Although the 2026 budget proposed for the fire department is actually higher than this year’s, it saw a roughly $2.8 million ...

John Laesch, currently an alderman at-large on the Aurora City Council, is running for mayor. Early voting is currently available for the Feb. 25 primary election, which includes the Aurora mayoral ...

Aurora voters were tasked with narrowing down a field of five active candidates, with Mayor Richard Irvin and challenger John Laesch likely heading toward an April 1 showdown. In the latest updates ...

Aurora Mayor John Laesch faced pushback, including from within city staff, for his decision to fly flags at full-staff over the weekend after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during ...

The firefighters’ union in Illinois’ second-largest city claims the mayor’s office is risking public safety in its proposed ...

New Aurora Mayor John Laesch, who has now been in office for over a week, has chosen the team of people who will help him lead the city. Laesch was sworn in as Aurora’s 60th mayor on May 13 after ...

Incumbent Richard Irvin and Alderman-at-large John Laesch will battle April 1 for who gets to be mayor of Aurora. Unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary election in Kane, Kendall and Will counties ...

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