SR0139 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Certain communities on the Northwest side of the City of Chicago lay underneath the key nighttime air routes that converge over the community; this includes 5 glide paths, 2 major take-off plates, and air routes, all used after 10 p.m.; and

WHEREAS, These communities of the City of Chicago seek a solution to the nighttime sleep interruptions during the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., including the shoulder hours as well; and

WHEREAS, The Nextgen Program is currently being applied at O'Hare International Airport, where flights that used to be 5-miles spaced apart will soon have only a 3-mile separation, times 6 east-to-west approach patterns for all inbound flights; and

WHEREAS, These communities of the City of Chicago are experiencing higher levels of jet noise, especially during the phase 1 nighttime flight operations; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Federal Aviation Administration and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study describing the environmental and human health impacts caused by runways and air traffic noise at Chicago O'Hare International Airport and the actual noise levels experienced in 2015; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to the Commissioner of O'Hare International Airport, the Acting Administrator of the Federal Aeronautics Administration, and to each member of the Illinois congressional delegation.