By: Diane Benjamin
Campaign signs are illegal to display on Public Property.
Isn’t this Public Property?
Guess who owns the property connected to this Public Property! Page down . . . . .
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The Mayor of Normal!
Of course the signs are for his three chosen candidates: Shields, McBride, and Lorenz.
Can I go and remove the signs from the berm (city property) as part of my civic duty to pick up trash?
Koos is a Marxist criminal. Remember that when you are bike shopping.
Drive by and see if they are still there. I heard they were reported to the police. If they are still there, call the police and demand they get removed.
I will never buy anything from this hippie pinko communist.
Pull the sign up and lay it flat on the ground, you are not stealing it, and no one will see it. An old trick of political guerrilla warfare and you have sort of kept someone from breaking the law.
Please fellow citizens remember, that in politics when you throw out an insult, you are not only demeaning yourself,
you are demeaning your cause. Civility must play a role in good politics.
The width of the public property from the street varies; usually it’s 10 feet but not always – the usual rule of thumb is anything past the sidewalk is allowed. If you know for certain the signs pictured above are prohibited, then I’m more than fine with harassing ‘our fearless leader’, but my first inclination is that the signs are okay even if I don’t like them.
I foresee the above new law being challenged and overturned- the 1st Amendment is intended to especially protect political speech and campaign signs are clearly political speech. Any given restriction included above is questionable; taken as a whole, the clear intent of the law is to significantly restrict political speech.
It was probably passed because Democrats don’t want distracted drivers.
Did you see the Nord for Normal sign in the back of a pick up truck parked in the parking lot across the street from Koos’ bike shop? The future site of Normal 2.0?
I try to never cross Veteran Parkway! The roads on the east side are bad enough.
Great Nord sign near entrance to Ironwood. Hope people see it.
Just an FYI, I agree with you here that’s it’s a bit strange to have this sign out in front of the Mayors place. But Nord has a sign located on town ROW at the corner of Raab and Main St. It’s near the gas station and looks very much on ROW. Lord knows I’m a fan of Nords, but we need to be careful if we’re going to go after the “on ROW” concerns.
I’ve heard he has permission to place his signs where they are. Koos would be all over him if they were illegal, Stan is the last guy he wants to see elected. “Yes Master” votes are much easier.
laws dont apply to councils and mayors especially in Illinois.