Oak Lawn, IL Noise from Specific Sources: Bar & Nightclub Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- retail liquor licensees (bars, taverns)
- Bars
- loud talking, quarreling, singing, fighting
- Enforced by
- local liquor control commissioner
- Max suspension
- 30 days, or revocation
Summary
Oak Lawn's liquor licensing code bars retail alcohol licensees from allowing loud talking, quarreling, singing, or fighting that disturbs neighbors or passersby near the establishment.
No retailer of liquor licensed under the provisions hereof shall suffer any loud or boisterous talking, or obscene or profane language, quarreling, singing, fighting or other disturbances of persons passing along any street or public square in the vicinity thereof or to the disturbance of the peace and quiet of persons doing business or residing in the neighborhood thereof.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-15: Code current through: Ord. 26-09-22, passed April 28, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Under the Conditions of License section of Oak Lawn's liquor code, no retail liquor licensee may allow loud or boisterous talking, obscene or profane language, quarreling, singing, fighting, or other disturbances that reach persons passing on the street or that disturb the peace and quiet of neighboring businesses or residents. This is a licensing-conduct standard, not a decibel ordinance: the Village folds bar and nightclub noise control into the liquor license itself, so a disturbance complaint becomes grounds for the license penalties set out in section 3-3-18.
Violations & Fines
Violations feed into section 3-3-18: the local liquor control commissioner can hold a public hearing and suspend the license up to 30 days, revoke it outright, or impose a fine, after notice to the licensee.
Frequently Asked Questions
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