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Judiciary committee debates allowing hens in city limits; no ordinance introduced
Summary
Waukegan's judiciary committee held a wide-ranging discussion about whether to permit residents to keep hens. Members debated enforcement capacity, animal-control impacts, disease risks and examples from Chicago; committee took no vote and referred further research and examples to staff.
Waukegan’s Judiciary Committee on Aug. 18 held a substantive discussion about a potential ordinance to allow residents to keep hens in city limits. The committee heard concerns about enforcement, disease risk, and neighborhood compatibility but did not vote to change the municipal code.
Alderman Guzman, who opened the discussion, said he was “split on this,” voicing concerns about birds getting loose and the risk of disease. Committee members discussed whether hens should be limited to pets (no slaughter) and whether roosters would be excluded because of noise.…
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