Illinois Code § 605 ILCS 5/9-121

It is unlawful for any person to deposit in a public
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highway or rest area weeds, trash, garbage or other offensive matter or any broken
bottles, glass, boards containing projecting nails or any other thing
likely to cause punctures in the tires of motor vehicles; and any person
so offending shall be guilty of a petty offense. However, this Section
shall not apply to proper deposits of harmless materials made in good
faith and in a proper manner to repair the roads or to the proper disposal
of travel and picnic trash in the waste containers provided for such purpose
at rest areas.

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