Legal Opinion
City of Chicago v. Youkhana
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 18, 1995No. 1-93-3909PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Buckley
The City of Chicago (the City) prosecuted defendants for violating section 8 — 4—015 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, more commonly known as the "gang-loitering ordinance.” (Chicago Municipal Code § 8 — 4—015 (1992).) Defendants moved to dismiss the City’s action against them, and on September 29, 1993, the circuit court granted the defendants’ motion, finding that the ordinance violated the United States and Illinois Constitutions. The City appeals the circuit court order, and we must affirm.
We base our decision on several grounds, the strongest of which is that this ordinance violates the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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