City In Review: Chicago

Ohare · 2025-03

O'Hare residents filed 29,574 aircraft noise complaints

Permits surged to 34 in March, up from seven in February, with construction value climbing 216% to $2.3 million. Twenty-four were express permits; nine covered renovations. Service requests rose 41% to 29,818, driven almost entirely by aircraft noise complaints—29,574 of them. Crime inched up 4% to 131 incidents, while violent offenses dipped to 28. No businesses opened or closed. Three food spots failed inspections.

By the numbers

Building permits34
Declared construction value$2,335,395
New business licenses16
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests29818
Reported crimes131
Violent crimes28
Failed food inspections3

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