AURORA — If you still have your Christmas lights up, consider this your warning.

Aldermen approved a much-discussed ordinance Tuesday night that imposes deadlines and fines on those who choose to hang on to the holidays a little longer than most.

Popularly known as the Christmas light ordinance, the new law sets a 60-day grace period after holidays for residents to remove their seasonal decorations.

Those who don’t could face a fine of $50, and the same fee applies for those who hang up their lights 60 days in advance of a holiday. . . .

The ordinance is the brainchild of 2nd Ward Alderman Juany Garza, who could not be there to see it approved, as she was recovering from surgery. . . .

—Andre Salles from the article City: Take Down Those Christmas Lights at SuburbanChicagoNews.com, 3/01/06.