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Council backs ordinance to mirror state ban on cellphone use in school zones

City of Oakbrook Terrace City Council · February 24, 2026
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Summary

Council moved to add a local ordinance prohibiting wireless phone use in designated school zones to the consent agenda; the city attorney said the conduct is already prohibited under Illinois law but a local code would allow signage and local enforcement.

At the Committee of the Whole on Feb. 24, Oakbrook Terrace city attorneys presented a redlined amendment to Title VII, Chapter 71 to prohibit wireless telephone use in designated school zones.

Attorney R. Ramello told the council the change "enables police officers to issue a local ordinance and authorizes the installation of appropriate signage" and noted that the prohibition already exists under Illinois statute. District 48 had requested school-zone signage, prompting the city to prepare the local code amendment. The ordinance was moved to the consent agenda for formal approval as part of routine items.

The proposal is intended to provide local signage and citation authority consistent with state law; the transcript does not record a separate vote on the ordinance at the Feb. 24 meeting beyond its placement on the consent agenda.

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