Some Naperville residents have questioned the city’s chicken ordinances and are calling for the laws to be revisited. The issues will be reviewed on Sept. 20, 2011.
For more information, read this article from the Naperville Sun Times.
Archive for the ‘Laws’ Category
28 Aug
River Forest Bans Backyard Hens
A recent article underscores the ban on backyard hens in River Forest. Read more. Perhaps residents will decide to try to change their laws as other communities have recently done.
28 Aug
Crystal Lake, IL, Nixes Backyard Chix
Crystal Lake recently shot down an effort for folks to keep backyard hens. For more information, check out this article.
8 Aug
Join the Brookfield, IL, Fight to Keep Chickens – meeting Aug. 8, 2011
From a Brookfield citizen:
Hello all – Here in Brookfield we are fighting this very issue (please read up on the issue at http://rblandmark.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=7857). The ordinances were vague and did not specifically outlaw chickens, but now the village council wants to ban them outright without a healthy dialogue with residents. If you’re in the neighborhood, please come to our village meeting tonight (Aug 8th 2011 at 6:30pm)! We can use your support!
The board is voting on whether or not to add chickens to the list of prohibited animals in the city. The meeting is this Monday (8 Aug) at 6:30pm at the village hall located at 8820 Brookfield Ave in Brookfield.
If you live anywhere near Brookfield please come out to support the effort to convince the board not to pass this measure and to create an ordinance to allow egg laying hens. The BNSF Metra stops about 300′ from the village hall and the 331 route from Pace stops outside the building.
If you can not attend the meeting, please call or email the village trustees to share your thoughts:
o Michael J. Garvey, Village President 708-485-1400
mgarvey@brookfieldil.gov
o Keith Sbiral Asst. Village Manager 708.485.1115
ksbiral@brookfieldil.gov
o Cathy Colgrass-Edwards, Village Trustee 708-387-0437
catherineedwards@ameritech.net
o Kit P. Ketchmark, Village Trustee 708-485-5296
kpketch91@comcast.net
o C.P. Hall, Village Trustee 708-485-2847
o Brian S. Oberhauser, Village Trustee 708-485-4636
brianoberhauser@aol.com
o Ryan P. Evans, Village Trustee 708-357-3276;
revans@brookfieldil.gov
o Michael A. Towner, Village Trustee 708-485-3921 email:
mtowner@brookfieldil.gov
18 Jul
Oak Park Legalizes Beekeeping
Home to Roost has a mention in this article!
“At the June 20 Oak Park Village Board Meeting, the board voted 6-1 to lift the village’s longstanding ban on beekeeping.
KC Poulos, Sustainability Manager for the Village, said village staff will now draft a beekeeping ordinance…”
Home to Roost 