Staff Editorial
To our esteemed legislators in Springfield, Illinois:
We urge you all to overturn "The Illinois Pesticide Act," a law which essentially forbids municipalities from regulating the use of pesticides in any way, even if these municipalities are home rule "units," as the law says.
For clarity’s sake, here is the law:
(415 ILCS 60/3) (from Ch. 5, par. 803)
Sec. 3. Delegation of Authority. The Illinois Department of Agriculture shall administer "The Illinois Pesticide…
