Your neighbors are still mad about the planes
Okay so, Chi-Town on the wire — you already know. City Hall is, like, buzzing, but maybe not in the way you'd think. According to the latest 311 service requests, people are still calling about **aircraft noise complaints** almost 10,000 times. Nueve mil novecientos diecinueve, to be exact. That's almost as many calls as just general information. It's wild, like, you can practically hear the planes flying over your cabeza, whether you're in Portage Park or near Midway.
It shows that even with all the talk about big developments and new permits — like that $430,000 one for a new rooftop unit, probably for some fancy downtown building, not like, a two-flat in Pilsen — what really grinds people's gears is, like, the everyday stuff. Rodents, potholes, garbage carts, and yeah, those planes. It’s what you hear on the street, right? The little things add up.
### What's really bugging people
Here's the breakdown of what Chicagoans are calling 311 for:
* 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL: 10,741 requests * Aircraft Noise Complaint: 9,919 requests * Graffiti Removal Request: 2,117 requests * Garbage Cart Maintenance: 1,177 requests
So while the city’s giving out express permits for a new fence or some electrical work, and five new lobbyists like Thomas Moore and Mariah DiGrino are registered for 2026, regular people are just trying to get some peace and quiet, or a rat-free alley. It really puts things in perspective, you know?
What we gotta watch for is if City Hall starts actually *doing* something about these top complaints, or if they're just gonna let them pile up like snow on Lake Shore Drive in February.
Chi-Town on the wire — you already know. El equipo breaks it all down every morning, you can catch it live at mornings.live.