated traffic law enforcement system that photographs vehicles running red lights at…
Read full rule →Cook County
Some RestrictionsCook County runs its own automated red light camera program on county-maintained highways under Code §§ 82-206–82-209…
Read full rule →Naperville
Some RestrictionsNaperville uses automated cameras to record vehicles that run red lights at monitored intersections, issuing owners a…
Read full rule →Oak Lawn
Some RestrictionsThe Village of Oak Lawn runs automated red light cameras at dozens of intersections under Village Code Chapter 11-13…
Read full rule →Tinley Park
Some RestrictionsTinley Park runs automated red-light cameras at three Harlem Avenue intersections under Village Code Chapter 81…
Read full rule →Schaumburg
Few RestrictionsSchaumburg has no red light camera or school-zone speed camera program. The Village Board voted twice in 2010 to keep…
Read full rule →Golf Carts & Low-Speed Vehicles
Where golf carts and low-speed vehicles may legally use public streets, the speed-limit ceiling on roads they can cross or travel, and the equipment, licence, insurance and age rules that apply. Cart-community towns often permit street use the surrounding state law would not.