Winnetka

Partial or Part-Year BanPart-year gas ban

Ban status

9-month ban. Gas-powered leaf blowers permitted only during April and October 1–November 30 (same template as Wilmette / Glencoe). Electric permitted year-round.

Enacted: 2023-06-06In effect since: 2024-01-01

Significant exemptions:

Golf courses — Winnetka Golf ClubOther — Skokie Playfield

Winnetka Village Code Chapter 10 (Noise) as amended. Major exemption: Skokie Playfield and Winnetka Golf Club granted 3-year exemptions. Part of the 2021–2022 North Shore Regional Leaf Blower Working Group cluster.

Last updated: Jun 2, 2026

Timeline

2024-01-01Effective date reached — 9-month ban took effect

Research & citations

Winnetka expands leaf blower ban (effective Jan 1 2024)
Trustees approved June 6 2023; ban effective January 1, 2024.
Regional Leaf Blower Working Group — Final Report (Sept 28, 2022)— City of Highland Park, 2022-09-28
Final Report of the Illinois Regional Leaf Blower Working Group, hosted on the City of Highland Park website. Summarizes the Working Group's 2021–2022 deliberations among 11 villages and cities plus industry representatives, and proposes a shared 9-month-ban ordinance template — the structural template adopted by the North Shore seasonal-restriction cluster.
City of Winnetka — Municipal Code (leaf blower / noise)— City of Winnetka
Codified leaf blower / noise ordinance for City of Winnetka, Illinois. Source: American Legal Publishing.
Noise Ordinance / Leaf Blower Regulations — Village of Winnetka
Regional Leaf Blower Working Group — Final Report— Village of Deerfield, 2022-09-28

Illinois context

Failed in legislatureHB 4805 — Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban Act (died)

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