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

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

Next Tuesday, voters in Aurora, Illinois, will decide who will lead the state's second-largest city for the next four years.

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

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, ...

Fueling the motivation to vote, for some, appears to be Aurora's mayoral race. Incumbent Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin has aligned himself with President Donald Trump, but in this local election ...

Current Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin is running for a third term in office, and he'll be opposed by Alderman-at-Large John Laesch. Fresh off his run for governor, Irvin has aligned himself closely ...

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 ...

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