Evidently the pace of life in Chicago is such that even the short ride in the lift (“elevator”) to the foyer (“lobby”) would be incomplete without all the latest news updates streamed to a small TV embedded into the wall. Or maybe folk get stuck in the lift so often that the TV is there to provide entertainment while a rescue team is put together. If it were me, and I were stuck in a lift, I think I’d swap the TV for a W.C...
