Village of North Aurora v. Anker

Plaintiff, the Village of North Aurora (Village), charged defendant, William L. Anker, Jr., with violating the Village’s vehicle-weight ordinance, which adopts section 15 — 111(b) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Code) (625 ILCS 5/15 — 111(b) (West 2002)). Relying on City of Decatur v. Page, 339 Ill. App. 3d 316 (2003), the trial court ruled that the ordinance was unenforceable because, in violation of several sections of the Code, the Village did not post notice of it. Without deciding whether defendant violated the ordinance, the court acquitted him.

The Village appeals, contending that,…