Assault against public officials.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 8-4-078
in effect8-4-078 Assault against public officials.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
“Battery” has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 12-3 of the Illinois Criminal Code, codified at 720 ILCS 5/12-3.
“Public official” means any City public official, including both elected and appointed City officials.
(b) There is hereby created the offense of assault against a public official. A person commits assault against a public official when such person engages in conduct in the City which places a public official in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $10,000 nor more than $20,000 or be incarcerated for not less than 120 days nor more than 180 days, or both.
(Added Coun. J. 7-16-25, p. 30678, § 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/0-0-0-2702773Fetched: 10/24/2026