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Your neighbors made 9,400 calls about noisy planes. What gives?

Your neighbors are worried about rats and planes

Okay so, Chi-Town on the wire — you already know. Let's talk about what's really happening downtown, like, in City Hall, because it affects all of us, right? I'm looking at the latest 311 service requests, and it's wild what people are calling about.

Top Issues on Your Streets

* **Aircraft Noise Complaints:** Almost 9,400 calls. Nine thousand! That's a lot of people like, looking up at the sky and getting mad. Are we talking O'Hare or Midway? Probably both, knowing this city.

* **Potholes:** Over 2,300 requests. See? I told you. Every spring, it's the same thing. You hit a pothole on Ashland and you think your axle just exploded.

* **Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaints:** 825 calls. Sí, ratas. They're everywhere, especially by the viaducts or near those old alleys off 18th Street. This number might seem low compared to the noise complaints, but nobody wants to share their block with a rat convention.

And get this, 12,448 calls were just "311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL." People are calling just to ask what's up, which tells you how confusing things can get. What does this all mean? It means your neighbors are dealing with the constant hum of planes, streets that need fixing, and, like, furry little friends nobody invited. These aren't just numbers; it's what people in Roseland, in Portage Park, in Little Village are actually living with every day.

We gotta keep an eye on how the city responds to these calls. Are they just logging them, or are they actually sending crews out? Because if you’re calling about a rat, you want someone there, like, yesterday.

Chi-Town on the wire — you already know.

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