Oberweis reintroduces Sunday car sales bill

Posted on March 9, 2015

State Sen. Jim Oberweis is calling for a ban on Sunday car sales to be lifted in Illinois. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Jim Oberweis)

By Metro News Service

SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Jim Oberweis is renewing efforts to allow Sunday car sales. 

Oberweis, R-Aurora, has introduced Senate Bill 1780 to repeal the prohibition, saying government shouldn't be used to prevent competition in industry. 

Automobile dealerships have not been allowed to sell vehicles on Sundays in Illinois since 1983, but many dealerships openly opposed the measure when it was last introduced in 2013. 

Another Oberweis bill, SB1706, would allow auto dealers to close on a different day of the week for religious worship purposes, thus keeping the dealership open six days a week.

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