| Good afternoon, Chicago. Voters in Chicago’s suburbs went to the polls in yesterday’s election to decide primary races from governor to Cook County Board. Here’s what happened in races around Chicago’s suburbs. And see our full election results from races across Illinois, as well as special looks at how Illinois voted in the Republican primary for governor, U.S. Senate race and the 9th Congressional District race. 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 Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks as he joins elected officials and members of the restaurant industry
at a One Fair Wage rally and celebration at the TNT Rooftop restaurant in Chicago on June 23, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) Chicago aldermen are set to vote today on a plan to freeze wage increases for tipped workers, a move that could set off a veto showdown with Mayor Brandon Johnson. More top news stories: business Equipment and unused parts wait to be auctioned at the shuttered Lion Electric Joliet school bus factory in Channahon on May 24, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) Hyundai Translead, a leading manufacturer of truck trailers and flatbeds, is firing up two shuttered industrial plants along the Des Plaines River in Will County, with a commitment to bring thousands of jobs to the region. More top business stories: sports White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami watches the flight of his home run against
the Athletics during the fifth inning of a spring training game, March 17, 2026, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Murakami’s first home run of spring training came during his return to Cactus League play in a 6-4 Sox victory at Camelback Ranch. More top sports stories: eat. watch. do. Jan Hieggelke and Brian Hieggelke, the married publishers of Newcity magazine, in their home in Chicago’s South Loop, March 9, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) Newcity’s current February/March issue marks its 40th anniversary, and as Brian Hieggelke writes, “(This is) the biggest edition we’ve ever published at 180 pages, and includes 66 pages dedicated to exploring the art scene we know best, right here in Chicago.” More top Eat. Watch. Do. stories: nation & world Fishermen pass an oil tanker in the Gulf of Venezuela off the shore of Punta Cardon, Venezuela, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, today as the Trump administration looks for ways to boost world oil supplies during the Iran war. More top stories from around the world: | 
