Champaign, IL Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

Section 23-211, in Chapter 23's Article VIII (Offenses Concerning Minors), sets two curfew tiers. m. m. on the Friday and Saturday overnight hours. Subsection (c) lists specific statutory defenses: being accompanied by a parent, guardian or a designated adult over 18; running an errand for a parent; going to or from lawful employment, a school-sanctioned activity, or a religious event; responding to an emergency; exercising First Amendment or state constitutional rights such as assembly or free exercise of religion; traveling in a vehicle on an interstate trip; or being married or emancipated under 750 ILCS 30/1.

Before enforcing the curfew, subsection (d) requires an officer to first ask the apparent offender's age and reason for being out, and bars a citation or arrest unless the officer reasonably believes an offense occurred and no defense applies. Section 23-212 separately penalizes any parent, guardian or custodian who "allow[s] or permit[s]" a child 13 or younger to violate § 23-211, and § 23-213 authorizes on-duty officers to detain a violating minor until a parent or guardian takes custody. The ordinance derives from Code 1975 § 14-66 and was last amended by Council Bill No. 2004-067 on April 6, 2004.