Good morning, Chicago. I go to a friend’s every Thursday to watch new episodes of “The Pitt,” which has been praised for its accurate portrayal of the stresses that hospital emergency department workers face. As the drama illustrates, there are work shifts that hit so much harder than others. This week in the news felt like one of those.

Coming off of one tragedy, the fatal shooting of Loyola student Sheridan Gorman, the city is dealing with another major shock — the daytime killing of a native West Side son who had returned to the area to help his community benefit from the 1901 Project. “Chicago, for all its current travails, is home to many unsung heroes like Jerry Lewis,” the Tribune Editorial Board writes in one of its pieces today.

Speaking of the city’s struggles, we have an op-ed from community activist Ja’Mal Green, who observes that while municipal leaders should show compassion to the city’s youths, timid responses to teen takeovers hurt everyone involved. Also in commentary, the BGA’s David Greising educates us on the challenges state lawmakers face in regulating prediction markets.

In its other piece, the editorial board throws its support behind requiring that Illinois high school students complete two years of world language study.

And not to be missed, we have a double-size offering of letters from our readers, who have a lot to say in response to recent op-ed writer Michael J. Sacks’ defense of being an AIPAC donor.

Have a great weekend. We’ll be back on Monday.

— Colleen Kujawa, opinion editor

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