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, ...

The South Lake Tahoe City Council is in the middle of a dogged fight with Heavenly to annex the California side of the ski ...

Aurora Police Chief Keith Cross is set to retire after more than 30 years at the city’s police department. Outgoing Mayor Richard Irvin is proposing that the position go to current Deputy Chief Matt ...

Three Kane County sheriff’s deputies who shot a man to death have been cleared of wrongdoing. Kane County State’s Attorney ...

MORE TRUMP CUTS: The National Endowment for the Humanities has canceled an annual $2 million grant to Illinois Humanities ...

It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about over the past week: ...

On election night and in an interview with The Beacon-News on Thursday, Laesch laid out plans for his incoming administration ...

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

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 ...

Current Aurora Alderman John Laesch unofficially garnered more than 52% of the vote in Tuesday's consolidated election, ousting incumbent Richard Irvin who conceded the election a few hours after ...

In Aurora, Alderman John Laesch upset incumbent Mayor Richard Irvin. Irvin conceded the race late Tuesday evening, ending his bid for a third term. In a candidate forum held in March, Laesch responded ...

City Councilman John Laesch defeated incumbent Richard Irvin to be elected mayor of Aurora, Illinois Tuesday. Irvin publicly conceded the race Tuesday night. "So as I serve out my last month as ...