9-6-12: PROJECTING LOADS:
The maximum width, length and height of any vehicle and its load shall not exceed the limits expressed in the Illinois state traffic law.
No passenger type vehicle shall be operated on the streets with a load extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of the vehicle nor extending more than six inches (6") beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof.
No combination of vehicles coupled together shall consist of more than two (2) units, but such limitation shall not apply to vehicles operated in daytime when transporting pipes, poles, machinery and other objects which cannot be readily dismembered, nor to such vehicles operated at nighttime by a public utility when engaged in emergency repair work; but such loads carried at night shall be clearly marked with sufficient lights showing the full dimensions of the load.
No part of the load of a vehicle shall extend more than three feet (3') in front portion of the vehicle. (1974 Code)