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Article posted: 11/10/2012 8:00 AM

New O’Hare runway means more noise in some towns

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A new runway on the south side of O'Hare International Airport is set for completion next fall.

JOE LEWNARD | Staff Photographer

A plane coming in for a landing at O'Hare International Airport flies over Elk Grove Village.

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Shake, rattle and roll. What will the new runway on the south end of O'Hare International Airport's mean for noise patterns in the suburbs? Some towns to the east and west might get more airplane noise, but others to the northwest could get less. "You'll see more flights coming from the west, going to the west, coming from east, going to the east," FAA spokesman Tony Molinaro said.