Good morning. I left Indiana behind more than a decade ago, and I'm a happy Chicagoan. But I’m not surprised to hear about Illinoisans deciding to make northwest Indiana their new home. In an op-ed today, Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston sums up the appeal of his state to explain why the Chicago Bears are giving serious thought to moving to Hammond. The stadium there is not a sure deal, but the legislative leader makes fair points, and I suggest checking out his argument.

I also highly recommend today’s editorial about World Cup soccer fans from Scotland charming the socks off of Bostonians (and vice versa). I was enchanted by Scotland and its people when I visited there in 2023, and it comes as no surprise to me that the Scots have been such a balm for Beantown.

For its second piece, the Tribune Editorial Board notes that even though the Illinois General Assembly failed to get housing reforms across the finish line in the spring, Congress has some ideas of its own. The advancing federal legislation offers a savvier approach to fixing the housing shortages in our country, the board writes.

Also in commentary, an investment manager believes it’s foolish for Illinois to tap the brakes on data centers, and foreign affairs columnist Daniel DePetris argues in his latest column that a lasting peace deal between the U.S. and Iran faces a stumbling block in the form of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Plus, our readers share more interesting thoughts about the Obama Presidential Center in letters to the editor.

Cheers. And as the Scots might say, haste ye back.

— Colleen Kujawa, opinion editor

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