Skokie, IL Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sec. 70-122(5), Disorderly Conduct
- Related section
- Sec. 70-121, unlawful assemblages
- Alley parking minimum
- 10 feet clearance required
- State cross-reference
- 720 ILCS 5/26-1
- Standard fine
- up to $750.00 per day
Summary
Skokie treats loitering as one form of disorderly conduct: Village Code Sec. 70-122(5) makes it unlawful to loiter continuously in public places or to be idle or dissolute while going about begging, alongside 15 other listed acts such as unlawful assembly and public intoxication.
No person shall engage in disorderly conduct in the Village. Any of the following acts constitute disorderly conduct: ... (5)Loitering continuously in public places or being idle or dissolute and going about begging.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 205 | Zoning: Supplement 89).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 70-122 declares that no person shall engage in disorderly conduct in the Village and lists 16 specific acts that qualify. ' The same section separately criminalizes making improper noise or a disturbance (1), fighting or quarreling (2), disturbing a religious service or meeting (3), collecting in a crowd to annoy others (4), failing to disperse when 3 or more people are committing disorderly acts likely to cause substantial harm (7), and appearing nude or using obscene language in public (12, 13). A related provision, Sec.
70-121, separately bars congregating or assembling with one or more other people on a public street, alley or sidewalk in a manner that obstructs traffic or threatens the public peace, and requires anyone in such an assembly to move on when ordered by police. Sec. 70-121 also bars parking or standing in an alley so as to leave less than 10 feet of width for vehicles. 01) and cross-reference the state disorderly conduct statute, 720 ILCS 5/26-1.
Violations & Fines
A loitering or disorderly conduct violation is punishable under the Code's standard penalty at Sec. 1-6: a fine of up to $750.00 for each day the violation continues, plus the possibility of restitution, community service or mandatory counseling ordered by the court in addition to the fine. Any person who fails to move on when ordered by police during an unlawful assembly under Sec. 70-121 faces the same penalty.
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