| Good afternoon, Chicago. Indiana voters decide their party’s nominees for races
at the federal and state levels, as well as a few local races, during today’s Indiana primary election. Votes will be counted in contested races after polls close in Indiana at 6 p.m. local time. President Donald Trump is
waging a retribution campaign against some fellow Republicans in today’s primary in Indiana. Seven GOP state senators who blocked his push to redraw the state’s congressional districts now face primary challengers endorsed by him. Here’s what to know about the election, and where to follow along for live results. And here’s what else is happening today. And remember, for the latest breaking news in Chicago, visit chicagotribune.com/latest-headlines and sign up to get our alerts on all your devices. Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History news Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele exits the court room and walks toward the elevators with her
attorneys following a not guilty verdict at Daley Center in Chicago, May 5, 2026. The case involved a DUI charge in 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) While Cook County prosecutors established a “suspicion” of impairment, Judge Donald Suriano said they failed to definitively prove Samantha Steele was under the influence of alcohol when she crashed a friend’s car into two parked vehicles along Ashland Avenue in November 2024. More top news stories: business Emanuel Congregation has reworked its proposal for a new apartment development along the lakefront. The new proposal includes
a passageway that would traverse underneath the entire site, providing pedestrians along Sheridan Road with views of and access to Lake Michigan. (Eckenhoff Saunders Architects) Emanuel Congregation and its developer Fern Hill said that their new plan to replace the aging Edgewater synagogue at 5959 N. Sheridan Road would mean more light and air for neighboring condos, and offer better public access to Lake Michigan. More top business stories: sports Magoon Gwath of San Diego State walks off the court after a loss to Utah State in
the Mountain West Tournament final March 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. Gwath is transferring to DePaul for the 2026-27 season. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune) Players in the portal still can make moves, but with most teams’ rosters taking shape, here’s a look at the returns, departures and additions for some local teams. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. David Sedaris at the Vanguard Ann Arbor hotel in Michigan on April 25, 2026. (Christopher Borrelli / Chicago Tribune) Should
you ever get the chance to sit and talk to David Sedaris for a while, on a nice afternoon, about nothing much at all, about whatever happens to pass through your head right then, his early writing days in Chicago, his relentless touring, the trouble with fact-checking him, take the opportunity. More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world Health workers get off the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, a cruise ship carrying nearly 150 people as it remains off
Cape Verde on May 4, 2026 after three passengers died and several others fell seriously ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak. (Qasem Elhato via AP) Footage obtained by The Associated
Press of a cruise ship at the center of a rare-virus outbreak shows deserted decks and gathering areas, medical teams in protective gear, and a still landscape ahead as the vessel and its nearly 150 passengers and crew waited another day for direction and help off the coast of West Africa. More top stories from around the world: |