After months of protest, Amazon set to open in West Humboldt Park to mixed reception. ‘A job beats no job.’ – Chicago Tribune*

Demonstrators held signs demanding equality in hiring; they expressed frustration about being excluded from meetings on the project, and called for transparency from the local alderman and the e-commerce giant. But they weren’t trying to keep Amazon from moving into the neighborhood. They wanted the warehouse to open sooner. After months of delays, Amazon will begin operating the delivery facility in early October and plans to hire for 350 full- and part-time jobs.