City of Chicago v. Powell

State: Illinois

Court: 1st District Appellate

Docket No: 1-99-2046 Rel

Case Date: 07/28/2000

FIFTH DIVISION

August 11, 2000

No. 1-99-2046

THE CITY OF CHICAGO,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

WILLIAM POWELL et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

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Appeal from the
Circuit Court of
Cook County

Nos. 98 MCI 390302,

99 MCI 225349, 98 MCI 431220, 99 MCI 203024, 98 MCI 405451,
98 MCI 390458, 98 MCI 390667, 98 MCI 361614, 98 MCI 390378, 98 MCI 380717, 98 MCI 404937,
98 MCI 402195, 99 MCI 226806,
98 MCI 360893, 98 MCI 390459,
98 MCI 410268, 98 MCI 380714,
98 MCI 380258, 99 MCI 200093,
98 MCI 403674, 98 MCI 430753,
99 MCI 225449, 98 MCI 315003,
99 MCI 203618, 98 MCI 314662,
99 MCI 374614, 98 MCI 388212,
98 MCI 405604, 99 MCI 225254,
98 MCI 390072, 98 MCI 431245,
99 MCI 203021, 98 MCI 405451,
99 MCI 203044, 98 MCI 431028,
99 MCI 225471, 98 MCI 380029,
98 MCI 430753, 98 MCI 407623,
98 MCI 407648, 98 MCI 388442,
99 MCI 227069, 98 MCI 390894,
98 MCI 404986, 98 MCI 388682,
99 MCI 227639, 98 MCI 431077,
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99 MCI 203481, 98 MCI 380309,
98 MCI 405141, 99 MCI 225116,
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99 MCI 203370,

The Honorable
Marvin Luckman,
Judge Presiding.

JUSTICE GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

William Powell stood on a Chicago street corner yelling "blows." In this case of firstimpression, the City of Chicago (City), in its amended complaint against Powell, alleges that he"committed the offense of soliciting unlawful business in that he was observed shouting blows, acommon term for heroin, on the public way at the above address for the purpose of solicitingunlawful business." See Chicago Municipal Code