Forget a severe but short downtown and a quick snapback—"That’s just looking tougher and tougher, particularly in the airline business," says Crain’s reporter John Pletz. He talks about United's plans to reduce 30 percent of its white-collar workforce, the impact on Boeing and more.

Plus: Scientists create an antibody that defeats the COVID-19 virus in the lab, Illinois' revenue has been "dramatically derailed," weed sales saw a rebound last month and few Chicago restaurant stars made the James Beard Award short list this year.

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