Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Laura Schaefer spent years building a beautiful garden filled with native plants and vegetables. Then her town gave her just 7 days to destroy it—or officials would do it themselves and send her the bill.

But Illinois law protects vegetable gardens.

Learn more:
ij.org/press-release/illinois-village-orders-woman-to-destroy-garden-a-violation-of-the-states-right-to-garden-law