Quiet hours in Tinley Park, IL — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Tinley Park Village Code Title 5 (Police Regulations) prohibits loud, unnecessary, and unreasonable noise that disturbs the peace, with nighttime quiet hours running 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM. Noise plainly audible beyond the property line during quiet hours may be cited as a violation.
The Tinley Park Village Code makes it unlawful to make, continue, or permit any loud, unnecessary, or unreasonable noise that disturbs the peace, quiet, or repose of others. Nighttime quiet hours are 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM, during which noise plainly audible beyond the property line is presumed unreasonable. Daytime noise is evaluated on a reasonableness standard considering activity, zoning, and duration. As a large southwest Chicago suburb spanning Cook and Will counties with the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Metra Rock Island District stations, and Oak Park Avenue entertainment district, Tinley Park enforcement balances residential quiet with commercial, transit, and event activity. Report violations to Tinley Park Police non-emergency at (708) 532-9111.
Noise citations are prosecuted through administrative adjudication. Fines range from $75 to $750 per offense, with repeat violations within 12 months subject to escalated penalties and potential nuisance abatement.
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