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Your neighbors made 8,933 noise complaints last month.

Your neighbors are mad about what's in the sky

Okay so, Chi-Town on the wire — you already know. Let's talk about what's really bugging people right now, 'cause the 311 calls tell you everything, ¿verdad? Nah nah nah, let me explain. While some big money folks like Edward Tiedje and Melba Rivera-Irizarry are busy registering as lobbyists for 2026, trying to get in their two cents at City Hall, the regular folks? They're looking up, literally.

### What's Up With All That Noise?

The latest 311 data? It's wild. The top complaint, besides just calling for info, is "Aircraft Noise Complaint" with a whopping 8,933 requests. Nueve mil llamadas, like, that's a lot of people saying, "Can we get a break?!" It's way more than potholes (1,305 requests) or even graffiti (1,797 requests). It tells you that what's happening above our heads is really getting to people. You know, like when you're trying to have a peaceful Sunday in your backyard in Brighton Park and it just keeps coming.

* Aircraft Noise Complaints: 8,933

* Potholes in Street: 1,305

* Graffiti Removal: 1,797

* Garbage Cart Maintenance: 1,221

And it's not just the noise, you see some of that development money floating around, like that $6,900 permit for "LINE VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL WORK" or the $5,000 for tuckpointing. But that's small stuff, like keeping the lights on, literally. People are worried about the big picture, the stuff that disrupts their everyday. Keep an eye on those noise complaints, because if people keep calling, City Hall eventually has to listen. You can't ignore almost 9,000 calls, right?

Chi-Town on the wire — you already know.

Mija, you gotta hear what the crew on the Morning Wire said about this — tune in live at mornings.live.

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