Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36), one of the sponsors of the FAIR Ordinance, is pictured at a City Council meeting on April 15, 2026. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

A group of alderpeople opposed to some of the biggest reforms in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Protecting Renters Ordinance (PRO) introduced a rival ordinance last week, dubbed the Fair Accountability In Rentals (FAIR) ordinance, that they argue would prevent what they see as potential negative consequences of the PRO legislation while retaining some reforms meant to benefit tenants.