Your neighbors are mad about airplane noise
Okay so, Chi-Town on the wire — you already know. Let's talk about what's really happening at City Hall, not just what they *want* you to think. Looking at the latest 311 service requests, it’s clear what’s bugging y'all: airplane noise. I'm talking nearly *ten thousand* complaints – 9,984 requests to be exact – for aircraft noise. That's almost 10,000 complaints, segundo solo a "information only" calls.
Nah nah nah, let me explain. That's a huge jump compared to things like graffiti removal, which got 1,809 requests, or even potholes, which are always a nightmare, with 1,068 complaints. People are really feeling that constant hum overhead. You hear it over the lakefront, over the neighborhoods, all the way out by O'Hare. And it ain't just a slight annoyance, it's enough for almost ten thousand of your neighbors to pick up the phone and call the city. That's like, a lot of people saying, "Hey, algo está pasando here."
We need to watch if these numbers keep climbing and what, if anything, City Hall plans to do about it besides just logging the complaints.
Chi-Town on the wire — you already know.
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