(A) No vehicle may be driven upon any highway of this village at a speed which is greater than is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway, or which endangers the safety of any person or property. The fact that the speed of a vehicle does not exceed the applicable maximum speed limit does not relieve the driver from the duty to decrease speed when approaching and crossing an intersection, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hillcrest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, or when a special hazard exists with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions. Speed must be decreased as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person or vehicle on or entering the highway in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care.
(B) No person may drive a vehicle upon any street at a speed which is greater than the applicable statutory maximum speed limit established by divisions (C) and (D) below, by § 71.002, or by a regulation or ordinance made under this chapter.
(C) Unless some other speed restriction is established under this chapter, the maximum speed limit in an urban district (as defined in § 70.01) for all vehicles is:
(1) Thirty miles per hour; and
(2) Fifteen miles per hour in an alley.
(D) (1) Except as provided in division (D)(2), a person who violates this section is guilty of a petty offense. Violations of this section are punishable with a minimum fine of $150 for the first violation and a minimum fine of $300 for the second or subsequent violation.
(2) A person committing a violation of this section is guilty of aggravated special speed limit while passing schools when he or she drives a motor vehicle at a speed that is:
(a) Twenty-six miles per hour or more but less than 35 miles per hour in excess of the applicable special speed limit established under this section or a similar provision of a local ordinance and is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; or
(b) Thirty-five miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable special speed limit established under this section or a similar provision of a local ordinance and is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(E) A first violation of this section is a petty offense with a minimum fine of $150. A second or subsequent violation of this section is a petty offense with a minimum fine of $300.
(ILCS Chapter 625, Act 5, § 11-601) Penalty, see § 71.999
Statutory reference:
Authority to regulate speed, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 11-40-1 and Chapter 625, Act 5, § 11-604