Peoria County, IL Noise Ordinances: Quiet Hours (2026)
Quiet hours in Peoria County, IL, also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time, define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Key Facts
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. citywide, 11 p.m. downtown
- City code
- Peoria Sec. 15-62
- Night fine
- $500 minimum, midnight-5 a.m.
- Unincorporated
- 720 ILCS 5/26-1 enforced
- Penalty
- Class C misdemeanor
Summary
Illinois sets no statewide quiet hours or decibel cap, so hours come from each city. The City of Peoria's noise code bars unreasonable amplified sound after 11 p.m. downtown and 10 p.m. elsewhere. Unincorporated county leans on disorderly conduct law, 720 ILCS 5/26-1.
No person shall allow or cause to be used or operated any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, loudspeaker, compact disc player, DVD player or other machines or devices for the producing or reproducing of sound in such a manner as to unreasonably disturb or to substantially interfere with the peace, quiet, comfort and repose of persons of ordinary sensibilities occupying, owning or controlling nearby properties
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 52).
Full Breakdown
Quiet hours in Peoria County are a city matter. Peoria's Sec. 15-62 bars radios, loudspeakers, and other sound devices from unreasonably disturbing neighbors, singling out 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. in the Central Business District and 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. in the rest of the city; a violation between midnight and 5 a.m. outside downtown carries a $500 minimum fine. Sec. 15-70 separately bars yelling, shouting, and singing on streets between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Across unincorporated Peoria County, the Sheriff cites unreasonable late-night noise as disorderly conduct under 720 ILCS 5/26-1, a Class C misdemeanor.
Violations & Fines
In the City of Peoria, a noise-code violation between midnight and 5 a.m. outside downtown carries a $500 minimum fine. In unincorporated areas, disorderly conduct under 720 ILCS 5/26-1 is a Class C misdemeanor, up to $1,500 and 30 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
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