A. Endangering Life Or Health Of Children: It shall be unlawful for any person having the care or custody of any child, wilfully to cause or permit the life of such child to be endangered, or the health of such child to be injured, or wilfully cause or permit such child to be placed in a situation that its life or health may be endangered.
B. Abandonment Of Refrigerators In Places Accessible To Children: Whoever abandons or discards in any place accessible to children any refrigerator, icebox or ice chest, of a capacity of one and one-half (11/2) cubic feet or more, which has an attached lid or door which may be opened or fastened shut by means of an attached latch, or who, being the owner, lessee, manager of such place, knowingly permits such abandonment of any discarded refrigerator, icebox or ice chest to remain there in such condition shall be guilty under this subsection.
C. Sale Of Certain Publications To Minors Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, lend, give away or show, or have in his possession with intent to sell or give away, or to show or advertise, or otherwise offer for loan, gift or distribution to any minor child, any book, pamphlet, magazine, newspaper, story paper or other printed paper devoted to the publication, or principally made up of criminal news, police reports, or accounts of criminal deeds, or pictures and stories of deeds of bloodshed, lust or crime.
D. Curfew:
1. Age And Hour Restrictions: It is unlawful for a person under the age of seventeen (17) years to be present at or upon any public assembly, building, place, street or highway at the following times unless accompanied and supervised by a parent, legal guardian or other responsible companion at least eighteen (18) years of age approved by a parent or legal guardian or unless engaged in a business or occupation in which the laws of this state authorize a person less than seventeen (17) years of age to perform:
Between 12:01 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. Saturday;
Between 12:01 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. Sunday; and
Between 11:00 P.M. on Sunday to Thursday, inclusive, and 6:00 A.M. on the following day.
2. Parental Responsibility: It is unlawful for a parent or legal guardian to knowingly permit a person in his custody or control to violate subsection D1 of this section.
3. Minors at Village Events.
a. No person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age shall be present or attend any Village event including but not limited to Monee Fall Fest, parades, and any event hosted by the Village and taking place on Village property unless accompanied by that minor’s parent or legal guardian.
b. The Village reserves the right to waive these limitations for an event and/or set allotted times that these restrictions may be in place. This determination shall be made by the Mayor, in conjunction with the Police Department. Public Safety shall be the paramount basis for implementation of any restrictions on event participants. If this ordinance is to be enforced as written , with no limitation for a given event and/or set allotted times, the Mayor shall post a notice indicating the same. This notice shall be posted no later than 48 hours prior to such event on the Village web site and such notice shall be displayed at the event. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995; amd. Ord. 2064, 7-24-2024)