You won't believe how many people called 311 about plane noise

Okay so, Chi-Town on the wire — you already know. Let's talk about what's happening, like, right now, at City Hall. The 311 numbers just dropped and honestly, some of it is wild, mija.

### What's Bugging Chicagoans

Nah nah nah, let me explain. The biggest non-informational call to 311? Plane noise. Like, 8,347 requests! That's almost as many calls as "311 Information Only Call," which had 12,620. Qué locura, right? More than potholes (2,500 requests) and graffiti (2,196 requests) combined. People are really over the planes flying over their houses. I mean, I get it, you're trying to have a cafecito in your backyard, and it sounds like O'Hare is in your living room.

Then you got your usual suspects: potholes, graffiti, and garbage carts. And hey, 855 calls for rodent baiting? The rats in this city, I swear. They're like, "This is our town now."

### Who's Lobbying City Hall?

On the lobbyist front, names like Joshua Braude, Stephen Ragan, Kristen Reynolds, Jesse Dodson, and David Reifman are all registered for 2026. These are the people pushing agendas, making calls, and trying to sway decisions down at City Hall. It's always worth keeping an eye on who's got ear of the decision-makers, because that's where the real changes start, you know?

What does this mean for us? We gotta see if City Hall is gonna do anything about that plane noise, or if we're just gonna keep living under a flight path. Maybe they'll finally expand the Red Line so I don't gotta wait forever at Belmont. Un día, maybe.

Chi-Town on the wire — you already know.

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