Village of Bensenville

Real Estate

Analysis: Property taxes rapidly eroding DuPage home values

In Jan. 2007, the average Willowbrook home was worth $305,000. Eight years later, in Jan. 2015, it was valued at just $182,000.

January 28, 2017

Government

9.94 percent of people in Bensenville receive food stamps

9.94 percent of people in Bensenville were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by DuPage Policy Journal.

September 27, 2016

Government

New O'Hare runway completed as part of Modernization Program

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.

October 20, 2015

Government

O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission appoints nine members to committee

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.

September 23, 2015

Government

FAA meeting on O'Hare runway scheduled in Bensenville

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.

July 27, 2015

Government

Bensenville asked to show support for O'Hare airport legislation

Bensenville, Illinois, is calling on residents to advance legislation in the Illinois General Assembly to mitigate Chicago O'Hare International Airport impacts.

May 4, 2015

Bensenville residents are unhappy with O'Hare International Airport after it started using a runway near their homes at night instead of its Fly Quiet runways.

Government

Bensenville speaks out after O'Hare strays from Fly Quiet runways at night

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.

April 26, 2015

Government

N.O.I.S.E. elects new secretary

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.).

March 30, 2015