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It shall be unlawful to discharge any firearms or air gun in the village; provided, that this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit any officer of the law to discharge a firearm in the performance of his duty, nor to any citizen to discharge a firearm when lawfully defending his person or property. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly possess, offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail, or use or explode any fireworks. This section shall not apply to the board of trustees in the village who shall have power to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the granting of permits for supervised public display of fireworks, nor to those individuals granted a permit for that limited purpose. Applications for permits shall be consistent with 425 Illinois Compiled Statutes 35/2.
B. The police in lieu of filing of a long form complaint may issue a P-ticket or short form citation to a person violating this section.
C. Any person found to be in violation of this section is subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). (Ord. 1450, 7-25-2007)
A. Theft Defined:
1. A person commits theft when he knowingly:
a. Obtains or exerts unauthorized control over property of the owner; or
b. Obtains by deception control over property of the owner; or
c. Obtains by threat control over property of the owner; or
d. Obtains control over stolen property knowing the property to have been stolen or under such circumstances as to reasonably induce him to believe that the property was stolen, and
(1) Intends to deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property; or
(2) Knowingly uses, conceals or abandons the property in such manner as to deprive the owner permanently of such use or benefit; or
(3) Uses, conceals, or abandons the property knowing such use, concealment or abandonment probably will deprive the owner permanently of such use or benefit; or
(4) Obtains or exerts control over property in the custody of any law enforcement agency which is explicitly represented to him by any law enforcement officer or any individual acting in behalf of a law enforcement agency as being stolen.
2. Theft of property, under this section, shall be limited to property not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00) in value.
B. Theft Of Lost Or Mislaid Property: A person who obtains control over lost or mislaid property commits theft when he:
1. Knows or learns the identity of the owner or knows or is aware of, or learns of a reasonable method of identifying the owner, and
2. Fails to take reasonable measures to restore the property to the owner, and
3. Intends to deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property.
C. Theft Of Labor Or Services Or Use Of Property: A person commits theft when he obtains the temporary use of property, labor or services of another which are available only for hire, by means of threat or deception or knowing that such use is without the consent of the person providing the property, labor or services. Theft under this subsection shall be limited to property, labor or services not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) in value.
D. False Report Of Theft And Other Losses: A person who knowingly makes a false report of a theft, destruction, damage or conversion of any property to a law enforcement agency or other governmental agency with the intent to defraud an insurer is guilty under this subsection.
E. Theft From Coin Operated Machines:
1. A person commits theft from a coin operated machine when he knowingly and without authority and with intent to commit a theft from such machine, opens, breaks into, tampers with, or damages a coin operated machine.
2. As used in this section, the term "coin operated machine" shall include any automatic vending machine or any part thereof, parking meter, coin telephone, coin laundry machine, coin dry cleaning machine, amusement machine, music machine, vending machine dispensing goods or services, or money changer.
F. Coin Operated Machines; Possession Of Key Or Device: Whoever possesses a key, tool, instrument, explosive or device or a drawing, print or mold of a key, tool, instrument, explosive or device to open, break into, tamper with or damage a "coin operated machine" as defined in subsection E2 of this section, with intent to commit a theft from such machine, is guilty under this subsection.
G. Retail Theft: A person commits the offense of retail theft when he or she knowingly:
1. Takes possession of, carries away, transfers or causes to be carried away or transferred, any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment with the intention of retaining such merchandise or with the intention of depriving the merchant permanently of the possession, use or benefit of such merchandise without paying the full retail value of such merchandise; or
2. Alters, transfers, or removes any label, price tag, marking, indicia of value or any other markings with aid in determining value affixed to any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale, in a retail mercantile establishment and attempts to purchase such merchandise personally or in consort with another at less than the full retail value with the intention of depriving the merchant of the full retail value of such merchandise; or
3. Transfers any merchandise displayed, held or offered for sale, in a retail mercantile establishment from the container in or on which such merchandise is displayed to any other container with the intention of depriving the merchant of the full retail value of such merchandise; or
4. Under rings with the intention of depriving the merchant of the full retail value of the merchandise; or
5. Removes a shopping cart from the premises of a retail mercantile establishment without the consent of the merchant given at the time of such removal with the intention of depriving the merchant permanently of the possession, use or benefit of such cart; or
6. Represents to a merchant that he or another is the lawful owner of property, knowing that such representation is false, and conveys or attempts to convey that property to a merchant who is the owner of the property in exchange for money, merchandise credit or other property of the merchant; or
7. Uses or possesses any theft detection shielding device or theft detection device remover with the intention of using such device to deprive the merchant permanently of the possession, use or benefit of any merchandise displayed, held, stored or offered for sale in a retail mercantile establishment without paying the full retail value of such merchandise. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
A. Definitions: As used in this section:
ACCOUNT HOLDER: Any person, having a checking account or savings account in a financial institution.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION: Any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or other depository of money or medium of savings and collection investments.
INTENT TO DEFRAUD: To act with "intent to defraud" means to act wilfully, and with the specific intent to deceive or cheat, for the purpose of causing financial loss to another, or to bring some financial gain to oneself. It is not necessary to establish that any person was actually defrauded or deceived.
B. General Deception: A person commits a deceptive practice when, with the intent to defraud:
1. He causes another, by deception or threat to execute a document disposing of property or a document by which a pecuniary obligation is incurred; or
2. Being an officer, manager or other person participating in the direction of a financial institution, he knowingly receives or permits the receipt of a deposit or other investment, knowing that the institution is insolvent; or
3. He knowingly makes or directs another to make a false or deceptive statement addressed to the public for the purpose of promoting the sale of property or services; or
4. With intent to obtain control over property or to pay for property, labor or services of another, or in satisfaction of an obligation for payment of tax under the Retail Obligation Tax Act or any other tax due to the State of Illinois, he issues or delivers a check or other order upon a real or fictitious depository for the payment of money, knowing that it will not be paid by the depository. Failure to have sufficient funds or credit with the depository when the check or other order is issued or delivered, or when such check or other order is presented for payment and dishonored on each of two (2) occasions at least seven (7) days apart, is prima facie evidence that the offender knows that it will not be paid by the depository, and that he has the intent to defraud.
5. He issues or delivers a check or other order upon a real or fictitious depository in an amount exceeding one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) in payment of an amount owed on any credit transaction for property, labor or services, or in payment of the entire amount owed on any credit transaction for property, labor or services, knowing that it will not be paid by the depository, and thereafter fails to provide funds or credit with the depository in the face amount of the check or order within seven (7) days of receiving actual notice from the depository or payee of the dishonor of the check or order. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
Any person who shall, with intent to defraud another, disconnect, reset, or alter, or cause to be disconnected, reset or altered, the odometer of any used motor vehicle with the intent to conceal or change the actual miles driven shall be guilty under this section. (Ord. 860, 4-12-1995)
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