Sounds like an upgrade to me. 2020 seems pretty ambitious given the culture in Chicago.

Now....if PP could have a reasonable choice at O'Hare.

Remember---airlines add lounges due to high value passengers, and third-parties tend to add lounges due to their own VIPs.

Chicago is a very large and wealthy city (on scale with NY + LA) even though it is old economy and not growing. Lots of Amex Plats and CSRs on the "Magnificent Mile."

No surprise here.