Macon County, IL Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)

15, Category 1 of the county's nuisance code, prohibits any person from storing, accumulating, discharging, depositing, dumping or placing refuse on any premises in the county unless that property holds an annual refuse area license issued by the county. Junk storage is carved out of the ban only where the lot is properly zoned for it or the County Board has approved a special use permit covering that storage. 03: the county must mail written notice to the owner's last known address and give at least 15 days to abate, and if the owner fails to clean up, the county can enter the property, remove the garbage or debris, and lien the removal cost against the property under 55 ILCS 5/5-1118.

04(E) treats that relocation as a continuation of the original cited nuisance rather than an abatement. 18, which groups illegal dumping with abandoned vehicles, littering and weeds, is a criminal offense punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, with each day the violation continues a separate offense. 05 faces a steeper fine, $400 to $1,000 per day, once Planning and Zoning staff issue that finding and the owner fails to abate within the notice period.