Kankakee County, IL Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Under-16 curfew
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- 16-17 year old curfew
- 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Defense
- Accompanied by parent/guardian/adult sibling
- Sidewalk defense
- Abutting own or neighbor's residence
- Parental fine
- $25.00-$1,000.00 for repeat violations
Summary
Kankakee County bans anyone under 17 from public places overnight in the unincorporated county: 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for those under 16, and 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for 16- and 17-year-olds. Being with a parent, guardian, or adult sibling, or on the sidewalk outside home, is a defense.
(a)It is unlawful for a person less than 17 years of age to be present at or upon any public assembly, building, business, street, highway, or other public place or way at the following times.(1)For persons less than 16 years of age, between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day on any day of the week.(2)For persons at least 16 years of age, but not yet 17 years of age, between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following day on any day of the week.(b)It is a defense to a violation under this chapter that the child engaged in the prohibited conduct while:(1)Accompanied by the child's parent, legal guardian, custodian, sibling, stepbrother or stepsister at least 18 years of age.(2)On the sidewalk abutting the minor's residence or abutting the residence of a next-door neighbor if the neighbor did not complain to the police department about the minor's presence.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 42-32, adopted in 2017, makes it unlawful for a person under 17 to be present at any public assembly, building, business, street, highway, or other public place or way during curfew hours. m. The ordinance builds in two defenses to a curfew charge: the minor was accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, custodian, sibling, stepbrother, or stepsister who is at least 18 years old, or the minor was on the sidewalk directly abutting their own residence or a next-door neighbor's residence, so long as that neighbor had not complained to the police about the minor's presence. 00 under Sec. 42-30.
Violations & Fines
A minor found in a public place after curfew without a qualifying defense is in violation of Sec. 42-32 and can also trigger the parental-responsibility offense in Sec. 42-30 if the parent had prior written notice of an earlier violation; a parent convicted of that separate offense faces a minimum $25.00 fine, up to $1,000.00, under the county's general penalty scheme.
Frequently Asked Questions
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