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Teena McClelland, center, gathers with other employees from the Art Institute, teachers from the School of the Art Institute and supporters to advocate for the unionization movement within the Art Institute on Sept. 9, 2021, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
“The O’Hare modernization program is a key component of United’s growth and our ongoing investments in Chicago,” Omar Idris, United’s vice president at O’Hare, said at the Thursday event. “This project is going to make the entire airfield more efficient, with improved runway, terminal and roadway systems. These changes will lead to reduced delays and increased capacity to meet the entire aviation community’s needs.”
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A security guard checks proof of vaccination as people line up to enter Metro, a North Side music venue, on Aug. 7. Some Chicago aldermen want to mandate that all such venues, along with restaurants, bars, movie theaters and gyms, require proof of vaccination. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
Unlike those other properties, however, Wilson envisions the Wicker Park mansion for personal use. Under plans that his architect, Brian Foote of Woodhouse Tinucci Architects, submitted both to the Wicker Park Committee and to the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, Wilson is proposing the addition of 2,100-square-foot of space to the mansion in the form of two separate additions. One of the additions would be to the north and a separate connector addition would link the mansion to an existing coach house. The additions would include two new bedrooms, two new offices, a new primary bedroom suite, an art room, a home gym and two additional garage spaces.
“Save the Nuclear Plants” reads a sign outside th Byron Generating Station in Byron, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. If state lawmakers are unable to approve an energy pan that would include a bailout for three Exelon nuclear plants in the upcoming days, the company has said it will shut down the Bryon plant permanently after Sept. 13. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
In this July 2, 2021 photo, a traveler walks in Terminal 3 as a sign stating face coverings are required is displayed at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. The leading U.S. airlines say that the rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales and pushing back the recovery of the travel industry. American, United, Delta, Southwest and others reported setbacks in regulatory filings Thursday, Sept. 9. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
The pace of hiring, though, has weakened — at least for now. Last week, the government reported that hiring slowed dramatically in August, with employers adding just 235,000 jobs after having added roughly a million in both June and July. Hiring plummeted in industries that require face-to-face contact with the public, notably restaurants, hotels and retail. Still, some jobs were added in other areas, and the unemployment rate actually dropped to 5.2% from 5.4%.
The Byron Generating Station is seen through a cornfield in Byron, Illinois, on Sept. 7, 2021. If state lawmakers are unable to approve an energy plan ncluding a bailout for three Exelon nuclear plants in the upcoming days, the company has said it will shut down the Bryon plant permanently after Sept. 13. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
United is among a growing number of major companies implementing vaccine mandates for employees as COVID-19 cases rise amid the spread of the delta variant. Other companies requiring proof of vaccination include CVS, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Delta Air Lines, Tyson Foods and Deerfield-based Walgreens.