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Chicago's got 11,313 plane noise complaints. What gives?

Your City's Annoying Noise Problem is Real

Okay so, Chi-Town on the wire — you already know. Let's talk about what's really bugging people, like, right now. Forget the fancy stuff for a second, because the 311 service requests just dropped, and lemme tell ya, the top complaint is making my blood boil.

Nah nah nah, let me explain. The number one actual *complaint* — not just people calling for info, right? — is *aircraft noise*. We're talking 11,313 requests! Eleven *thousand* people called about planes flying over their houses. That's more than potholes (2,934 requests) and graffiti (1,899 requests) combined. People are really, really over it. You got Madeleine Hill, Patrick Wartan, Michael Kasper, William Burns, and Cory Foster on the lobbyist registry for 2026, but are any of them gonna lobby for some peace and quiet over our neighborhoods? Probably not.

* Aircraft Noise Complaint: 11,313 requests

* Pothole in Street Complaint: 2,934 requests

* Graffiti Removal Request: 1,899 requests

It makes you wonder, right? We're talking about basic quality of life here. People can't sleep, kids can't study. This isn't just a number; it's thousands of real Chicagoans, probably from like, the Northwest Side, or near Midway, just trying to live their lives. This isn't some abstract problem; it's affecting our neighbors, our tías, our primos. What are we gonna do about it? Are we just supposed to get used to it? I don't think so. We gotta keep an eye on what City Hall actually does to address this, or if they just let it get louder.

Chi-Town on the wire — you already know.

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