Jake Griffin of the Daily Herald-
Police said that while the law states music shouldn’t be heard more than 100 feet away, they aren’t testing at the 100-foot mark and writing tickets.
“Most tickets were written after being able to hear the music from 190 to 500 feet away, and it was mostly the bass levels,” Cmdr. James Bedell said.
The city’s current downtown amplification laws were passed in 2002 based on recommendations from a panel of downtown business owners, residents and city staff.
“It’s a good neighbor ordinance,” said Dick Dublinski, development services team leader. “It’s common sense and meant to protect everyone downtown.”
Emily McFarlan of the Naperville Sun-
“Since July 13, we have not had a single live band, and our patio sales are down as much as 33 percent. That’s even though this has been the best weather all summer,” Potter’s owner Andrew Trasatt said. “That’s a very qualitative number.”
