City In Review: Chicago

Ohare · 2026-03

O'Hare gets 34,992 aircraft noise complaints

Aircraft noise complaints accounted for 34,992 of O'Hare's 35,229 service requests in March. Twenty-one new businesses opened, including America's Dog O'Hare, Green Market L6, and AEI Consultants. Permits tripled from 12 to 30, nearly all through the express program, with total construction value hitting $2.0 million. Violent crime rose to 29 incidents from 20. Food inspection failures dropped to two.

By the numbers

Building permits30
Declared construction value$1,986,237
New business licenses21
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests35229
Reported crimes107
Violent crimes29
Failed food inspections2

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