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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2978 Introduced 1/27/2026, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 65 ILCS 5/11-80-13 | from Ch. 24, par. 11-80-13 | 65 ILCS 5/11-80-26 new | |
| Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a that the corporate authorities of a municipality may require the owner or occupant of any premises to keep the sidewalks abutting the premises maintained in reasonable condition, including keeping the sidewalk free from snow and other obstructions and making repairs as needed (rather than keep the sidewalks abutting the premises free from snow and other obstructions). Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may regulate the use and maintenance of parkways and may require the owner, lessee, and occupant of any property abutting a parkway to be responsible for maintenance of the parkway, including, but not limited to, cleanup and disposal of refuse, waste, and garbage in the parkway; watering and fertilizing plants, trees, and grasses in the parkway; and the routine care of the lawn of the parkway, including, but not limited to, watering, weeding, and mowing of the lawn of the parkway. |
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| | SB2978 | | LRB104 17937 TRT 31374 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 11-80-13 and by adding Section 11-80-26 as |
| 6 | | follows:
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| 7 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-80-13) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-80-13) |
| 8 | | Sec. 11-80-13. The corporate authorities of each |
| 9 | | municipality may regulate the use of sidewalks, the |
| 10 | | construction, repair, and use of openings in sidewalks, and |
| 11 | | all vaults and structures thereon and thereunder, including |
| 12 | | telephone booths, and may require the owner or occupant of any |
| 13 | | premises to keep the sidewalks abutting the premises |
| 14 | | maintained in reasonable condition, including keeping the |
| 15 | | sidewalk free from snow and other obstructions and making |
| 16 | | repairs as needed. |
| 17 | | (Source: Laws 1963, p. 2430.)
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| 18 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-80-26 new) |
| 19 | | Sec. 11-80-26. Parkways. |
| 20 | | (a) As used in this Section, "parkway" means the portion |
| 21 | | of a public right-of-way between the curb of a street and the |
| 22 | | property line of private or public property, where a sidewalk |