[Amended 11-7-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-3305]
The Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/1-100 et seq., as may
be amended, is hereby adopted in its entirety by reference.
(A)
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any motor vehicle upon
any Village public street or highway other than state and county highways,
or as otherwise provided in this Code, at a maximum speed which is
greater than 20 miles per hour.
(B)
No person shall drive any vehicle upon any public street or highway
of the Village at a speed which:
(C)
The fact that the speed limit of a vehicle does not exceed the maximum
speed limit does not relieve the driver from the duty to operate a
motor vehicle in a manner which is reasonable and proper with regard
to traffic conditions and the use of the street or highway, or which
does not endanger the safety of any person or property, or to decrease
speed when approaching and crossing an intersection, when approaching
and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling
upon any narrow or winding roadway, or when special hazards exist
with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reasons of weather
or street or highway conditions; any speed shall be decreased as may
be necessary to avoid colliding with any person or vehicle on or entering
the street or highway in compliance with legal requirements and the
duty of all persons to use due care.
(D)
Pursuant to Section 11-604 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS
5/11-604, the speed limit along Pratt Avenue between Central Avenue
on the west and McCormick Boulevard on the east is hereby set at a
maximum of 30 miles per hour. Signs shall be posted setting that speed
limit. This provision supersedes any and all other provisions which
directly or by implication regulate the speed limit along Pratt Avenue
within the area designated.
(E)
Pursuant to Section 11-604 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS
5/11-604, the speed along the Northeast Connector Parkway which includes
portions of Lawndale Avenue, Central Park Avenue and the Northeast
Parkway is hereby set at a maximum of 30 miles per hour.
(A)
Whenever any vehicle shall have been parked in violation of any of
the provisions of any ordinance of the Village or of any provision
of 625 ILCS 5/11 prohibiting or restricting parking, the person in
whose name such vehicle is registered shall be prima facie responsible
for such violation and subject to the penalty therefor.
(B)
Whenever any vehicle shall have been abandoned in violation of the
provisions of any ordinance of the Village or of any provision of
625 ILCS 5/11 prohibiting abandoning of motor vehicles, the person
in whose name such vehicle had been last registered shall be deemed
prima facie responsible for said abandonment and subject to the penalty
therefor.
