Roderick Drew, a spokesman for Chicago's law department, said the city was disappointed with the decision and will appeal.
"The curfew is an important part of the city's efforts to maintain and protect public health and safety, and we cannot allow all city parks to remain open 24 hours a day - nor would other major cities," said Drew, in an emailed statement. "We believe the ordinance is valid and we will therefore continue to enforce it."
Police arrested 173 people at a demonstration on October 16 and another 130 on October 23 for violating the city park curfew. Most had already accepted a deal to perform community service rather than take a conviction.
(Reporting by David Bailey; Additional reporting by Mary Wisniewski; Editing by Jackie Frank and Eric Walsh)
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