I was in ORD in September. The escalator in the F (United Express) gates
at F9 that goes to the gates in the lower level was broken. A week later
I came back through the same gate and it was still broken. The elevator
was the only way to go up without lugging your rollerbag by its handle
up the steps. A crew from an Air Wisc or Skywest flight got in the elevator
instead of walking up the steps. Several passengers with rollerbags, strollers, etc had to wait for the elevator.