jet noise complaints

The latest noise reduction plan needed a ⅔ vote to pass, but federal officials will consider it anyway.

The number of Chicagoans who filed a complaint soared 57 percent from November to January.

An ordinance introduced by Ald. Anthony Napolitano would halt the construction of a new runway.

The plan is a "big breakthrough" in the effort to reduce jet noise, Aviation chief Ginger Evans said.

An ordinance introduced by Ald. Anthony Napolitano would halt the construction of the new runway.

The anti-noise group called its 60-minute meeting with Mayor Rahm Emanuel "a waste of time."

Inspector General Joseph Ferguson also endorsed steps taken by the city to release more jet noise data.

The mayor will hear "what people have been forced to live with for over two years," group leaders said.

The ordinance is needed to address the "noise crisis" on the Far Northwest Side, the alderman said.

While the total number complaints rose, the number of Chicagoans who complained fell 5.5 percent.  

The number of complaints about jet noise rose 1,100 percent from September 2014 to September 2015.

No more studies of noise and air pollution created by the airport expansion is required, officials said.

The number of complaints about jet noise rose 1,290 percent from August 2014 to August 2015.

The number of complaints about jet noise rose 1,270 percent from July 2014 to July 2015.

The county assessor's office is seeing if noise from O'Hare has impacted the market value of area homes.