Curfew Laws in Evanston, IL (2026)
2 verified curfew laws for Evanston, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Juvenile Curfew
Evanston bans minors under 17 from public places and business premises during set curfew hours: 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Parents, guardians, and establishment operators who knowingly allow a minor to violate curfew face their own separate offense under City Code § 9-6-1.
Evanston Juvenile Curfew Hours
Significant RestrictionsEvanston City Code § 9-6-1(A), (B), (E)
CURFEW HOURS: 1. 10:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday until 6:00 a.m. of the following day; and 2. 11:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. on any Friday and Saturday. ... MINOR: Any person under seventeen (17) years of age. ... (B) Offenses: 1. A minor commits an offense if he/she is present in any public place or on the premises of any establishment within the City during curf...
Park Curfew
Evanston parks close overnight, open only from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, with playgrounds and tot lots limited to 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; being in a park outside those hours is unlawful.
Evanston City Park Hours Curfew
Some RestrictionsEvanston City Code § 7-10-2
(A)Playgrounds/Tot Lots. ...the hours of operation of any public playground or tot lot shall be eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. to nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. daily. (B)Parks. ...the hours of operation of public parks shall be six o'clock (6:00) A.M. to eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. daily. (C)Prohibited Acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to use, occupy, play in, lounge about or loiter in any park o...
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