Dumb and Stupid Laws in Illinois

Dumbness and stupidity can be found at the highest levels of our society. The law is not exempt from examples of stupidity. And it is found far and wide across our country in each and every state. All states have weird and dumb laws on the books. It is often more time consuming and costly to have them removed, so there they sit. They usually aren't acted upon but they are legal and binding and can be enacted upon if an officer of the law wanted to do so. Some are actually new and have been used recently. How strange are Illinois's weird laws? Here are the top five strangest laws in Illinois. These are listed here in descending order for your entertainment. It is hoped that you would not use them to enact a citizen's arrest! Talk about dumb and stupid!

Number 5
You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one-dollar bill on your person. I've actually heard of this in a different state so I guess there was a time it was common.

Number 4
You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile. What city? I can't even imagine having to implement this law. Can you imagine the backed up traffic?

Number 3
The English language is not to be spoken. Well, this is just painful given the fact that the United States is unable to pass a law stating the language of the US is English. In my opinion, this is just sad, not even funny.

Number 2
In Chicago, it is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck. Why? How? When was this ever an issue that had to have a law made?

Number 1
In Chicago, it is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under seventeen years of age and have legal permits. So anyone looking for a good time and a way to blow off school for the day have at it! We'll all enjoy watching!

And a few extras just for kicks:

I have no desire to go to Champaign, where it is illegal for one to pee in his neighbor's mouth. Not because I want to do this but because I can't image what is going on there for this law to be put in place. No thanks!

In Crete, It is considered an offense to attempt to have sex with one's dog. As well it should be but do we need a law about it?

And in Evanston, Bowling is forbidden. Searching the web, I couldn't find a bowling alley with an Evanston address, I wonder why?