Illinois village orders homeowner to tear out her garden despite state's garden protection law

Illinois village orders homeowner to tear out her garden despite state's garden protection law

An Illinois gardener and stage IV cancer survivor is gaining attention online after she said her local village threatened to remove her native plant garden, sparking backlash and support online.  What happened? According to a report from the Institute for Justice, later reposted on the r/gardening subreddit, botany instructor Laura Schaefer of Millstadt, Illinois, was issued a bright red citation in May, which said her native plant garden was vi…