Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Animal Control Act
Two conflicting ordinances regulate feral cat colonies in Cook County: one adopted by county, and the other adopted by Village. Section 24 of Animal Control Act gives municipalities authority to adopt provisions prohibiting feral cats from running at large or can impose further, stricter requirements than county has imposed. Village exceeded its authority under Section 24 of Animal Control Act by making it unlawful to operate feral cat colonies within its corporate limits, and lacked home rule authority and statutory authority to do so. (ROCHFORD and REYES, concurring.)