Irvin, who was first elected as mayor in 2017, garnered 47.5% of the vote to Laesch’s 52.5%, according to the unofficial ...

John Laesch wins the Aurora mayoral race, defeating incumbent Richard Irvin with 52.32% of the vote, promising city unity and sustainable infrastructure investment.

More than a dozen new mayors and village presidents were elected across DuPage and Kane counties last week — some by ...

Irvin has been the western suburb's mayor since 2017. During the runoff campaign, Laesch received strong support from key Illinois Democrats, including former Gov. Pat Quinn.

Voters will choose Tuesday between the incumbent mayor and current alderman at large for the mayoral seat in Aurora.

Aurora has officially launched a new program that is set to one day give all of the city’s kindergarten students an education savings account with a starting contribution from the city. The program, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker talked about tariffs, trade and the transit funding crisis while visiting Lombard Monday but didn’t reveal ...

Incumbent Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin admitted defeat Tuesday night to his challenger, Ald. John Laesch, in the Aurora mayoral election. As of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Laesch had 52.32% of the vote ...

Incumbent mayor Richard Irvin is facing City Councilman John Laesch. Aurora is known as the City of Lights, and a chat with both candidates illuminated one thing — there is no love lost between ...

Richard Irvin "Rick" Buhite, 80, of Grants, NM, formerly of Erie, passed away at home on April 1, 2025, with his wife, Susan, and daughter, Kimberly, by his side. Rick was born on October 5 ...

Laesch has said he wants to lower debt in the city; invest in green energy; and improve street lights, curbs and water lines.