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625 ILCS 5/11-904 (2026)

Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection

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(625 ILCS 5/11-904) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-904)
    Sec. 11-904. Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection.
    (a) Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by stop or yield signs as authorized in Section 11-302 of this Chapter.
    (b) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic-control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection. After having stopped, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another roadway or which is approaching so closely on the roadway as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when the driver is moving across or within the intersection, but said driver having so yielded may proceed at such time as a safe interval occurs.
    (c) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to such sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway. After slowing or stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time such driver is moving across or within the intersection.
    (d) If a driver is involved in a collision at an intersection or interferes with the movement of other vehicles after driving past a yield right-of-way sign, such collision or interference shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the driver's failure to yield right-of-way.
(Source: P.A. 76-1739.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1998–2022 · leading case: People v. Wear, 893 N.E.2d 631 (Ill. 2008).
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People v. Wear, 893 N.E.2d 631 (Ill. 2008). “This is in addition to the failure to use a turn signal, a violation of the Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-804(b) (West 2006)), and also the failure to come to a complete stop, a separate traffic violation (625 ILCS 5/11-904(b) *644 (West 2006)).”
People v. Watkins, 2019 IL App (4th) 180605 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “” 625 ILCS 5/11-904(b) (West 2016). A police officer is justified in stopping and detaining a driver if the officer observes the driver commit a traffic offense.”
Griffin v. Cohen, 2015 IL App (5th) 140408 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 2× “They argued that the decedent's failure to yield the right-of-way was the sole proximate cause of the accident, and that Cohen satisfied any duty he had to avoid the collision because he took an evasive action. In support of this argument, they cited section 11- 904(b) of the…”
Swafford v. Dinn (S.D. Ill. 2021). · cites it 2× “Swafford was charged with violating 625 ILCS 5/11-904—failing to yield the right- of-way to other traffic after properly stopping (Id.”
People v. Brown, 2022 IL App (1st) 210620-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “20-TR-3555 with failure to yield at a stop sign (625 ILCS 5/11-904(b) (West 2018)). Defendant was found guilty of that offense but has not appealed.”
Sanchez v. Perez, 2020 IL App (1st) 181313-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “Although that case was decided based upon a different section of the Vehicle Code, section 11-904, (625 ILCS 5/11-904 (West 2018)), (Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection), relevant here is the Noel court’s determination that the trial court wisely allowed the jury to…”
People v. Wear (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “Ignoring Dawdy’s repeated commands to stop and go back into the car, defendant walked away from him and retreated into the house, giving Dawdy probable cause to believe that defendant had committed the offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer (625 ILCS…”
First Midwest Trust v. Rogers (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “He later pleaded guilty to the offense of failure to yield the right-of-way (625 ILCS 5/11-904 (West 1992)). Jerry suffered severe injuries, including a closed head injury resulting in bleeding into the brain, facial lacera­tions, multiple rib frac­tures, a lacer­ated and…”
— 625 ILCS 5/11-904(b) — 5 cases
People v. Wear, 893 N.E.2d 631 (Ill. 2008). “This is in addition to the failure to use a turn signal, a violation of the Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-804(b) (West 2006)), and also the failure to come to a complete stop, a separate traffic violation (625 ILCS 5/11-904(b) *644 (West 2006)).”
People v. Watkins, 2019 IL App (4th) 180605 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “” 625 ILCS 5/11-904(b) (West 2016). A police officer is justified in stopping and detaining a driver if the officer observes the driver commit a traffic offense.”
Griffin v. Cohen, 2015 IL App (5th) 140408 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “They argued that the decedent's failure to yield the right-of-way was the sole proximate cause of the accident, and that Cohen satisfied any duty he had to avoid the collision because he took an evasive action. In support of this argument, they cited section 11- 904(b) of the…”
People v. Brown, 2022 IL App (1st) 210620-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “20-TR-3555 with failure to yield at a stop sign (625 ILCS 5/11-904(b) (West 2018)). Defendant was found guilty of that offense but has not appealed.”
People v. Wear (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “Ignoring Dawdy’s repeated commands to stop and go back into the car, defendant walked away from him and retreated into the house, giving Dawdy probable cause to believe that defendant had committed the offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer (625 ILCS…”
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