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Karla Taylor-Bauman needed a little extra cash. So she figured she’d tap a clause in her life insurance that allows an early withdrawal if the policy-holder has certain serious illnesses.
One problem: The insurance company told her, “You’re too healthy.” Given what she’s gone through over the past year, she’s totally OK with that: “I got denied because I am healthier than I ever was before,” said Taylor-Bauman, 50.
With former President Trump’s signature still fresh on his pardon, Casey Urlacher now is on the April 6 ballot as a write-in candidate for the unpaid post of Mettawa mayor.
Updated 1/20/2021 6:43 PM
The last-minute pardon of Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher by outgoing President Donald Trump has brought raised eyebrows, but no explanations.
Urlacher, the 41-year-old younger brother of former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher, was among 73 individuals pardoned by Trump during his final hours in office late Tuesday. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2020 on allegations he took part in an illegal sports gambling business.
Skeptics wonder if his famous brother s White House visit with Trump in March may have been a factor. Urlacher was the only one of 10 people charged in connection with the alleged gambling ring to receive a pardon.