Cicero, IL Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Cicero, IL, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Allowed hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., weekdays
- After-hours exception
- Emergency town clerk permit only
- Permit renewal
- 3 days or less while emergency continues
- Fine range
- $50.00 to $250.00 per violation
Summary
Cicero confines building work, including excavation, demolition, alteration and repair, to 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, with a town clerk emergency permit the only way to work outside those hours.
Building operations. The erection including excavating, demolition, alteration or repair of any building other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, except for urgent necessity in the interest of public safety, and then only with a permit from the town clerk, which permit may be renewed for a period of three days or less while the emergency continues.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 121).
Full Breakdown
Sec. on weekdays. The only exception is for urgent necessity in the interest of public safety, and even then a contractor must first obtain a permit from the town clerk; that emergency permit may be renewed for a period of three days or less while the emergency continues, meaning it is not a standing authorization for after-hours work. Because construction noise sits inside the general unreasonable-noise article, it is enforced through Sec. 00 for each violation. The provision applies on weekdays only by its own terms, so the code does not separately state weekend construction hours, meaning weekend building activity is judged instead under the general 'unreasonably loud and disturbing noise' standard in Sec. 38-26 rather than the specific weekday window. Contractors working near residential blocks should also be aware of Sec. m. m. 00.
Violations & Fines
Construction work outside the 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. weekday window, without an emergency permit from the town clerk, is enforced under Sec. 38-26 with a minimum fine of $50.00 and a maximum fine of $250.00. Business or machinery noise audible near a residential section outside the hours set in Sec. 38-29 carries a separate fine of $50.00 to $750.00.
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Sources & Official References
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