A planned new Aurora Fire Department headquarters could cost the city nearly $30 million, city staff said at a recent meeting. Last June, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin announced the city’s plans to ...

Rahmbo goes for gold Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been making a lot of noise lately about running for something soon — governor or U.S. Senate in 2026, even president in 2028. He clearly ...

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 ...

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

(From left) Jose Alfredo Pacheco Gonzalez and his brother Jose Gregorio Gonzalez hold hands during a news conference at the Resurrection Project in Pilsen, hours after Jose Gregorio Gonzalez was ...

A victor has been declared in the Aurora mayoral race and it’s time now that we all stop, inhale deeply, and then focus on ...

In local elections Tuesday, 79 percent of the candidates backed by the Illinois Democratic Party won. Several Republican ...

The Democrats scored several key victories in local elections, unseating Republican-backed incumbents in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Political analysts signaled ahead of Tuesday's elections that the results could be seen as a referendum on President Donald ...

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

In one of the most closely watched mayoral races in the state, Aurora Ald. John Laesch beat two-term incumbent Mayor Richard ...