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 while ...

Since David McCabe retired in late November as Aurora fire chief, Deputy Chief Kevin Nickel has served as interim chief of ...

It appears an upset has occurred in Illinois’ second-largest city, as incumbent Mayor Richard Irvin has conceded his race against Alderperson-at-Large John Laesch. With vote counts completed in Kane, ...

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AURORA, Ill. (WGN) — The mayoral race rematch in Aurora ended in defeat for incumbent Mayor Richard Irvin on Tuesday. Irvin was aiming to maintain his seat for a third term by besting area Alderman ...

Richard Irvin is out as mayor of Aurora, losing his re-election bid Tuesday to at-large Ald. John Laesch in the western suburb’s runoff election. Irvin conceded late Tuesday, ending his run as mayor ...

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 ...

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