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- Jurisdiction
- City of Chicago, Illinois · Chicago · Illinois
- Level
- City
- Authority
- Municipal Code of Chicago ch. 2-112; Governor's Executive Order 2020-32 (Apr. 30, 2020)
- Issued
- 2020-05-01 May 1, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-01
- End
- Superseded May 29, 2020 (Ex. MET-CHI-007) (read as 2020-05-29)
- In force
- May 1, 2020 to May 29, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venues
- Addressees
- every person in Chicago
- Chicago Police Department
- Functions reached
- CB
- GATH
- SF marinas, golf courses, charter fishing, lakefront concessions
- Collection
- Chicago MET-CHI
Operative words
SECTION 1.... all Chicago parks, beaches, walking, running and cycling paths, trails and other recreational facilities on and adjacent to the Lakefront... and (ii) the Chicago Riverwalk and the Bloomingdale Trail, are hereby closed.... SECTION 3. Boating is not permitted... Golf and fishing are prohibited within the City of Chicago. SECTION 4. As mandated by and subject to the limited exceptions in EO2020-32, any gathering of more than ten people on public or private property is strictly prohibited. SECTION 5.... this Order is in effect and enforceable at all times - 24 hours a day, seven days a week. SECTION 6. The Chicago Police Department shall increase City-wide focus on ensuring compliance with this Order using any means necessary, employing a graduated approach (warning, then fine, then arrest)
Enforcement
Sec. 6 graduated enforcement; Sec. 8 arrest and fines under Municipal Code of Chicago sec. 2-112-340; Sec. 7: the more stringent of this Order and EO2020-32 prevails
Notes
Citywide bans on boating, golf and fishing in addition to the Governor's rules; close-contact group sports prohibited