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What Are Chicago’s Oldest Laws?
Looking around Chicago today, you won’t find many stink
balls or cannons—but did you know the city has ordinances regulating both? When
these laws were first passed more than a century ago, aldermen may have believed
they posed a real threat. But today, these old laws don’t seem to make a whole lot
of sense.
Logan Square resident Ty McCarthy was wondering whether Chicago
had any outdated laws on the books. So he asked Curious
City:
What are some of Chicago’s
oldest and weirdest laws?
To find some weird laws,
we pored over Chicago’s municipal code—which anyone can search
online—and pinpointed several
ordinances that were passed more than 50 years ago.
Click
here to view our special presentation featuring nine of Chicago’s most
obscure laws.
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Looking around Chicago today, you won’t find many stink
balls or cannons—but did you know the city has ordinances regulating both? When
these laws were first passed more than a century ago, aldermen may have believed
they posed a real threat. But today, these old laws don’t seem to make a whole lot
of sense.
Logan Square resident Ty McCarthy was wondering whether Chicago
had any outdated laws on the books. So he asked Curious
City:
What are some of Chicago’s
oldest and weirdest laws?
To find some weird laws,
we pored over Chicago’s municipal code—which anyone can search
online—and pinpointed several
ordinances that were passed more than 50 years ago.
Click
here to view our special presentation featuring nine of Chicago’s most
obscure laws.
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