A Chicago developer has a $150 million plan to demolish Ford City Mall and revamp the site into a warehouse complex.

Ford Motor Co. is preparing white-collar workers to do blue-collar jobs in case of a UAW strike, according to internal company materials reviewed by the Free Press.

Ford, General Motors and Stellantis are negotiating new four-year contracts with a Sept. 14 deadline at 11:59 p.m. GM sustained a 40-day national strike in 2019.