10/09/2014
Here's some craziness out of Illinois...
Animals can be sent to jail... A monkey once served five days in jail for shoplifting in Chicago.
In Peoria, basketball hoops may not be installed on driveways.
Ottowa it is a criminal offense to spit on the sidewalk. What else can you do but swallow it!
This one is "abnormal" everywhere else but "normal" in Normal, Illinois - It is illegal to make faces at dogs.
Unnecessary repetitive driving is prohibited on 23rd street in Moline.
Ice skating on Riverside pond during the months of June through August is prohibited... it should say impossible!
In Kirkland, bees are not allowed to fly over the village or through Kirkland streets. (No fly zone?)
Any resident of Jollyette is heard by another mispronouncing Joe-lee- ETTE by pronouncing it Jolly-ETTE is guilty of a misdemeanor and will be fined $5.00
Horner, IL, it is illegal for anyone other than law enforcement to use a slingshot
In Galesburg, you will be fined $1,000 if you are caught beating a rat with a baseball bat
No bicyclist may practice "fancy riding" on any public street.
Sec. 28-345. Trick riding. No rider of a bicycle shall remove both hands from the handlebars, or feet from the pedals, or practice any acrobatic or fancy riding on any street. The chief of police or his agent is authorized to approve racing events under section 11-1514 of The Illinois Vehicle Code [625ILCS 5/11-1514]. (Ord.
It is illegal jostling others.
Sec. 15-108. Jostling and crowding.
No person shall jostle or willfully crowd any member of the public in any public or private place, or otherwise interfere intentionally with the peaceful pursuit of their affairs.
(Ord. No. 63-695, S013, 1-21-63)
Illegal to burn bird feathers in Galesburg
Sec. 4-23. Burning of animal matter; prohibited. No person shall burn any feathers, hides or any other animal matter within the corporate limits of the city. (Ord. No. 84-935, ? .10, 2-20-84)
No person may keep a smelly dog in Galesburg...
Sec. 4-6. Noise, odor, etc. No person shall keep or maintain any animal, poultry or fowl in such a manner to cause inconvenience or disturbance to other persons by reason of noise, odor or other cause. (Ord. No. 84-935, ? .0311, 2-20-84)
In Evanston, bowling is illegal.
Crystal Lake says if one decides to plant new sod in his or her yard during the summer months, he or she may not use the city's water to water it.
Don't protest naked in front of Chicago City Hall unless you are under seventeen and have the proper permits. It is illegal.
It is illegal to fly kites within the city limits of Chicago.
And... whatever you do, don't urinate in your neighbor's mouth while in Champaigne, IL. You will face steep penalties if caught.
Tomorrow, let's see what crazy laws exist in Indiana, shall we?