Property-rights group cites Illinois 'Garden Act' in Millstadt garden dispute ^17.6%

STLPR - By Katie Grawitch - 6/4/2026, 1:52 PM

Framing Effect 24.8% - Negativity Bias 18.4% - Appeal to Authority 10.9%

When Laura Schaefer bought the vacant lots next to her home in Millstadt six years ago, they were a sea of grass with a couple of old pecan trees. Now, they contain Schaefer’s prized possession: a half-acre garden bursting with native plants and vegetables that the village threatened to remove last week. Schaefer said the garden was a... more