CITY OF CHICAGO v. MORALES

Nos. 80479, 80485 and 80668.

687 N.E.2d 53 (1997)

177 Ill.2d 440

227 Ill.Dec. 130

The CITY OF CHICAGO, Appellant, v. Jesus MORALES et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 17, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benna Ruth Solomon, Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel, Chicago, for City of Chicago in No. 80479.

Eileen T. Pahl, Assistant Public Defender, Chicago, for Jesus Morales, in No. 80479.

Fred L. Alvarez, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, for Northwest Neighborhood in No. 80479.

Peter D. Fischer, Asst. State's Attorney, Chicago, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney Cook Co., Civil Appeals Div., Chicago, for County of Cook in No. 80479.

Steven J. Zick, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, for the State in No. 80479.

Richard Samp, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, for other party in No. 80479.

Chicago Corporation Counsel, Benna Ruth Solomon, Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel, Chicago, for City of Chicago in No. 80485.

Cook County Public Defender, Chicago, Eileen T. Pahl, Assistant Public Defender, Chicago, for Malcolm Ramsey in No. 80485.

Chicago Corporation Counsel, Chicago, Lawrence Rosenthal, Deputy Corporation Counsel, Chicago, for City of Chicago in No. 80668.

Harvey Grossman, Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc., Chicago, Cook County Public Defender, Chicago, Eileen T. Pahl, Assistant Public Defender, Chicago, for James Youkhana in No. 80668.


Justice NICKELS delivered the opinion of the court:

These consolidated appeals involve 70 defendants who were charged with violating the City of Chicago's Gang Congregation Ordinance (Chicago Municipal Code § 8-4-015 (added June 17, 1992)). In cause No. 80668, defendant Youkhana and 13 other defendants were charged with violating the ordinance. The Cook County circuit court granted defendants' motion to dismiss the city's actions against them, finding the ordinance...

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