Good morning.

All things must pass, George Harrison once sang. And so it goes for Joann, the fabrics retailer that supplied generations of loyal hobbyists and now is set to close all its stores after failing to find a buyer out of bankruptcy. The editorial board offers a suitable eulogy.

The editorial board also took note of a Tribune scoop on how Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Board of Education President Sean Harden are employing unsavory tactics to install a Johnson loyalist as CEO of Chicago Public Schools. One elected school board member, Che Rhymefest Smith, called the maneuver Trumpian. We agree.

It's a challenge, but Timothy Shriver, chairman of the Special Olympics, says our politicians need to appeal more to our better angels, starting with Gov. JB Pritzker. His uncles, John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, surely would have agreed.

Willie Wilson, a regular contributor, writes on how President Trump's tariffs are hurting small businesses particularly badly. And former Illinois Senate President John Cullerton and former GOP state Sen. Jason Barickman write in support of legislation to more equitably fund state universities.

We have readers' letters, too, of course. Have a great day, and we'll be back tomorrow.

— Steve Daniels, editorial board member

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