Posted in Illinois July 10, 2015 by Laura

These 10 Crazy Laws in Illinois Will Leave You Scratching Your Head In Wonder

We’ve shaken our heads plenty when the lawmakers head down to Springfield. 🙂 But what about the REALLY wacky laws that are still on the books in Illinois? We’re counting down our ten favorites:

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1. In Champaign, you can't pee in your neighbor's mouth.

2. In Chicago, you can't give whiskey to a dog.

3. If you don't have a dollar on your person, you can be arrested for vagrancy.

4. You cannot fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck in Chicago.

5. It's against the law to hum on public streets on a Sunday in Cicero.

6. You are prohibited from eating inside a burning building when you're in Chicago.

7. In Chicago, you're prohibited from taking a French Poodle to the opera.

8. It's against the law to drive without a steering wheel in Decatur.

9. The Joliet Municipal Code actually has an entry with instructions on how to appropriately pronounce "Joliet."

10. It's illegal to wear sagging pants in Collinsville.

Look people, you ruined the fun for the rest of us. Tisk, tisk!

These 10 Crazy Laws in Illinois Will Leave You Scratching Your Head In Wonder

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