Aurora mayor’s race is between incumbent Richard Irvin and challenger John Laesch.
Category: Elections
Incumbent Benny White, Park Board President Mary Gibson appear to take early lead in Naperville council race
Voters in Naperville are deciding on an eight-way race for the four City Council seats up for election.
Voters cast ballots Tuesday in a variety of races in Kane and nearby counties
Turnout appears on pace with, if not slightly higher than, past off-year elections, local clerks’ offices said on Tuesday.
Wisconsin voters to choose top education official and consider voter ID amendment
Wisconsin’s top education official will be elected Tuesday in a race between the teachers union-backed incumbent and a Republican-supported critic.
Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at stake in race that’s drawn powerful political interests
Majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will be decided Tuesday in a race that broke records for spending and has become a proxy battle for the nation’s political fights.
Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments after Wisconsin Supreme Court declines request to stop him
Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to President Donald Trump’s agenda and “the future of civilization.”
Trump says he’s considering ways to serve a third term as president
President Donald Trump said Sunday that “I’m not joking” about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends at the beginning of 2029.
Wisconsin’s attorney general asks the state Supreme Court to stop Musk’s $1 million payments
Wisconsin’s attorney general on Sunday asked the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters, an appeal that came hours before President Donald Trump’s ally planned the giveaway at an evening rally.
President Trump’s election order creates much confusion before the next federal election in 2026
Election officials were already dealing with the loss of some cybersecurity assistance from the federal government and now face the potential for major changes.
Is Elon Musk skirting election law in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race?
Wisconsin state law expressly prohibits giving anything of value in exchange for voting — drawing a slew of complaints, including from Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney, who sued Friday afternoon to block Musk from handing out the checks.