Illinois sets a statewide juvenile curfew by statute, 720 ILCS 5/12C-60, which replaced the repealed Child Curfew Act (720 ILCS 555). A minor under 17 may not be in a public place after 11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday or after 12:01 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, until 6 a.m.
Unlike most states where curfews are purely local, Illinois fixes juvenile curfew hours by statute that applies in unincorporated Peoria County and everywhere else. Under 720 ILCS 5/12C-60 - which replaced the repealed Child Curfew Act (720 ILCS 555) - a minor under 17 commits a curfew offense by remaining in a public place between 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 6 a.m., and between 12:01 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Recognized defenses include being with a parent, traveling to or from work, an emergency, or a school, religious, or civic activity. Home-rule Peoria sets its own, stricter curfew ordinance, including an earlier 9 p.m. limit for children under 13.
A curfew violation is a petty offense with a $10 to $500 fine under state law. A parent who knowingly permits it commits a separate offense, and a court may order community service. City of Peoria fines run higher.
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