Illinois (IL) UAS Law
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Chicago Ordinance to amend chapter 36
Evanston Ordinance - Resolution 27-R-13 and updated July 2017 version
Schaumburg Ordinance Chapter 109A
McHenry County Ordinance 19-968
Crystal Lake Park District Park Ordinances
11.27 FLYING DEVICES
A. Except when and where permitted by special Park District programs or in designated areas, it shall be unlawful on any Park District area for any person to:
1. launch any type of winged aircraft, real or model;
2. launch any type of manned balloon, or balloon designed to carry passengers, including animals.
3. launch any type of rocket, including those propelled by air;
4. launch any type of helicopter or drone, real or model.
5. the release of balloons, sky lanterns or other airborne objects is prohibited on Crystal Lake Park District property.
B. Except when and where permitted by special Park District programs, or in an emergency, it shall be unlawful on any Park District area for any person to:
1. land or recover any type of flying device, manned or otherwise;
2. land any hot air balloon;
3. land by parachute or other device.
C. Law enforcement and Rescue personnel, in the course of their duties, are exempt from this section.
Use of drones is restricted to the designated flying area at Lippold Park (east entrance near the maintenance building), when the area is not in use as lacrosse fields.
Chicago Executive Airport - Drone Page
Drones in the news
Jan 2020 - Eyes in the sky: Central Illinois drone pilots offer unique community views for business, pleasure
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Bill History
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Note that bills that are now law are changed to blue font
HB 5808 - expanded the membership of the UAS Oversight Task Force and extended the deadline for the task force to issue a report from July 1, 2016 to July 1, 2017.
Illinois General Assembly 725 - 167 - prohibits law enforcement use of UAS to gather information, except in special circumstances.
On August 16, 2013 the Illinois General Assembly signed House Bill (HB) 1652 (download below) into Public Act 98-0402, an act concerning wildlife.
SB1652 defines drone as any aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator. It prohibits anyone from using a drone to interfere with hunters or fishermen.
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On August 27, 2013 the Illinois General Assembly signed Senate Bill (SB) 1587 (download below) into law in Public Act 98-0569, which concerned criminal law.
SB 1587 defines "drone" as any aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator. It allows drones to be used by law enforcement with a warrant, to counter a terrorist attack, to prevent harm to life or to prevent the imminent escape of a suspect among other situations. If a law enforcement agency uses a drone, the agency must destroy all information gathered by the drone within 30 days, except that a supervisor at the law enforcement agency may retain particular information if there is reasonable suspicion it contains evidence of criminal activity.
The law also requires the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (CJIA) to report on its website every law enforcement agency that owns a drone and the number they own. Each law enforcement agency is responsible for giving this information to the Illinois CJIA.
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On August 1, 2014 Senate Bill (SB) 2937 (download below) was signed into Public Act 98-0831, which concerned criminal law.
SB 2937 created regulations for how law enforcement can obtain and use information gathered from a private party’s use of UAS. The law requires police to follow warrant protocols to compel third parties to share information, and if the information is voluntarily given to police, authorities are required to follow the state’s law governing UAS data retention and disclosure. The law also loosens regulations around law enforcement’s use of UAS during a disaster or public health emergency.
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On August 18, 2015 the Illinois General Assembly signed Senate Bill (SB) 44 (download below) into Public Act 99-0392, an act concerning wildlife.
SB 44 creates a UAS Oversight Task Force which is tasked with considering commercial and private use of UAS, landowner and privacy rights and general rules and regulations for the safe operation of UAS. The task force will prepare recommendations for the use of UAS in the state.
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