OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
May 24, 2017
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request of.the Chicago Commission on Human Relations, I transmit herewith an ordinance amending the Municipal Code regarding a prohibition on establishing and maintaining religious registries.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, The City of Chicago ("City") is a home rule municipality as described in Section 6(a), Article VII of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, and as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, The current presidential administration has threatened to create national registries of residents based on various demographic factors in response to an unsubstantiated threat that these residents may pose; and
WHEREAS, Since January, the presidential administration has issued executive orders seeking to bar travel from certain countries based on religion and country of origin; and
WHEREAS, It is reasonable to believe that the presidential administration will follow through on its threat to develop national registries; and
WHEREAS, Such registries have been used as a prelude for discriminatory acts, and have been used to carry out religious persecution, hate crimes, and genocide; and
WHEREAS, such registries would not contribute to the health, safety, and morals of the City of Chicago; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are adopted and are incorporated into and made a part of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. Title 2 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by creating a new Chapter 2-178, as follows:
CHAPTER 2-178
PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION IN REGISTRY PROGRAMS 2-178-010 Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
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