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Will County committee keeps noise ordinance on the books, urges sheriff coordination on decibel equipment
Summary
Committee members described local noise enforcement as ineffective without certified decibel meters and sheriff cooperation; the committee voted to keep the public-nuisance provisions and ask the sheriff about equipment and possible budget support.
During a lengthy review of Chapter 93 (public nuisances), the Will County ad hoc ordinance review committee kept the county noise ordinance on the books but highlighted enforcement gaps tied to equipment and sheriff resources.
Member Newquist told the committee, “our noise ordinances are absolutely useless,” describing a constituent who bought and used a…
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