A. Criminal Trespass To Residence: A person commits the offense of criminal trespass to a residence when, without authority, he knowingly enters or remains within any residence, including a house trailer. For purposes of this Section, in the case of a multi-unit residential building or complex, "residence" shall only include the portion of the building or complex which is the actual dwelling place of any person and shall not include such places as common recreational areas or lobbies.
B. Criminal Damage To Property: A person commits an illegal act when he:
1. Knowingly damages any property of another without his consent; or
2. Recklessly by means of fire or explosive damages property of another; or
3. Knowingly starts a fire on the land of another without his consent; or
4. Knowingly deposits on the land or in the building of another, without his consent, any stink bomb or any offensive smelling compound and thereby intends to interfere with the use by another of the land or building; or
5. Damages any property, other than as described in subsection (b) of 720 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/20-1, with intent to defraud an insurer; or
6. Knowingly shoots a firearm at any portion of a railroad train; or
7. Knowingly damages the property of another without his consent by defacing, deforming or otherwise damaging such property by the use of paint or any other similar substance.
When the charge of criminal damage to property exceeding a specified value is brought, the extent of the damage is an element of the offense to be resolved by the trier of fact as either exceeding or not exceeding the specified value.
C. Criminal Trespass To Vehicles: Whoever knowingly and without authority enters any part of or operates any vehicle, aircraft, watercraft or snowmobile commits a violation of this subsection.
D. Criminal Trespass To Real Property:
1. Whoever enters upon the land or a building, other than a residence or any part thereof of another, after receiving, prior to such entry, notice from the owner or occupant that such entry is forbidden or remains upon the land or in a building, other than a residence, of another after receiving notice from the owner or occupant to depart, commits a violation of this subsection.
2. A person has received notice from the owner or occupant within the meaning of subsection D1 if he has been notified personally, either orally or in writing including a valid court order as defined by 725 Illinois Compiled Statutes subsection (7) of section 5/112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure granting remedy (2) of subsection (b) of section 5/112A-14 of that Code, or if a printed or written notice forbidding such entry has been conspicuously posted or exhibited at the main entrance to such land or the forbidden part thereof.
3. This subsection does not apply to any person, whether a migrant worker or otherwise, living on the land with permission of the owner or of his agent having apparent authority to hire workers on such land and assign them living quarters or a place of accommodations for living thereon, nor to anyone living on such land at the request of, or by occupancy, leasing or other agreement or arrangement with the owner or his agent, nor to anyone invited by such migrant worker or other person so living on such land to visit him at the place he is so living upon the land.
4. A person shall be exempt from prosecution under this subsection if he beautifies unoccupied and abandoned residential and industrial properties located within any municipality. For the purpose of this subsection, "unoccupied and abandoned residential and industrial property" means any real estate: a) in which the taxes have not been paid for a period of at least two (2) years; and b) which has been left unoccupied and abandoned for a period of at least one year; and "beautifies" means to landscape, clean up litter or to repair dilapidated conditions on or to board up windows and doors.
5. No person shall be liable in any civil action for money damages to the owner of unoccupied and abandoned residential and industrial property which that person beautifies pursuant to subsection D4 of this Section. (Ord. 615, 3-6-1995)