There are only so many ways to pass the time in the miserable, liminal space of an airport. You can doomscroll until your eyes twitch, nosh on a $12 bag of chips or stare into the abyss at the Nuts on Clark line. Soon, though, travelers at O’Hare and Midway airports may have a new way to kill time: depleting their life’s savings 20 bucks at a time before boarding the plane. That’s right, along with duty-free liquor and overpriced pretzels, Chicago’s airports may soon house slot machines.

On the first day of hearings on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $16.6 billion budget , Chief Financial Officer Jill Jaworski revealed that Chicago is actively pursuing the installation of slot machines at O’Hare and Midway airports. According to WBEZ , a top mayoral aide confirmed that gambling behem

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