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SB2978 • 2026
MUNI CD-SIDEWALKS/PARKWAYS
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MUNI CD-SIDEWALKS/PARKWAYS
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Assigned to Local Government
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
MUNI CD-SIDEWALKS/PARKWAYS
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Full Text of SB2978 Home Legislation Full Text SB2978 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 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. LRB104 17937 TRT 31374 b A BILL FOR SB2978 LRB104 17937 TRT 31374 b 1 AN ACT concerning local government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 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: 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.) 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 SB2978 - 2 - LRB104 17937 TRT 31374 b 1 is often located. 2 (b) The corporate authorities of a municipality may 3 regulate the use and maintenance of a parkway and may require 4 the owner, lessee, and occupant of a property that abuts a 5 parkway to be responsible for maintenance of the parkway, 6 including, but not limited to, cleanup and disposal of refuse, 7 waste, and garbage in the parkway; watering and fertilizing 8 plants, trees, and grasses in the parkway; and the routine 9 care of the lawn of the parkway, including, but not limited to, 10 watering, weeding, and mowing of the lawn of the parkway. Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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