Happy Friday, Chicago.

Last week, the editorial board called on Illinois officials to release the investigation into misconduct allegations against former state Rep. Harry Benton. Yesterday, the Legislative Ethics Commission announced that the report is coming out. Good.

Talk of the city buying back its parking meters has reopened old wounds for many Chicagoans. We’ve got two pages of thoughtful, impassioned reader letters to prove it.

Columnist Elizabeth Shackelford writes of the “pointless suffering” the U.S. is inflicting upon the Iranian people and others across the globe under an aggressive Trump administration.

The board — along with most of Chicago — is wondering whether Mayor Brandon Johnson will be running for re-election. A new poll shows just 13.6% of Chicagoans want him to. He should let us know sooner rather than later.

Restaurateur Donnie Madia — of Publican, avec and Big Star fame — writes with gratitude about the lasting impact FX’s “The Bear” has had upon Chicago and its famed restaurant scene.

Thanks for reading. Hope you have a great weekend.

— Hilary Gowins, editorial board member

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