Your roof repair might be coming, but so is all the noise

Okay so, Chi-Town on the wire – you already know. Let's talk about what's actually happening in our city, not just what's on the news. I'm looking at the latest data from City Hall, and some things are just classic Chicago, you know?

First off, people are calling 311 about a *lot* of things. But guess what's second on the list, after "information only" calls? Aircraft noise complaints. Almost eight thousand of them! Seven thousand nine hundred seventeen, to be exact. That's, like, a lot of planes over our heads, probably people under the flight path complaining, and I get it. Nobody wants to hear that when they're trying to sleep, especially if you're out near O'Hare or Midway. Es una locura.

Then, you got your regular Chicago stuff, right? Graffiti removal, potholes – always a classic. But what I'm seeing on the development side is a lot of tuckpointing and roof replacements. Like, one roof replacement permit alone is for $236,300, for 13,700 square feet. That's big money just to keep the rain out, and it makes you wonder what buildings are finally getting fixed up. It’s good for infrastructure, but we gotta make sure it’s not just in the rich neighborhoods, sabes? We need those fixes on the South and West Sides too.

What to watch next? If those aircraft noise complaints keep climbing, maybe someone at City Hall will actually do something besides just log them. Maybe.

Chi-Town on the wire — you already know.

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