Under the village’s newly adopted rules, residents can raise no more than five egg-laying hens, only in fenced rear yards, if they obtain a chicken-keeping village permit and pay a $50 annual ...

At its regular Dec. 18 meeting, the Shorewood Village Board voted 5-2 to approve an ordinance allowing for the keeping of chickens, which had previously been banned by village code. The new ...

The fate of a Schaumburg family's six chickens and duck, which members have requested permission to keep since the animals were recently discovered by village officials, will lie in the hands of a ...

The Village of Windsor is looking to amend an ordinance of how many chickens residents can own based on lot size. Currently, residents with a lot size of one acre or more can own up to six hens ...

Orland Park will allow keeping of hens on some residential properties, but don’t rush out to buy your coops just yet. The zoning change, approved by the Village Board Monday, would allow a ...

Councilman Daniel Hardwick said the village can regulate raising chickens just like it regulates dogs, sheds, and fences.

Aug. 30—The Village of Westville will begin enforcing a village ordinance against keeping livestock within city limits after the village council voted not to change an ordinance that had been on ...