The National Endowment for the Humanities has canceled an annual $2 million grant to Illinois Humanities Council, which ...

While there are no contests in Chicago, Tuesday is Election Day in many suburbs. Here is a breakdown of some high-profile races. In Arlington Heights, where a new mayor will be elected. Three-term ...

In Tuesday’s consolidated election, Aurora voters appear to have mostly kept incumbent candidates on City Council — except in the alderman at-large race. Incumbent at-large Ald. Ron Woerman ...

It appears an upset has occurred in Illinois’ second-largest city, as incumbent Mayor Richard Irvin has conceded his race against Alderperson-at-Large John Laesch. With vote counts completed in ...

Incumbent Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin admitted defeat Tuesday night to his challenger, Ald. John Laesch, in the Aurora mayoral election. As of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Laesch had 52.32% of the vote ...

Violet Miller/Sun-Times Share 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 ...

Several Chicago suburbs will see new leadership after an election night of upsets, including Waukegan, Orland Park, Aurora, Dolton and more. In Wisconsin, voters chose to amend the state's ...

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin appears to have lost his bid to win a third term as the leader of the state’s second-largest city. Challenger John Laesch was upbeat in declaring victory shortly ...

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Many suburban communities voted on key leadership positions Tuesday. With over 50 races being decided in Kane County, Clerk Jack Cunningham said earlier Tuesday that more ...

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin conceded Tuesday evening ito his challenger, Alderman-at-large John Laesch. Irvin, who was first elected as mayor in 2017, garnered 47.5% of the vote to Laesch’s 52.5%, ...