Mayor Casey Urlacher, pardoned by Trump, wins another term in Illinois town
METTAWA, Ill. - 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.
"These residents really rallied for me. It was a team effort," Urlacher told the Lake County News-Sun. "There were a lot of people working behind the scenes. I’m honored to be elected for another four years."
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.