Resident complains of recurring residential parties and noise; police chief to follow up
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A longtime Hanover Park resident told trustees that loud weekday and weekend parties with live bands, DJs, and public urination have made her neighborhood unlivable. The mayor asked the police chief to meet the resident after the meeting; officials said police will work with the resident on an action plan.
Barb, a Hanover Park resident who said she has lived on Laurel Avenue on and off since 1961, told the board on April 3 that recurring loud residential parties have become disruptive and sometimes include live bands, DJs, public urination and unleashed dogs.
“My house literally rumbles because I have it on both sides a lot,” Barb said during the town-hall public-comment segment.
Trustees and Mayor Rodney Craig acknowledged the complaint and invited the police chief, who was in attendance, to speak directly with Barb after the meeting. The mayor said the police chief is the village’s primary authority on such incidents and that the chief would “put together an action plan.”
Barb said callers to police have received temporary relief (officers tell party hosts to turn down music) but that the noise resumes. She asked whether the village could adopt stronger limits or additional enforcement approaches; officials did not propose ordinance changes during the meeting but encouraged Barb to meet the police chief to develop follow-up steps.
The board did not take formal action during the public comment period. The mayor and trustees thanked Barb for bringing the issue to their attention and said the village would follow up through the police department.
The exchange was recorded during the meeting’s town-hall session and was limited to the resident’s request for improved enforcement and communication with public safety staff.