‘Hate Littering’ Would Be Fineable Offense Under Proposed Ordinance – Block Club Chicago

In Chicago’s municipal code, a hate crime refers to any criminal offense committed against a person or property based on someone’s actual or perceived race, color, sex, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation and other identifiers. A hate incident, such as the placing of antisemitic flyers, does not currently rise to the level of a criminal offense because there rarely is a specific victim or property, Ald. Timmy Knudsen said.