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Complaints rose 20 percent in January, according to data released by a city commission. 

Complaints rose 7 percent in December, according to data released by a city commission.

The free app is designed to make it easier to register a complaint, its creator said.

Complaints rose in October, but dropped in November, according to data released Friday.

"I'm glad we did it," Colleen Cichon-Mulcrone said. "But I'm angry that we had to do it."

The mayor and federal aviation officials must do more to address jet noise complaints, Quigley said.

Congress should allow more homes to qualify for subsidized soundproofing, Chicago voters said Tuesday.

The new runway opened in October 2013, prompting tens of thousands of complaints about jet noise.

Jet noise complaints soared more than 8 percent from July to August, according to data released Friday.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said only then should the agency probe how one man could paralyze two airports.

Brian Howard "made a tragic mistake in the course of trying to end his own life," his attorney said.

Judie Simpson said she was shocked by the noise measurements made from her Northwest Side backyard.

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley said the original study was a failure, and called for FAA officials to re-do it.

The announcement came a day after a report showing complaints about jet noise soared from March to July.

Jet noise complaints soared 150 percent during the summer months, according to data released Friday.