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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 139
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2 | | WHEREAS, Certain communities on the Northwest side of the |
3 | | City of Chicago lay underneath the key nighttime air routes |
4 | | that converge over the community; this includes 5 glide paths, |
5 | | 2 major take-off plates, and air routes, all used after 10 |
6 | | p.m.; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, Certain communities on the Northwest side of the |
8 | | City of Chicago seek a solution to the nighttime sleep |
9 | | interruptions during the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., including |
10 | | the shoulder hours as well; and |
11 | | WHEREAS, The Nextgen Program is currently being applied at |
12 | | O'Hare International Airport, where flights that used to be |
13 | | 5-miles spaced apart will soon have only a 3-mile separation, |
14 | | times 6 east-to-west approach patterns for all inbound flights; |
15 | | and
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16 | | WHEREAS, These communities of the City of Chicago and the |
17 | | surrounding suburbs of both Cook and DuPage Counties are |
18 | | experiencing higher levels of jet noise, especially during the |
19 | | phase 1 nighttime flight operations; therefore, be it
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20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Federal |