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Noise Ordinances

Woman Gets Hefty Fine, Tow For Loud Music In North Chicago

Lake County News Sun | Posted 10.10.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Noise-Ordinances, Law Enforcement, Chicago Suburbs, North Chicago Noise Ordinance, North Chicago, Chicago News

NORTH CHICAGO -- A driver said she was blindsided by a city ordinance against loud music that calls for not only a hefty fine, but the seizure and imp...

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The Food of Love, Eat It or Else!

Ivan Katz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Classical Music, Susan J. Fornot-Lippencott, Andrew Vactor, Judicial Follies, Champaign County, Champaign County Municipal Court, Sentencing, Noise Ordinances, Criminal Law, Media News
Ivan Katz

It is, in theory, difficult to criticize a judge for seeking to craft a sentence that fits the offense, but doing so on such trivial matters as noise ordinance violations is a massive waste of judicial resources.

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