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More than 100 Southwest employees to be impacted as O'Hare service ends.

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Southwest Airlines will decrease headcount by 100 on Jun 21st '26.

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More than 100 Southwest employees to be impacted as O'Hare service ends. Peoria Journal Star April 9, 2026, 10:32 a.m. CT Southwest Airlines announced that more than 100 employees' jobs would be affected this summer after the airline discontinues its service at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The announcement came in the form of a March 31 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, also known as a WARN notice. Here's what Rockford Register Star know about the incoming layoffs. What is the WARN Act? Under Illinois law, employers must notify the state when they plan to lay off 75 or more full-time workers. The Act requires employers to provide at least 60 days advance notice of pending plant closures or mass layoffs. The state issues monthly WARN reports, which include information about affected employers and their layoffs or plant closures. When is Southwest ending service at O'Hare? Why is Southwest ending service at O'Hare? In a statement to the media in March, Southwest said it was discontinuing O'Hare service as part of its "ongoing efforts to refine its network," according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The announcement came amid the Federal Aviation Administration's push to reduce flights this summer at O'Hare to reduce overscheduling and delays. Will Southwest continue to fly out of Midway? Yes; the airline said in the release that it would continue...

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Event
Layoff

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Jobs cut
100
Takes effect
Jun 21, 2026

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Numbers

Jobs cut (reported)
100
Headcount named
100

Details

Category
Decreases headcount by

Extraction

Confidence
63%
Detected
Apr 9, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
decreases_headcount_by

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    "excerpt": "More than 100 Southwest employees to be impacted as O'Hare service ends.\n\nPeoria Journal Star\n\nApril 9, 2026, 10:32 a.m. CT\n\nSouthwest Airlines announced that more than 100 employees' jobs would be affected this summer after the airline discontinues its service at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.\n\nThe announcement came in the form of a March 31 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, also known as a WARN notice. Here's what Rockford Register Star know about the incoming layoffs.\n\nWhat is the WARN Act?\n\nUnder Illinois law, employers must notify the state when they plan to lay off 75 or more full-time workers. The Act requires employers to provide at least 60 days advance notice of pending plant closures or mass layoffs.\n\nThe state issues monthly WARN reports, which include information about affected employers and their layoffs or plant closures.\n\nWhen is Southwest ending service at O'Hare?\n\nWhy is Southwest ending service at O'Hare?\n\nIn a statement to the media in March, Southwest said it was discontinuing O'Hare service as part of its \"ongoing efforts to refine its network,\" according to the Chicago Sun-Times.\n\nThe announcement came amid the Federal Aviation Administration's push to reduce flights this summer at O'Hare to reduce overscheduling and delays.\n\nWill Southwest continue to fly out of Midway?\n\nYes; the airline said in the release that it would continue...",
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