SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Laura Murphy is leading the way to ensure families who live near O’Hare and Midway airports are eligible for sound insulation programs through new legislation.
“As the O’Hare Airport Modernization Program moves forward, we cannot allow residents who are being disturbed by airport noise to slip through the cracks when they need us,” said Murphy (D-Des Plaines). “This legislation ensures that we use updated data to provide accurate coverage of the sound insulation program to residents who need it.”
Murphy’s Senate Bill 4041 would require O’Hare and Midway airports to conduct studies every five years on eligibility for residential sound insulation programs. The studies would use modern modeling techniques to collect data, aiming to ensure every household exposed to excessive noise from the airports is eligible for sound insulation assistance.
The Residential Sound Insulation Program covers the areas around O’Hare and Midway, helping to insulate homes and reduce noise from airplanes that disturbs residents. Since its establishment, the RSIP has insulated more than 12,000 homes near O’Hare Airport, which borders Murphy’s district.
Senate Bill 4041 passed the Senate Executive Committee Wednesday.
