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Commissioner Ginger Evans said nine homes will have their windows tested for toxic chemicals.

The O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission voted 30-4 to green-light a third version of the test.

Officials will likely follow up with a different three-month rotation after this one ends, they said.

The six-month test last year successfully spread the burden of jet noise, aviation officials said.

From theater drama to traffic safety to marijuana sales, the Far Northwest Side had a tumultuous year.

Single-family homes across Norwood Park and O'Hare saw their assessed property values slashed.

The 41st Ward saw the largest surge in complaints, from nearly 72,000 to more than 85,000.

The number of complaints from Chicagoans are up 5 percent this year.

The test of a noise reduction plan is set to end Dec. 25, but some noise critics want it to be extended.

The planes have been replaced with quieter and more efficient aircraft, officials said.

The number of complaints from Chicagoans are up 14 percent this year.

The test of the noise reduction plan will continue through December. 

Chicagoans logged approximately 537,000 complaints about noisy planes from January to April.

Construction started Thursday on the final east-west runway at O'Hare, angering an anti-noise group.

The six-month test of the noise reduction plan started July 6.