Good morning.

We've got lots of takes on gerrymandering today. Gov. JB Pritzker, of course, has seized on the issue as many Democratic state lawmakers from Texas camp out in Chicago's western suburbs to keep the legislature in their state from meeting and remapping Texas' congressional districts before the 2026 midterms.

Most of the views we've received are along the lines of expressing disbelief that an Illinois Democrat who's eagerly participated in gerrymandering this state's districts has the gall to cast aspersions on Republicans doing the same in a red state.

One of those is an op-ed by Illinois GOP official Rhonda Belford. Lots of readers agree with her.

Elsewhere, the editorial board takes issue with Mayor Brandon Johnson's push for a new corporate payroll tax in Chicago that certainly would impel many big companies to move their high-paid employees out of the city. It's modeled on a similar tax in Seattle, where companies are behaving predictably in response.

The board also has some thoughts on positive news that millennial married couples so far are staying hitched. But not all is wine and roses.

You can't say the opinion section doesn't publish provocative pieces. We've got one arguing that Pritzker ought to commute the sentence of Larry Hoover, former leader of the notorious Gangster Disciples.

Hope these dog days are treating you well. We'll be back with more tomorrow.

— Steve Daniels, editorial board member

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