O'Hare International Airport 's new southernmost runway, 10R-28L, recently was completed through the O’Hare Modernization Program (OMP). The new runway will not be operational between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. as part of steps being taken to reduce noise for residents who live near the airport.
Nine members representing Chicago and suburban communities near O’Hare International Airport were named Sept. 18 by O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission (ONCC) Chair Arlene A. Juracek, mayor of Mount Prospect, to an ONCC Ad Hoc Fly Quiet Committee.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold a public meeting in Bensenville, Illinois, in August, to review and comment on a new environmental study of the current runway configuration and new runway opening at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
Bensenville, Illinois, is calling on residents to advance legislation in the Illinois General Assembly to mitigate Chicago O'Hare International Airport impacts.
Story CopyThe City of Bensenville recently expressed its disappointment in a letter and statement to the City of Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that O’Hare International Airport is no longer complying with its Fly Quiet Program.
Bensenville Village President Frank Soto has been elected as secretary of the National Organization to Insure a Sound-Controlled Environment (N.O.I.S.E.).
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada honors village.
A new website has been created by Fair Allocation in Runways that makes registering airport noise complaints in the City of Chicago easier.
The Village of Bensenville’s General Obligation Unlimited Tax (GOULT) debt rating was recently upgraded by Moody’s Investors Services to Aa3 from A1.