I sent the email below to RideIllinois, which also has some further information about the issue (e.g. that the village board president indicates the ordinance isn’t being
enforced).
I will report back if I get a reply.
From: Mike Kruger
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2025 11:22 AM
To: info@rideillinois.org
Subject: E-bikes banned in Glenview?
To: RideIllinois
I’m a long-time RideIllinois supporter.
Today I became aware that Glenview (where I live) bans e-bikes. See
Village of Glenview | Illinois for the link to the press release, and
ARTICLE XI. - MOTOR DRIVEN SCOOTERS | Code of Ordinances | Glenview, IL | Municode Library for the part of the Glenview municipal code. The news release is from last week, June 23, 2025.
- I don’t own an e-bike, so I’m not personally affected.
- E-bikes and e-scooters are pretty common on the bike paths on Lehigh Avenue and Chestnut Avenue (I live a block from that corner). On my 1.2 mile ride
to the Glenview Public Library earlier this morning, I saw 2 e-scooters.
- I’ve never seen any signage to this effect in Glenview.
- I don’t know why this recent press release was generated by the village.
- I talked to Alan Rubin, owner of Glenview Cycle, which sells e-bikes. He’d seen the press release and talked to Mike Jenny, the village board president.
Jenny said the ordinance isn’t being enforced, and may be modified. Jenny said his son has an e-bike (unclear if the son lives in Glenview).
The ordinance seems to have been added on December 6, 2004, which is a long time ago in e-bike history, as ordinance 4725. See
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE - ORDINANCES | Code of Ordinances | Glenview, IL | Municode Library
This seems to be the type of issue that RideIllinois would be interested in and may have some history with, and might be able to provide expertise in modifying that ordinance.
Mike Kruger
2350 Chestnut Ave, Unit 205
Glenview, IL 60026
(312) 399-4597