SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, The City of Chicago is a home rule unit government pursuant to the 1970 Illinois Constitution, Article VII, Section 6(a); and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to its home rule power, the City of Chicago may exercise any power and perform any function relating to its government and affairs, including the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, In 2001, the City Council adopted an ordinance prohibiting the Chicago Police Department and other law enforcement personnel from profiling based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge status, financial status, or lawful source of income; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago Police Department is committed to observing, upholding, and enforcing all laws relating to the individual rights of all persons; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago Police Department expressly prohibits racial profiling and other bias-based policing; and
WHEREAS, Since 2003, the federal government has banned profiling on the basis of race or ethnicity; and
WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Justice recently expanded its definition of racial profiling to include religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity; and
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Chicago intends to update its prohibition of racial profiling consistent with that of the U.S. Department of Justice so as to treat all persons with the courtesy and dignity which is inherently due every person as a human being; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are expressly incorporated herein and made part hereof as though fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. Section 8-4-086 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by deleting the language stricken through and by inserting the language underscored, as follows:
8-4-086 Prohibition against racial profiling.
(a) For pu...
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