Happy Friday, Chicago.

I’m out next week to spend spring break with my family — if we can get out of O’Hare, of course. Chaos has descended on many airports as TSA staffers work without pay, leading many to call off. The editorial board suggests the U.S. look to other countries such as Canada and Great Britain for ideas on how to do things differently.

What if the U.S. had gone all-in on solar in 1979? Columnist Elizabeth Shackelford argues that today’s oil shocks might look very different.

Also in our Opinion section, Katrina Baugh asks: If a gridlocked Congress can pass prison oversight, why can’t Illinois do the same? And writer Christine Ledbetter takes readers inside a Northwestern Memorial chemotherapy waiting room to argue that instability in cancer research funding could have real consequences for patients and future cures.

The editorial board also writes with sadness about the killing of 18-year-old Loyola student Sheridan Gorman, who was walking Tobey Prinz Beach with a group of friends Thursday morning when a masked gunman shot and killed her. This was a random, senseless killing that could deepen concerns among families considering Chicago for college.

— Hilary Gowins, editorial board member

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