Updated: 3:49 PM CST March 1, 2021
COLUMBIA, Ill. Columbia, Illinois, Mayor Kevin Hutchinson resigned Monday, less than a week after he was indicted.
“It is with a heavy heart, but due to the recent events, I feel it is in the best interest of the City and my family for me to immediately resign my position as Mayor,” Hutchinson said in a news release.
Hutchinson has been the mayor of Columbia since 2005. He did not run for re-election in 2020, and his fourth term in office is set to expire on April 30. The news release said the city council is expected to hold a special meeting this week to elect an acting mayor from its ranks.