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Dumb Illinois Laws..

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I couldnt find very many state laws but here they are just for you....;) And some town ones too..:)

You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill in your possesion.

You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.

The English language is not to be spoken.

In Carbondale No one may stand on the sidewalk on the 500 block of Illinois Ave.

In Champaign One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.

In Chicago All businesses entering into contracts with the city must sift through their records and report any business they had dealing with slaves during the era of slavery

Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.

It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.

It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck.

 Kites may not be flown within the city limits.

 In the Pullman area, it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb.

It is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under seventeen years of age and have legal permits.

in Cicero Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays

 in Crete It is considered an offense to attempt to have sex with one's dog.

Cars may not be driven through the town.

 In crystal Lake If one wishes to plant new sod in his or her yard in the summer months, that person may not use the city's water to water it.

 In Des Plaines Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees.

In Evanston  Bowling is forbidden.

 It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire.

In Fairfeild It is unlawful for "negroes" to be within county boundries from sundown to sunrise.

In Galesburg No person may keep a smelly dog.

  It is illegal to burn bird feathers.

Jostling others is illegal.

 No bicyclist may practice "fancy riding" on any city street.

  There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats.

In Horner  It is against the law to use a slingshot unless your are a law enforcement officer.

 

 There are more town laws if your interested in them let me know and ill add em... they might have some for your town if ya intereseted

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Posted Dec 17th, 2007 at 1:25AM
lol.. i look for cali and florida next...;)
     
Posted Dec 17th, 2007 at 1:31AM
you ought to go through the Texas Bluebook laws, we have some doozies
     
Posted Dec 17th, 2007 at 1:49AM
haha i will do that thanks for the tip..;)
     
Posted Oct 15th, 2008 at 5:33AM
Some of these are nutts. I think I will stay away from Ill. either that or I just will walk through one town hehe
     
Posted May 5th, 2009 at 12:33PM
I should definitely be in jail, according to that.
     
Posted Jun 2nd, 2009 at 6:16PM
i would of been in jail when i was 1 and i live in illinois no one cares about those dumb rules i bet your state must have dumb rule and geuss wat no one reads law books anymore there 2 big and boring yeah im a liitle girl cant u tell
     
Posted Aug 21st, 2009 at 5:03PM
Some of these are fake.
     
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Posted Sep 10th, 2009 at 2:02AM
This is funny. Some of these laws got on the books way back when and on one will remove them.
     
Posted Sep 16th, 2009 at 5:05PM
well that's the last time I fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck. Screw the system dag nammit
     
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