CHICAGO — Jamie O’Neill has worked at the United Center for more than three decades, managing a concessions stand at the home of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks.
In the offseason, O’Neill, 60, works at Wrigley Field. She doesn’t qualify for health insurance from her employer, Chicago-based food service provider Levy. On her feet much of the time, O’Neill has struggled with a foot issue she let go untreated for five years because she did not have insurance.
“It just progressively got worse, causing me more surgeries and more pain and more problems,” said O’Neill, who now pays for private insurance. “Having a foot problem working on our feet is a big burden.”
