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Illinois Current Fire Restrictions (2026)
Info: Illinois has no statewide burn-ban system — restrictions are local.
Illinois has no statewide burn-ban system — restrictions are local. Standing state law (Illinois EPA open-burning page): open burning of refuse is generally prohibited; in any town, or within 1 mile of a town of 1,000+ people, only landscape waste may be burned and only on the premises where generated; outside those areas household waste from normal activities may be burned except food, food scraps and packaging. Commercial/trade waste burning is illegal statewide, and tires, furniture, commercial waste and construction/demolition debris can never be burned. Cities and counties may restrict or ban landscape-waste burning outright — check your local ordinance first.
Official source: epa.illinois.gov →
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Current Fire Restrictions in states bordering Illinois
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- IndianaConditional
BENTON COUNTY IS UNDER A COUNTYWIDE BURN BAN: on the Indiana Department of Homeland Security's official Burn Ban Map, Benton County Emergency Management reported a Countywide Burn Ban on October 12, 2026 (Benton's entry on the layer last edited October 13, 2026). …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: services8.arcgis.com · Full Indiana rule →
- IowaInfo
Iowa has no statewide burn ban, and no county had one in force on the State Fire Marshal's own map. …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: services.arcgis.com · Full Iowa rule →
- KentuckyConditional
Kentucky's fall forest fire hazard season is IN EFFECT now: it began on Thursday, October 1, 2026 and runs through December 15, 2026: during it, burning between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland is illegal (Division of Forestry; the spring season runs February 15 through April 30). …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: eec.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
- MissouriConditional
Missouri has no statewide burn ban, but county burn bans ARE in effect in southwest Missouri. …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: dfs.dps.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
- WisconsinConditional
Wisconsin has no statewide burn ban, and no county's DNR-issued burning permits are suspended. …
Verified Oct 16, 2026 · Source: apps.dnr.wi.gov · Full Wisconsin rule →
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