Chicago Buskers NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on Chicago's latest effort to tone down some of it's many colorful and often loud street musicians. The new city council rules allow police to silence musicians who play their instruments and sing their songs above a mandated decibel.

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NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on Chicago's latest effort to tone down some of it's many colorful and often loud street musicians. The new city council rules allow police to silence musicians who play their instruments and sing their songs above a mandated decibel.