Residential Sound Insulation Program

Goals

Chicago's Mayor, the Department of Aviation, and the O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission (ONCC) are strongly committed to the Residential Sound Insulation Program. The Residential Sound Insulation Program aims to reduce the impact of aircraft noise in homes surrounding O'Hare International Airport. The goal of the program is to make it easier for the highest impacted homeowners surrounding O'Hare to talk on the phone, watch TV, listen to music, take a nap, or have a conversation in their own homes. By properly sound insulating these single-family homes, homeowners not only gain a quieter interior, but may also benefit from long-lasting improvements and increased efficiency in their heating and cooling utilities.

Accomplishments

With the completion of the 2008 Program, a total of 7,948 homes have been sound insulated.

Homeowners Beware

Program participants are never asked for money or credit card numbers and are never given anything to sign that includes a dollar amount. All appointments are scheduled from the Program Management Office. All persons involved in the Program are required to wear a green and white photo I.D. card issued by the Chicago Department of Aviation. If you encounter anyone you suspect is not an official Chicago Department of Aviation or representative, please contact the Program Office immediately at 773-894-3636.