CHICAGO - The owner of Gene and Georgetti's is responding after the abrupt cancellation of its licensing agreement for Gene's Bistro, the Chicago restaurant's outpost at Midway Airport .

What we know:

The termination of the agreement – which had 15 years remaining – came without notice or explanation, according to a statement released Tuesday by owner Michelle Durpetti. Gene’s Bistro operated at Midway Airport in partnership with SSP America, an international concessionaire.

Durpetti speculated that the termination may be linked to Chicago's reported plans to install slot machines in the city's airports to help address a $1.15 billion budget deficit.

"It’s not my place to decide whether slot machines belong in the airport," she said in the statement. "I simply believe they sh

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