The Illinois General Assembly just passed Public Act 094-0808 which will put into place special traffic protections while passing parks and recreation facilities and areas.
The Illinois General Assembly found that laws protecting school-age children with legislation limiting speed limits near schools has successfully protected Illinois children for decades, and a considerable number of recreational facilities in Illinois often border or are in close proximity to educational facilities and do not have the same protections afforded to educational facilities. They also found that ensuring
safe streets near educational and recreational facilities is a goal requiring the full attention of this General Assembly and the full cooperation of the federal, state, and local units of government and their respective executive departments and agencies.
The new “Park Zones” will greatly reduce the number of traffic related incidences involving children and users of our parks and recreational facilities! This is great news for Illinois!