Okay so, your city is still dealing with a lot of the same headaches, but some new ones are popping up, like, big time.

### Why are there so many planes over your head

Nah nah nah, let me explain: according to the latest 311 service requests, "Aircraft Noise Complaint" is now the second biggest issue, with 7,073 requests. That's a *lot* of complaints, right? We're talking more than triple the potholes (2,216 requests) and graffiti removal (2,048 requests) combined. People are calling 311 about the noise, like, almost as much as they're calling for general information, which had 14,200 requests.

* 7,073 Aircraft Noise Complaints

* 2,216 Pothole in Street Complaints

* 2,048 Graffiti Removal Requests

This isn't just a little buzzing, gente. When you get this many people, from like, different neighborhoods, calling about planes, it means it's really impacting their daily lives. We see this a lot near O'Hare, obviously, but now it's like, spreading. Makes you wonder what changed, you know?

### What else is happening in the city

And on the development front, we got some interesting permits. There was an $875,000 express permit for "LOW VOLTAGE/COMMUNICATION ELECTRICAL WORK" on the 14th and 15th floor of some building. Always good to see things getting fixed up, especially in these big downtown towers. But you know what else got a permit? A $15,000 one to *legalize* unpermitted work for a six-foot wood fence that's 188 feet long. Like, for real? Someone just built a whole fence and then decided to get the permit later. That's some real Chicago energy right there, trying to get away with it and then asking for forgiveness.

We gotta keep an eye on these aircraft noise complaints, see if the city actually does anything besides just taking the calls. Porque people are getting tired of it.

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