8-4-025 Reserved.

Editor’s note – Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. V, § 6, repealed § 8-4-025, which pertained to aggressive panhandling.

8-4-026 Threats or intimidation in public places.

   (a)   Definitions. As used in this section:

   "Assault" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 12-1 of the Illinois Criminal Code, codified at 720 ILCS 5/12-1.

   "Intimidate" has the meaning ascribed to the term "intimidation" in Section 12-6 of the Illinois Criminal Code, codified at 720 ILCS 5/12-6.

   "Public place" means any public way, parkway, plaza or any other exterior location held, maintained or controlled by the City for the use of the general public.

   (b)   Unlawful conduct – Prohibited. No person shall assault or intimidate any other person in any public place.

   (c)   Penalty for violation. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of $50.00 for a first or second offense within any 12-month period, and a fine of $100.00 for a third or subsequent offense within any 12-month period. In addition to or instead of the fine set forth herein, any person who violates this section may be required to perform community service pursuant to Section 1-4-020.

(Added Coun. J. 11-14-18, p. 90308, Art. V, § 7)

8-4-030 Drinking in public ways – Exceptions.

   (a)   (1)   It shall be unlawful for any person to drink any alcoholic liquor as defined by law on any public way or in or about any motor vehicle upon a public way in the city. Provided, however, that this subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to:

         (i)   any portion of the public way occupied by a sidewalk cafe permitted pursuant to Chapter 10-28 of this Code which is properly licensed to sell alcoholic liquor, or

         (ii)   any portion of the public way located on Navy Pier, if: (1) the alcoholic liquor being carried and consumed on such public way was purchased at an establishment holding a valid liquor license at Navy Pier under Section 4-60-071; and (2) such alcoholic liquor is in an approved container that clearly identifies the name of the serving establishment; and (3) such alcoholic liquor is not brought into or consumed in any prohibited area designated as such by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, or its designee, in posted signs; or

         (iii)   any venue holding a valid Riverwalk Venue liquor license under Section 4-60-074.

      (2)   It shall be unlawful for any person to transport, carry, possess or have any alcoholic liquor in or upon or about any motor vehicle upon any public way in the city except: (1) in the original package and with the seal unbroken, or (2) in a package properly sealed, bagged and receipted pursuant to Section 6-33 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934, added by P.A. 94-1047, effective January 1, 2007, and codified at 235 ILCS 5/6-33, as amended, or (3) in compliance with Section 11-502 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, codified at 625 ILCS 5/11-502, or (4) in compliance with Section 4-60-082 of this Code.

      (3)   Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 or shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of six months or by both such fine and imprisonment for each offense.

   (b)   Any person who violates this section while within 800 feet of a parade route which is not open to traffic shall be fined not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 or shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of up to six months or by both such fine and imprisonment for each offense. For purposes of this subsection, the term "parade" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 10-8-330 of this Code.

(Prior code § 193-1.2; Amend Coun. J. 4-18-85, p. 15204; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 3087; Amend Coun. J. 11-12-97, p. 56852; Amend Coun. J. 3-15-00, p. 27687, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-7-07, p. 98139, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-9-08, p. 18918, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 2-13-13, p. 46841, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-8-13, p. 52958, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-17-15, p. 1337, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-19-17, p. 48180, Art. III, § 11; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. IV, § 19; Amend Coun. J. 6-22-22, p. 49285 § 3)

8-4-035 Navy Pier – Restrictions on alcohol.

   (a)   Alcohol purchased outside of Navy Pier. It shall be unlawful for any person to:

      (1)   bring any alcoholic liquor into Navy Pier that was not purchased at Navy Pier, except for: (i) the delivery of alcoholic liquor to a business or vessel located on Navy Pier by a deliveryman acting within the scope of his employment; or (ii) persons boarding or disembarking from a vessel docked at Navy Pier and passing through Navy Pier, without delay or detour, for such purpose; or (iii) the Navy Pier parking garage, which shall be governed by subsection (c) of this section; or

      (2)   consume any alcoholic liquor purchased outside of Navy Pier anywhere on Navy Pier.

   (b)   Alcohol purchased inside of Navy Pier – Prohibited areas. It shall be unlawful for any person who purchases alcoholic liquor at Navy Pier to: (1) bring any open container of such alcoholic liquor into any prohibited area on Navy Pier designated as such by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, or its designee, in posted signs; or (2) consume any alcoholic liquor in any prohibited area.

   (c)   Navy Pier parking garage. It shall be unlawful for any person to: (1) bring any open container of alcoholic liquor into the Navy Pier parking garage; or (2) consume any alcoholic liquor in any Navy Pier parking garage.

   (d)   Penalty for violation. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, or imprisoned for a period not to exceed six months, or both, for each offense.

   (e)   Definitions. As used in this section:

   "Alcoholic liquor" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 4-60-010.

(Added Coun. J. 6-17-15, p. 1337, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 6-22-22, p. 49285 § 4)

8-4-037 Vessels docked along Navy Pier – Restrictions on alcohol.

   (a)   Prohibited act. It shall be unlawful for any person to bring any open container of alcoholic liquor onto any vessel docked along Navy Pier.

   (b)   Penalty for violation. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, or imprisoned for a period not to exceed six months, or both, for each offense.

   (c)   Definitions. As used in this section:

   "Alcoholic liquor" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 4-60-010.

   "Navy Pier" means the former municipal pier extending into Lake Michigan from the foot of East Grand Avenue.

   "Vessel" means every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.

(Added Coun. J. 6-17-15, p. 1337, § 4)

8-4-040 Defacing and injuring house of worship and cemeteries.

   Any person who wilfully defaces, mars, injures, destroys or removes any vault, tomb, monument, gravestone, memorial of the dead, veterans' or other military monument or memorial, church, synagogue, or any other structure constituting a place of worship of any religion, sect or group, or any part of any contents thereof, or any fence, tree, shrub or plant appurtenant thereto, shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $750.00, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both such fine and imprisonment, for each offense. Each such act of marring, injuring, destroying or removal shall constitute a separate offense.

(Prior code § 193-1.3; Amend Coun. J. 3-29-06, p. 73632, § 1)

8-4-045 Unlawful representation of military honors.

   No person shall falsely represent himself, verbally or in writing, to have been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the armed forces of the United States, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, or the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof, in a situation where the person intends to receive a material benefit as a result of such representation. It shall also be a violation of this section for a person to intentionally wear such items without proper authorization in order to receive a material benefit.

   Furthermore, no person holding any business license issued by the City of Chicago shall manufacture, sell or make available for sale any such medals or badges awarded nor the ribbon, button or rosette of such badge or medal except in accordance with 32 C.F.R. § 507 or successor or similar federal regulations.

   Any misrepresentation of such military honors made on any city application for license, permit or employment shall be cause for revocation or termination of such license, application, permit or employment if the applicant intentionally made the misrepresentation in order to influence the result of the application.

   Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense.

(Added Coun. J. 9-14-05, p. 54715, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 9-12-12, p. 33111, § 1)