Michelle Manchir, TribLocal reporter

When Danny Swayka drives his SUV around he likes to play his favorite rap music as loud as it’ll go.

And it gets pretty loud on the stereo system he has that fills almost his entire trunk.

Swayka’s hobby could cost him even more than the price of the speakers, though, since last month Bolingbrook trustees unanimously amended the village’s sound amplification ordinance to charge people who play music loudly out of their vehicles $250.

The minimum fine before that was $75.

Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar said the issue surfaced when several residents complained to him about vehicles blasting music in their neighborhoods. The Bolingbrook ordinance says the music must be heard form 75 feet away from the vehicle to warrant the $250 ticket.

“I’ve received several e-mails from residents very happy to see the crackdown and hope police enforce it,” Claar said. “No negatives from anyone.”

The $250 ticket is higher than the $75 fine surrounding villages Plainfield and Woodridge charge for cars with music blasting, while the Romeoville Municipal Code says the village can’t fine more than $50.

Claar said the move isn’t meant to only monitor just young people, but also adults who rattle the sidewalk with their tunes.

On a recent Tuesday, music was pounding out of many students’ vehicles after the school day at Bolingbrook High School.

“That’s too high,” said Marilyn Garcia, a senior at Bolingbrook High School, about the new higher fine.

Garcia said she likes to play her music loudly because it’s fun.

“If you’re out with your friends, a lot of people usually do that,” said Garcia’s friend, Michael Lollino, also a BHS senior. He added he doesn’t play his music “super loud.”

mmanchir@tribune.com