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New Food Court Opens at Midway Airport

CHICAGO - People flying in and out of Chicago's Midway Airport will find a new food hall with expanded retail and local dining options.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and airport officials opened the 15,000-square-foot Food Hall in Concourse A on Tuesday. It includes seating for 200 people, charging stations, Midway's first sushi bar and local options such as Billy Goat Tavern.

The new area is part of a redevelopment the city says will bring 70 new food and retail brands to Midway by 2020. When complete the renovation will expand concessions space from 40,000 to more than 70,000-square-feet and include five full-service restaurants.

Emanuel says more than 1,000 people already have been hired for concessions jobs.

 

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