Good morning, Chicago.

The Tribune Editorial Board has an important question today: Who pays for governmental ineptitude?

Cook County’s failure to deliver second-installment property taxes in a timely manner has meant that Chicago Public Schools doesn’t have enough money to make its $247 million pension payment for Chicago teachers. The district is nearly two months late and is paying interest since it does not have property tax revenue.

So, should the county help CPS? “This situation at the very least should cause keen embarrassment for (Toni) Preckwinkle, a former teacher and a staunch advocate for public schools in general and CPS in particular,” the board writes.

Chicago residents are waiting to see if the president will follow through with threats to send the National Guard to our city. Two Notre Dame professors lay out how local police control is meant to be a check on executive power and why Donald Trump may be abusing it.

Also today, a University of Illinois at Chicago professor recounts a recent trip to the West Bank where he witnessed violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers.

Love is in the air. The board wishes the newly engaged Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce good luck.

Per usual, we have some great reader letters today as well. Thanks for reading and writing.

— Grace Miserocchi, opinion editor

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