City profile · Mid-size City
Aurora, Illinois
Verified Oct 25, 2026Who leads Aurora, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- John Laesch
- Role
- Mayor
- Population
- 142,990
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 25, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 25, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceaurora.il.us/Government-and-Engagement/Mayor ↗
- Official leadership pageaurora.il.us/Government-and-Engagement/Mayor ↗
- City websiteaurora.il.us ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- John Laesch CurrentMayor · added Jul 2, 2026 · verified Oct 25, 2026
- Richard C. Irvin FormerMayor · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 142,990
- Median household income
- $85,943
- Median age
- 35.4
- Land area
- 45.06 sq mi
- Population density
- 3,173.3 per sq mi
- County
- Kane County
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$500M
- City hall phone
- (630) 256-3010
- Official website
- aurora.il.us ↗
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