A. Commits An Assault: A person commits an assault when, without lawful authority, he engages in conduct which places another in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery. Assault is punishable by fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) to five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or public or community service, not to exceed sixty (60) hours.
B. Aggravated Assault: A person commits an aggravated assault, when, in committing an assault, he:
1. Uses a dangerous weapon, as defined in 720 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/33A-1, or any device manufactured and designed to be substantially similar in appearance to a firearm other than by discharging a firearm in the direction of another person;
2. Is hooded, robed or masked in such manner as to conceal his identity;
3. Knows the individual assaulted to be a teacher or other person employed in any school and such teacher or other employee is upon the grounds of a school or grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part of a building used for school purposes;
4. Knows the individual assaulted to be a supervisor, director, instructor or other person employed in any park district and such supervisor, director, instructor or other employee is upon the grounds of the park or grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part of a building used for park purposes;
5. Knows the individual assaulted to be a caseworker, investigator, or other person employed by the state department of public aid or a county department of public aid and such caseworker, investigator, or other person is upon the grounds of a public aid office or grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part of a building used for public aid purposes, or upon the grounds of a home of a public aid applicant, recipient or any other person being interviewed or investigated in the employee's discharge of his duties, or on the grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part or a building in which the applicant, recipient, or other such person resides or is located;
6. Knows the individual assaulted to be a peace officer, or a person summoned and directed by him or a correctional officer, while such officer is engaged in the execution of any of his official duties;
7. Knows the individual assaulted to be a fireman engaged in the execution of his official duties;
8. Knows the individual assaulted to be a driver, operator, employee or passenger of any transportation facility or system engaged in the business of transportation of the public for hire and the individual assaulted is then performing in such capacity or then using such public transportation as a passenger or using any area of any description designated by the transportation facility or system as a vehicle boarding, departure, or transfer location;
9. Or the individual assaulted is on or about a public way, public property, or public place of accommodation or amusement; or
10. Knows the individual assaulted to be an employee of the state of Illinois, a municipal corporation therein or a political subdivision thereof, engaged in the performance of his authorized duties as such employee.
B. Penalty: Aggravated assault is punishable by fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or public or community service, not exceeding one hundred twenty (120) hours. (2004 Code)