Politics & Government
Elmhurst Panel To Take Up Backyard Chickens
The city is considering allowing chickens. This is at the request of three aldermen.
ELMHURST, IL – For the first time in more than six months, Elmhurst officials are set to talk about allowing backyard chickens.
In July 2022, three aldermen, Chris Jensen, Emily Bastedo and Jacob Hill, requested the City Council consider the chicken issue.
A decade earlier, council committees looked at a proposal to allow residents to own a limited number of chickens. But nothing happened.
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Last summer, the council's zoning committee decided to send the matter to the public safety committee, which then discussed it in mid-September.
The zoning committee recommended its counterpart look at enclosure requirements, coop setbacks, and rules on selling eggs, breeding and keeping roosters.
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Most towns with chickens ban roosters because of their noise.
The public safety committee meets at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall.
In 2020, the Darien City Council engaged in a debate after residents complained about a neighbor's ownership of chickens. Aldermen decided to allow chickens, but enacted restrictions.
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