A. 
No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
B. 
Where no special hazard exists, the following speeds shall be lawful, but any speed in excess of said limits shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and is unlawful:
(1) 
In any business district: 20 miles per hour.
(2) 
In any residence district: 25 miles per hour.
(3) 
Under other conditions: 35 miles per hour.
C. 
The fact that the speed of a vehicle is lower than the foregoing prima facie limits shall 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 hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway or when special hazard exists to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions, and speed shall be decreased as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle or other conveyance on or entering the highway in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care.
D. 
In every charge of violation of this section, the complaint, also the summons to appear, shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven, also the prima facie speed applicable within the district or at the location.
E. 
The foregoing provisions of this section shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any civil action from the burden of proving negligence upon the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of an accident.
No vehicle shall be driven upon the following roads in excess of the speed indicated:
Name of Street
Speed Limit
(mph)
Location
Ross Lane
[Added 8-8-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-08-08-C]
35
Between its intersections with Illinois Route 1 (Georgetown Road) on the west and Greenwood Cemetery Road on the east
Tilton Road
[Added 7-8-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-07-08-A]
35
From the 800 block to the 1000 block of said road, an area from Fifth Street to the current Tilton Village limits
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates this article shall be subject to a fine of not more than $750, plus court costs.