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Judd Lofchie, an Aurora-based business lawyer and commercial real estate broker who currently sits on the East Aurora School District Board of Education, is running for mayor of Aurora in...

Jazmine Garcia has suspended her campaign for mayor of Aurora and instead endorsed fellow mayoral candidate John Laesch, she announced on social media Monday.

Ted Mesiacos, who has served as Aurora's 3rd Ward alderman since 2013, is running for mayor of Aurora in the Feb. 25 primary election.

Richard Irvin, who has been the mayor of Aurora since 2017 and is the city's first African American mayor, is once again running for four more years in office.

John Laesch, currently an alderman at-large on the Aurora City Council, is running for mayor in the Feb. 25 primary election.

Aurora had only one homicide in 2024, which is the lowest rate since the city had none in 2012, city officials recently announced.

The Aurora City Council on Tuesday night approved an agreement with Matrix Consulting Group to complete the Aurora Police Department Staffing and Strategic Planning Study.

The projects look to rehab historic buildings in and around downtown Aurora to hold a total of 88 new residential units.

Rec Haus is a newly-proposed arcade and activity bar that would be located in downtown Aurora in the space above Society 57 at 100 S. River St.

Topics including affordable housing, growth and financial incentives for developers were discussed at the League of Women Voters Aurora Area candidate forum.