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Your neighbors made 11,731 noise complaints. Are you next?

Your neighbors are mad about the planes, and you should be too.

Okay so, Chi-Town on the wire — you already know. Let's talk about what's really bugging Chicagoans, according to the latest 311 service requests. For real, *nearly 13,000 calls* were just "information only," which, like, okay. But the second highest? Airplane noise complaints. We're talking 11,731 requests! That's almost as many as those information calls, and way more than the 2,194 pothole complaints, which, come on, you know our streets.

Think about it: people are so fed up with planes roaring over their homes that it's the number two thing they're calling 311 about. Más que graffiti, más que ratas, más que carros abandonados. This isn't just a few people, this is a whole lot of us saying, "Hey, what about this noise?" It impacts neighborhoods from O'Hare all the way down. It's not just a North Side thing; it touches everything.

* 12,941 requests: 311 Information Only Call

* 11,731 requests: Aircraft Noise Complaint

* 2,194 requests: Pothole in Street Complaint

* 2,063 requests: Graffiti Removal Request

What does this mean? It means your neighbors are losing sleep, struggling to hear their own kids, and they're mad as hell about it. We gotta watch how City Hall responds, because these aren't just numbers; they're people trying to live their lives.

Chi-Town on the wire — you already know.

I'm telling you, mornings.live is where the real talk happens on this stuff.

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