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Mayor pardoned by Trump wins another term in Illinois town

Posted April 09, 2021 7:00 am

The Associated Press

METTAWA, Ill. (AP) - Voters in a small Illinois town reelected a mayor who ran a write-in campaign after President Donald Trump pardoned him in a gambling investigation.

Casey Urlacher, the brother of former Chicago Bears star Brian Urlacher, defeated Jess Ray in Tuesday's election in Mettawa, 151-105, according to the Lake County clerk's office.

'œThese residents really rallied for me. It was a team effort," Urlacher told the Lake County News-Sun. 'œThere were a lot of people working behind the scenes. I'm honored to be elected for another four years.'ť

Casey Urlacher was charged by federal authorities in a gambling investigation, accused of recruiting bettors in exchange for a cut of their losses. He had pleaded not guilty and was pardoned by Trump before the president left office.

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