CHICAGO | General Discussions

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There is construction on the roof of the public school building across the side street from me that starts at 6pm and goes through the night for the past couple of weeks during the weekdays. Sometimes it has kept me up to almost 2am but I'm not sure how much later after that they are working. From the noisy cranes that when lifting sound like a jet, the beeping of trucks backing up, to the giant pot of tar steaming away, I think it is a bit much. Sure I get the work has to be done but at those hours? I'm sure they are working not to disturb the kids during the school day but school ends shortly for the summer. They can work during the day time when school ends. I have to work in the morning. If this is an emergency then they wouldn't have the school open at all?

My question is, is this legal at those hours? I've googled noise ordinances and construction type work and there are hours that you may not work but maybe this is an exception? And how long does it take to replace a roof on a school building?