Quiet hours in Urbana, IL — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Illinois sets no statewide quiet hours or decibel limit, so hours come from each city. Champaign and Urbana both run detailed noise codes, heavily enforced near the University of Illinois. Unincorporated county relies on disorderly conduct law, 720 ILCS 5/26-1.
Quiet hours in Champaign County are a local matter. Champaign's Chapter 21 noise code and Urbana's Chapter 16 both prohibit sound clearly audible beyond a property or residential-unit boundary line, and both cities lean on that language to break up loud parties in Campustown near the University of Illinois. Rantoul enforces its own village nuisance code. Across unincorporated county, where no blanket noise ordinance exists, the Champaign County Sheriff cites unreasonable late-night noise as disorderly conduct under 720 ILCS 5/26-1, a Class C misdemeanor.
City noise-code fines are set by ordinance and municipal court. In unincorporated areas, disorderly conduct under 720 ILCS 5/26-1 is a Class C misdemeanor, up to $1,500 and 30 days.
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