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Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in conjunction with a traffic-control device, it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:
(A) Flashing red (stop signal). When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at a point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.
(B) Flashing yellow (caution signal). When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or past the signal only with caution.
(C) This section does not apply at railroad grade crossings.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-309) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be, or is an imitation of, or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the movement of traffic or the effectiveness of any traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal.
(B) No person may place or maintain, nor may any public authority permit, upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising.
(C) Every prohibited sign, signal, or marking is declared to be a public nuisance, and the authority having jurisdiction over the highway is empowered to remove the same, or cause it to be removed without notice.
(D) No person shall sell or offer for sale any traffic-control device to be used on any street or highway in this city which does not conform to the requirements of this chapter.
(E) This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information, and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-310) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove any official traffic-control device, or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield, or insignia thereon, or any other part thereof.
(B) Every person who is convicted of a violation of this section 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)
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully injure or damage any public highway or street, or any bridge or culvert, or to willfully damage, injure, or remove any sign, signpost, or structure upon or used or constructed in connection with any public highway or street for the protection thereof, or for the protection or regulation of traffic thereon, by any willfully unusual, improper, or unreasonable use thereof, or by willfully careless driving or use of any vehicle thereon, or by willful mutilation, defacing, destruction, or removal thereof.
(B) Every person who is convicted of a violation of this section 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) Penalty, see § 70.99
The City Street Division, with reference to traffic-control signs, signals, or markers owned by the city, is authorized to indicate the ownership of the signs, signals, or markers in letters not less than 3/8 inch, or more than 3/4 inch in height, by use of a metal stamp, etching, or other permanent means. Except for employees of the City Street Division, police officers, contractors and their employees engaged in a highway construction contract or work on the highway approved by the city, it is unlawful for any person to possess a sign, signal, or marker so identified.
(Ord. 4206, passed 10-15-24) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) Sound amplification system.
(1) No driver of any motor vehicle within the city shall operate or permit operation of any sound amplification system which can be heard outside the vehicle at a point 75 or more feet in distance from said vehicle, when the vehicle is being operated upon a highway or street unless such system is being operated to request assistance or warn of a hazardous situation.
(2) This section does not apply to emergency vehicles.
(3) Any violation of this provisions of this section shall be a petty offense punishable as provided by the penalty section of this Code.
(B) Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating a zone of quiet, no person operating a motor vehicle within the zone shall sound the horn or other warning device except in an emergency.
(Ord. 3217, passed 6-28-99)
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 travelled by vehicles, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of the indications.
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