No person shall engage in disorderly conduct in the City. A person commits disorderly conduct when he knowingly:
A. Acts To Provoke Breach Of Peace: Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the peace:
1. Transmits in any manner to the Fire Department of any municipality or fire protection district a false alarm or fire, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such fire exists;
2. Transmits in any manner to another a false alarm to the effect that a bomb or other explosive of any nature is concealed in such place that its explosion would endanger human life, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such bomb or explosive is concealed in such place;
3. Transmits in any manner to any peace officer, public officer or public employee a report to the effect that an offense has been committed, knowing at the time of such transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that such an offense has been committed;
4. Enters upon the property of another for a lewd or unlawful purpose and deliberately looks into a dwelling on the property through any window or other opening in it;
(1987 Code § 14-4)
5. With the purpose of causing public danger, alarm, disorder, nuisance, the person commits any of the following acts in a public place:
a. Commits an act in a violent manner toward another whereby that other person is placed in danger of their life or health;
(Ord. 19-1186, 2-18-2019)
b. Commits an act in a violent manner toward another whereby the property of any person is placed in danger of being destroyed or damaged;
c. Causes, provokes or engages in any fight, brawl or riotous conduct so as to endanger the life, health or property of another;
d. Interferes with another’s pursuit of a lawful occupation by acts of violence;
e. Obstructs, either singly or together with other persons, the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic and refuses to clear such public way when ordered to do so by a peace officer or other lawful authority;
f. Incites, attempts to incite or is involved in attempting to incite a riot or unlawful disturbance;
g. Uses abusive language or threats to any peace officer or any other person when such words have a direct tendency to cause acts of violence. Words merely causing displeasure, annoyance or resentment are not prohibited;
h. Makes or causes to be made any loud, boisterous and unreasonable noise or disturbance to the annoyance of any other persons nearby, or near to any public highway, road, street, lane, alley, park, square or common, whereby the public peace is broken or disturbed, or the traveling public annoyed;
i. Fails to obey a lawful order to disperse by a peace officer where one or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct in the immediate vicinity, and the public health and safety is threatened;
j. Uses abusive or obscene language or makes an obscene gesture in public;
k. Assembles with three (3) or more persons for the purpose of using force or violence to disturb the public peace;
l. Assembles with three (3) or more persons for the purpose of violating any provision of this Code; and
(1987 Code § 14-4)
m. Appears in any public place, or on any private street, road or drive that is the subject of a written request from the property owner pursuant to Illinois Compiled Statutes, and is under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance, to the degree that they may endanger themselves or other persons or property, or alarm or disturb other persons in the vicinity.
6. Permits any assembly of two (2) or more persons for the purpose of committing any unlawful act or breach of the peace, or any riotous, offense or disorderly conduct, in or upon any premises owned or occupied by them or under their control;
(Ord. 19-1186, 2-18-2019)
7. Interrupts or disturbs any lawful assemble of people by making any loud or unusual noise, or by rude or indecent behavior, or by profane, obscene or improper discourse or conduct;
8. Engages in mob action. Mob action consists of any of the following:
a. The use of force or violence disturbing the public peace by two (2) or more persons acting together and without authority of law;
b. The assembly of two (2) or more persons to commit an unlawful act; or
c. The assembly of two (2) or more persons, without authority of law, for the purpose of doing violence to the persons or property of anyone supposed to have been guilty of a violation of the law, or for the purpose of exercising correctional powers or regulative powers over any person by violence;
(1987 Code § 14-4)
9. Disturbs, tends to disturb or aid in disturbing the peace of others by violent, tumultuous or offensive conduct, and no person shall knowingly permit such conduct upon any premises owned or possessed by them or under their control;
10. Loiters or strolls in, about or upon any street, alley or other public way or public place, or in any public gathering or assembly, or in or around any store, shop or business or commercial establishment, or on any private property or place without lawful business or conduct themselves in a lewd, wanton or lascivious manner in speech or behavior;
(Ord. 19-1186, 2-18-2019)
B. Penalty: Any person violating this section shall be fined four hundred dollars ($400.00) for each offense and be responsible for reimbursing the City’s cost of prosecution, including attorney fees incurred by the City. Each day that a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. Restitution by the violator shall also be made to any property damaged or destroyed or person injured.
(1987 Code § 14-4; amd. 2019 Code)