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: ...

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

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

(From left) Jose Alfredo Pacheco Gonzalez and his brother Jose Gregorio Gonzalez hold hands during a news conference at the ...

Aurora Mayor-elect John Laesch says he wants to support living wage jobs in the city. Laesch says residents are tired of ...

Stocks plummet after Trump’s sweeping tariffs. And after a long year of negotiations, Chicago teachers have a tentative ...

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 ...

See which candidates running for alderperson appear to have been voted into Aurora City Council in Tuesday's consolidated ...

Incumbent Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin has admitted defeat to his challenger, Ald. John Laesch, in the Aurora mayoral election.