Mayor-elect John Laesch’s official transition committee is being tasked with making sure there is a smooth transfer of city ...

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 ...

Aurora, the second most populous city in Illinois after Chicago ... faces a challenge from alderperson and frequent critic John Laesch. Among their disagreements: Laesch says he supports adopting a ...

The clouds have parted, the sun is shining, it's a new day. Madonna and Elton John have finally reconciled. After a bitter, decades-long, and largely one-sided feud, the Queen of Pop announced in ...

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 ...

Aurora Mayor-elect John Laesch says he wants to support living wage jobs in the city. Laesch says residents are tired of seeing their tax dollars used to subsidize large corporations. "This is ...

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

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 ...