Amendment of Municipal Code Sections 8-16-021 and 8-16-022 regarding declaration of disruptive youth gatherings, snap curfews and custody procedure.

• Record number: SO2025-0021898
• Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
• Status: In Committee
• Sponsor: Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Public Safety
• Submitted Date: Dec 18, 2025
• Introduction Date: Dec 18, 2025
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Impact report

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This ordinance would amend Chicago Municipal Code Sections 8-16-021 and 8-16-022, which deal with declaring disruptive youth gatherings, snap curfews, and custody procedures; the Committee on Public Safety recommended that the full City Council pass it.

Who it affects

• Young people: The rules on declaring disruptive youth gatherings and snap curfews would change, but this report does not describe the new rules.
• People attending large gatherings: The ordinance deals with time-and-site curfews for mass gatherings, but this report does not give the details.
• Police and city officials: The procedure for taking people into custody under these code sections would be amended, but this report does not explain how.

What changes

• The rules for declaring a disruptive youth gathering would be amended.
• The rules for snap curfews, also called time-and-site curfews, at mass gatherings would be amended.
• The custody procedure in these code sections would be amended.
• The Committee on Public Safety voted unanimously on January 7, 2026 to recommend that the City Council pass the ordinance.