The owner of Gene & Georgetti, the iconic Chicago steak house, said she is being pushed out of her space at the Midway Airport concession area after five years to make room for a Bally’s sports bar.

Michelle Durpetti, whose grandfather started Gene & Georgetti nearly 85 years ago, said she received notice last week from Midway concessionaire SSP America that it was closing their Gene’s Bistro outpost and abruptly ending a 20-year licensing agreement within 90 days.

No explanation was given to Durpetti in the termination email, but she believes the city is looking to leverage its agreement with Bally’s Chicago to generate additional revenue at the airport – at her expense.

“They’re basically pulling the rug out from under a local Chicago brand,” Durpetti said. “You lend people your brand

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