Okay so, let me tell you what your city's been up to while you were, like, sleeping.

### Your Neighbors Are Calling 311 Like Crazy

Nah nah nah, let me explain. The numbers just dropped, and people are blowing up 311 for basic stuff, like. We're talking 12,900 "information only" calls, which is wild, right? But the real kicker for me? *Aircraft Noise Complaints* are through the roof. Over 8,400 calls! That’s more than graffiti, potholes, and garbage carts *combined*. I mean, I know O'Hare and Midway are busy, but that many people complaining about the noise? It makes you wonder what’s happening in those neighborhoods. It’s not just a little hum, you know?

Then you got almost 2,000 requests for graffiti removal, which, like, is a constant battle. And over 1,400 potholes. Winter really did a number on our streets, *mija*.

#### Development is Still Humming

And on the development side, it’s mostly small stuff, according to the Express Permit Program. We're seeing a lot of tuckpointing and masonry repair – like that $5,000 permit for 150 sq. ft. of work on a building's front. Or the $6,000 for window replacements. It's not the massive high-rises you see going up in the Loop, but more of the day-to-day maintenance that keeps our city from falling apart, especially with these old buildings. So, you got people calling about the noise above them and patching up the bricks below them.

This tells me folks are paying attention to their immediate surroundings, whether it's the planes overhead or the cracks in their building. What we gotta watch is if City Hall starts actually doing something about those *thousands* of noise complaints. Porque si no, why even call?

Chi-Town on the wire — you already know.

Me and the crew break all this down every morning, you gotta catch it live at mornings.live.