Boycott Bears, Sox if you're angry over teams' threats to move

I'm not a fan of professional sports. It's too expensive for a family. The best thing about my divorce was that I never had to endure another football game. That said, I don't understand why fans aren't revolting over the Bears’ threats to leave Illinois and the Sox toying with moving away from their devoted fan base. Don't pay. Don't go until they stop trying to blackmail everyone.

Gail Gartelos, Bridgeport

Judging progress on the bench

As I was filling out my Chicago ballot a few days ago, I reached the long list of judges up for retention. It immediately struck me that out of the listed judges, most of them were women.

It wasn’t like that when I first voted. In 1976, I could count the number of female Cook County judges on my hand.

Today as we face the White House’s relentless assault on diversity, equity and inclusion, the U.S. Supreme Court’s torpedoing of affirmative action and the grotesque misogyny of the online right, it may feel that the progress toward gender equality over the last five decades is being washed away. But it isn’t: As that ballot shows, women have gained lasting positions of power in our society that won’t be erased, in spite of current setbacks.

So it comes as little surprise that it is U.S. District Judge April Perry who has emerged as the chief force holding the Trump administration accountable for its outrageous and murderous assault on Chicago-area immigrants and their supporters in 2025.

The struggle for equality is never over. But it is important that we not forget the progress that has been made.

John D. Cameron, West Ridge

Ego-fueled museum modifications

I appreciate Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey's column clarifying the controversy about the Welcome Hall proposed for the magnificent Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Whenever I've visited this astonishing museum, the history of Chicago permeates it with inspiration and brings to life Daniel Burnham's "Make no small plans." It stands as a reminder of who we still are.

There is a modern ego that finds it necessary to inflict itself on this world-class structure, rather than respectfully enhance its beauty. We're sadly seeing this out of control ego in Washington, D.C., with the giant ballroom being built to dwarf the White House and the odd, Arc de Triomphe structure, which will block the classic historical buildings. I hope that our better selves make the choice to enhance our enchanting, stunning museum and not block it.

Jean Scott, Irving Park

Endangering humans

I'm not surprised that Donald Trump is gutting the Endangered Species Act, which puts the future of animals, insects and birds at risk. But what can we expect from a man who has also put the human species at risk?

Mike Levey, Deerfield