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Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left or U-turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of the sign. When authorized marks, buttons, or other indications are placed within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of the indications.
(A) Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-302.
(B) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic-control signal, every driver of a vehicle and every motorman of a streetcar approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersection roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.
(C) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign if required for safety to stop shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1204) Penalty, see § 70.99
Any person who violates any provision of this title for which no penalty is provided shall be subject to the terms of § 10.99.
(A) Traffic violations. Whoever violates any provision of this traffic code for which another penalty is not already otherwise provided by ordinance or by appropriate statutory penalty as generally set forth in ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 16-101 et seq. shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than $750.
(B) Parking violations. Any person accused of a violation of any provision of this traffic code prohibiting parking a vehicle in a designated area, or restricting the length of time a vehicle may be there parked, or parking in a metered area without putting a coin in the meter to cover the required time, may settle and compromise the claim against him or her for the illegal parking by paying to the village $3 for each such offense if paid within 5 days, or $10 if paid within 21 days. This payment may be made at the police station, a receipt shall be issued for all money so received, and the money shall be promptly turned over to the Village Treasurer to be credited to the General Fund. The members of the Police Department are hereby authorized to refrain from instituting a prosecution for the alleged offense involved. This section shall not apply to persons parking a vehicle so as to obstruct the entrance or exit of any place where Police or Fire Department apparatus or other emergency equipment is kept or housed, or so as to block an emergency entrance in a hospital; nor shall this section apply to any person charged with parking a vehicle so as to entirely obstruct traffic in any street or alley, or parking in such a way as to reduce traffic on an arterial street to 1-way traffic only; nor to any person who refuses to move a vehicle illegally parked at the request of any member of the Police Department.
(C) Obedience to police officers. Any person convicted of violating § 70.10 is guilty of a petty offense and shall be subject to a mandatory fine of $150.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-203)
(D) Interference with devices, signs, and signals. Every person who is convicted of a violation of § 70.36 shall be punished by a fine of at least $250 in addition to any other penalties which may be imposed.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-311)
(E) Damage to highways and structures. Every person who is convicted of a violation of § 70.37 shall be punished by a fine of at least $250 in addition to any other penalty which may be imposed.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-312)
(F) Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provision of §§ 71.145 et seq. shall be fined not less than $35 nor more than $750 for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 1475, passed 5-13-1986)
(B) Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of Chapter 77, Schedule I, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $750 for each offense.
(Ord. 1993-19, passed 12-14-1993)