Good morning, Chicago.

Rents keep rising in Chicago, and the mayor’s new bill — the Protecting Renters Ordinance — offers what he and tenant advocacy groups believe will remedy the crisis. 

Former Ald. David Orr writes in our section today in support of PRO, saying it would ease the effects of gentrification and corporatization in the housing sector. But Ald. Gilbert Villegas is against the ordinance, writing in his op-ed that rents may rise even more if PRO is enacted because of provisions that would increase costs for landlords. Read both and then send us your thoughts at the link below. 

Also in commentary today, two business leaders write about how Chicago reinvented itself from a Rust Belt town to a city ripe for innovation. 

The Tribune Editorial Board weighs in in its first piece today on the latest chapter in the Chicago parking meter saga — a new deal between the city and private equity firm. That’s great, the board says, but what is in it for the city’s residents paying for parking?

The board also shares some good news today: Domestic violence homicides are declining. Read why at the link below. In letters to the editor, one Northwestern football fan laments how expensive tickets are for a seat in the new Ryan Field, which opens in October. 

Thanks for reading! 

— Grace Miserocchi, opinion editor

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