Chicago Noise Ordinance

Quiet time is generally designated between 10 pm and 8 am in any area within 600 feet of a residential district.

Activities involving loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage cans, dumpsters or similar objects must not be done in a manner as to cause a noise disturbance between 10 pm and 7 am.

Motorized equipment (e.g. at construction sites) are not allowed to operate between 8 pm and 8 am.

Note that City of Chicago work (e.g. water & sewer mains, road construction, etc.) and emergency private utility work are exempt from the City’s noise ordinance.

If you feel a particular situation requires emergency attention, please call 9-1-1.