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Chicago Tribune Opinion

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Good morning.

When you gotta go, you gotta go.

Still, some places are better than others for building new public accommodations. And the editorial board doesn't think a current plan to do that in the so-called Polish Triangle in West Town is the way to, er, go.

A second editorial considers one aspect of Abdul El-Sayed's victory for the hard left in Michigan's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate — some highly misleading polling ahead of the vote.

Separately, the president of the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry and the executive director of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam write about their collaboration to bring the current Anne Frank exhibit to MSI.

A recently enacted federal law to promote affordable housing has a provision similar to one Illinois created five years ago. You may not know it exists, but owners of "naturally occurring" affordable rental housing have property-tax incentives to keep those units that way. Maggie Cassidy, director of The Preservation Compact in Chicago, has the details.

And Julie Dworkin, co-executive director of the Institute for the Public Good, has a piece in favor of the tenants protection ordinance supported by Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Check out reader letters as well, and we'll be back here tomorrow.

— Steve Daniels, editorial board member

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Editorial: Let the people pee. Just not in the Polish Triangle.

A slice of Polish American history deserves more than a toilet.

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Editorial: Pollsters blew it in the lead-up to Michigan, the hottest primary in 2026

Polls can get races dramatically wrong, as Michigan demonstrated.

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Maggie Cassidy: As the new federal housing law takes shape, Illinois offers a proven blueprint

Congress should take note of an Illinois policy that has helped preserve and expand affordable housing statewide.

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Ronald Leopold and Chevy Humphrey: Why we brought Anne Frank’s story to Chicago

Museums like the Anne Frank House and Griffin Museum of Science and Industry must continue to be spaces that help people understand the world.

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Julie Dworkin: New protections for Chicago tenants in a changing rental landscape are good policy

Just cause tenant protections require landlords to give a reason when they don’t renew a lease.

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Letters: There is no time to spare on requiring AI audits in Illinois

Illinois should be proud to lead the nation in AI safety and accountability. SB315 is a measured, targeted first step.

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