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.

Richard Irvin gives a speech at one of his last city meetings as Aurora's mayor, the May 6 meeting of the Aurora City Council’s Committee of the Whole. (R. Christian Smith / The Beacon-News) ...

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. Early voting is currently ...

Richard Irvin made it official this week, announcing he is seeking a third term as the top elected official of the state’s second-largest city.

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin focused on innovation and technology during his fourth and final State of the City address of the year on Wednesday night. The mayor decided to break his State of the ...

On Tuesday night, Irvin blamed what he called "hateful" politics for his loss. And over in Evanston, Mayor Daniel Biss is projected to win a second term in office with 62.08% of the vote and 100% ...

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin is calling on Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain to retract remarks where he blamed the Aurora Police Department for a 2023 shooting that left a suspect and a sheriff’s ...

In his final State of the City address this year, Mayor Richard Irvin said his city is “becoming a city of bytes, bandwidth and breakthroughs,” highlighting its work expanding broadband access ...

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin at a local City Council meeting in May at which he ripped into Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain in a war of words that is ramping up. City of Aurora ...

AURORA, IL — Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin was surprised Tuesday night with an award from the Black Contractors, Owners and Executives for his commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.