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(1) Definitions. The following definitions are applicable strictly in the context of this ordinance:
(A) "Elderly" refers to any person 60 years of age or older.
(B) "Developmentally disabled" means as defined in Illinois Revised Statutes Chapter 91-1/2, Section 1-106.
(C) "Handicapped" means as defined in Illinois Revised Statutes Chapter 68, Section 1-103(l).
(D) "Battery" means as defined in Illinois Revised Statutes Chapter 38-12-3.
(2) There is hereby created the offense of assault against the elderly, developmentally disabled, or handicapped. A person commits assault against the elderly, developmentally disabled, or handicapped when he engages in conduct which places a person as defined above in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery. Upon conviction of this offense, a mandatory sentence of imprisonment shall be imposed, not to be less than 90 days nor more than 180 days.
(Prior code § 193-1.7; Added Coun. J. 4-13-84, p. 6076)
(a) No person shall urinate or defecate on the public way, or on any outdoor public property, or on any outdoor private property. 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 not less than five days nor more than ten days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(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 not less than five days nor more than ten days or by both such fine and imprisonment. For purposes of this section, the term "parade" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 10-8-330 of this Code.
(c) This ordinance shall not apply to use of a temporary or permanent structure or enclosure erected outdoors for use as a toilet facility.
(Added Coun. J. 7-31-02, p. 91449, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-13-13, p. 46841, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 5-8-13, p. 52958, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-13, p. 71166, § 1)
(a) As used in this section:
“Hate incident” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 2-120-518 of this Code.
“Intimidation” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 12-6 of the Illinois Criminal Code, codified at 720 ILCS 5/12-6.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to leave material on private real or personal property, without the property owner’s consent, knowingly subjecting, or having ground to know that they may subject, another person or group of people to intimidation or defamation, threats of physical injury, violence, or a hate crime, or in reasonable apprehension thereof such that would cause alarm in others, disturb the peace, or provoke violence. Any person violating this subsection shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each offense.
(c) If material prohibited under this section is accompanied by an action or expression constituting a hate incident, such action or expression shall be reported and processed in accordance with Section 2-120-518 of this Code.
(Added Coun. J. 7-17-24, p. 14380, § 1)
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
"Bullying" is a form of harassment and is defined as an intentional act that causes harm to others that may involve verbal harassment, verbal or non-verbal threats, physical assault, stalking, or other methods of coercion which is reasonably likely to intimidate, emotionally abuse, slander, threaten or intimidate another person.
"Harassment" means an unwanted and hurtful action which can include unwelcome conduct such as verbal abuse, graphic or written statements, threats, physical assault, sexual advances, request for sexual favors, conduct of a sexual nature or other conduct that is threatening or humiliating related to the person's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin.
(b) Prohibition. No person shall engage in any bullying or harassment of a person or induce another person to engage in such bullying or harassment.
(c) Penalties. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be fined not less than $100 but not more than $250 for a first offense. Any subsequent violation shall be subject to a fine of not less than $250 but not more than $500.
(Added Coun. J. 11-8-17, p. 58452, § 1)
(a) No person shall, by reason of any motive or intent relating to, or any antipathy, animosity or hostility based upon, the actual or perceived race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, active or prior military status, or mental or physical disability of another individual or group of individuals:
(1) Commit assault as defined in Section 12-1 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961 (Illinois Revised Statutes Chapter 38, paragraph 12-1); or
(2) Deface, mar, injure, destroy or remove property in violation of Section 8-4-040 of this Code; or
(3) Commit trespass as defined in Section 8-4-050 of this Code; or
(4) Commit vandalism as defined in Section 8-4-060 of this Code; or
(5) Disturb a place of worship in violation of Section 8-4-110 of this Code; or
(6) Engage in harassment by telephone as defined in Section 1-1 of "An Act to prohibit the use of telephone and telegraph lines for the sending of certain messages" (Illinois Revised Statutes Chapter 134, paragraph 16-4.1).
(b) Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of $500.00 or may be imprisoned for not more than six months, or may be subject to both such fine and imprisonment. In addition to such penalty, any person found guilty of violating this section may be ordered to pay restitution to the aggrieved party, and may be ordered to perform community service pursuant to Section 1-4-120 of this Code.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any conduct in violation of this section that is punishable under state or federal law by a term of imprisonment in excess of six months shall not be prosecuted under this section.
(d) As used in this section, "sexual orientation" means a person's actual or perceived sexual and emotional attraction, or lack thereof, to another person.
(e) As used in this section, "active or prior military status" means any active duty or former military service personnel of the United States Armed Services, including the Reserves, National Guard and the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC).
(Added Coun. J. 12-19-90, p. 27888; Amend Coun. J. 11-18-15, p. 14409, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 4-21-21, p. 29725, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-27-22, p. 46382, § 24)
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
"Peace officer" shall have the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 8-20-010 of this Code.
"Security personnel" means special agents employed by a railroad or public utility to perform police functions, guards of armored car companies, watchmen, security guards or persons regularly employed in a commercial or industrial operation for the protection of persons employed by, or property related to, such commercial or industrial operation, and watchmen while in the performance of the duties of their employment.
(b) No member of the Chicago Police Department, peace officer or security personnel employed or engaged in his or her duties within the corporate boundaries of the City of Chicago shall use actual or perceived race, ethnicity, gender, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, military discharge status, financial status or lawful source of income as the sole factor in determining the existence of probable cause to stop, question, place in custody or arrest an individual or in constituting a reasonable and articulable suspicion that an offense has been or is being committed so as to justify the detention of an individual or the investigatory stop of a motor vehicle.
(Added Coun. J. 6-6-01, p. 60144, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 1-21-15, p. 102425, § 2)
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