SpinnerBait_Nut
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Illinois: Please Don't Pronounce the "S" <br />__________________________________________________<br />Dumb Illinois Laws<br />You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person. <br /><br />You may be convicted of a Class 4 felony offense, punishable by up to three years in state prison, for the crime of "eavesdropping" on your own conversation. -720 ILCS 5/14-2. <br /><br />You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile. <br /><br />The English language is not to be spoken. <br /><br />Chicago<br />Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire. <br /><br />It is illegal to give a dog whiskey. <br /><br />Kites may not be flown within the city limits. <br /><br />Spitting is forbidden <br /><br />In the Pullman area, it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb. <br /><br />It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />Cicero <br />Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays. <br /><br />Crete <br />Cars may not be driven through the town. <br /><br />Des Plaines <br />Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees. <br /><br />Eureka <br />A man with a moustache may not kiss a woman. <br /><br />Evanston <br />Bowling is forbidden. <br /><br />It is illegal to go trick-or-treating on Halloween. <br /><br />It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire. <br /><br />Freeport <br />It is illegal to expectorate from any second-story window. <br /><br />Galesburg <br />There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats. <br /><br />Homer <br />It is against the law to use a slingshot unless your are a law enforcement officer. <br /><br />Joliet <br />Town fathers, reflecting the pet peeve of hearing their town's name mispronounced 'Jolly-ETTE' when all local folk know it's pronounced 'Joe-lee-ETTE', made pronouncing it Jolly-ette a misdemeanor, punishable by a $5 fine. <br /><br />Kenilworth <br />A rooster must step back three hundred feet from any residence if he wishes to crow. Hens that wish to cackle must step two hundred feet back from any residence. <br /><br />Kirkland <br />Bees are not allowed to fly over the village or through any of Kriland's streets. <br /><br />Moline <br />Ice skating at the Riverside pond during the months of June and August is prohibited. <br /><br />There is a ban on unnecessary repetitive driving on 23rd Avenue. <br /><br />Morton Grove <br />You may not own a handgun <br /><br />Normal <br />It is against the law to make faces at dogs. <br /><br />Orland Park <br />No pool tables are allowed in a public establishment, because it supports gambling. <br /><br />Ottawa <br />Spitting on the sidewalk is a criminal offense. <br /><br />Park Ridge <br />Trucks may only park inside closed garages. <br /><br />Peoria <br />Basketball hoops may not be instaled on a driveway. <br /><br />Zion <br />It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, or any other domesticated animals.
