Trespassing.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 8-4-050
in effect8-4-050 Trespassing.
(a) A person commits trespass when such person:
(1) Knowingly enters the property, or any part thereof, of another after receiving notice, either oral or written, from the owner or occupant that such entry is forbidden; or
(2) Knowingly remains upon the property, or any part thereof, of another after receiving notice, either oral or written, from the owner or occupant to depart; or
(3) Knowingly enters upon property open to the public, or any part thereof, and remains thereon with a malicious and mischievous intent after receiving notice, either oral or written, from the owner or occupant to depart;
(4) Willfully defaces, mars, injures or destroys any building or part of any building or any property of another with paint, tar, acid, grease, oil, or other such substance which would detrimentally alter the outer face or substance of such building or any property of another, or any fence, tree, shrub or plant appurtenant thereto.
(b) No person shall violate subsection (a) and present false documents or fraudulently obtained documents or falsely represent their identity to an officer of the peace in order to obtain permission to enter or remain within such property or use such false documents, fraudulently obtained documents, or false representations in an attempt to produce satisfactory evidence of ownership or right to be in and upon such premises.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00. Each day that a violation of subsection (a) continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. Any person who violates subsection (b) of this section shall be fined not less than $250.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each offense. Any person who violates subsection (b) of this section may additionally be prosecuted, and shall be subject to the fines, under Section 1-21-010 of this Code, as appropriate. The penalties and remedies provided in this section are cumulative and are not intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or penalty provided by law. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair any cause of action or legal remedy to recover damages.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a police officer from enforcing any applicable offense under Article 21 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 2012, codified at 720 ILCS 5/21-1, et seq.
(Prior code § 193-1.4; Amend Coun. J. 4-15-26, p. 42697, § 1)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2643397Fetched: 10/24/2026