Open your Oak Park CC&R packet and search for "trash receptacle." Every association in town has language requiring bins to be stored out of public street view except for a narrow window around pickup day. Most boards interpret that as "bins back by 7pm Wednesday."
In practice, the violation letters arrive when the bin is still at the curb at 8pm or 9pm — usually because the homeowner got home from work, walked past the bin, ate dinner, and forgot. The fine schedule starts at $25 first offense and escalates fast.
The board has eyes. Drive Oak Park between 7pm and 8pm any Wednesday and you'll see board members making the rounds, taking photos. We've seen letters trigger on bins left out for as little as 30 minutes after sunset.
The fix is structural, not behavioral. Oak Park can-to-curb service has bins back behind the gate by 5pm — well before the board's evening drive.