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Casey Urlacher, who ran a write-in campaign for mayor of Mettawa after President Donald Trump pardoned him in a gambling investigation, has been reelected.
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. Get the answer to your most-asked COVID vaccine questions on our mobile NBC 5 Chicago app. Download it here for iOS or Android.
“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.”
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Updated 4/10/2021 8:27 PM
Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher, who this year was pardoned in a federal gambling investigation, has won reelection after campaigning as a write-in candidate in Tuesday s election.
Tallies on the Lake County Clerk s website show Urlacher won 151 votes to Jess Ray s 105. Ray, Urlacher s predecessor, served as mayor of the village of about 550 residents in 2009-13.
On Tuesday night, before any write-in votes were counted, Ray had 104 votes. The clerk s office began counting write-in votes Wednesday, and the initial total which includes all of Urlacher s Election Day, early and mail-in votes through Friday was posted Friday, according to the Lake County News-Sun.
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Friday, April 9, 2021
Voters in a small Illinois town have reelected a mayor who ran a write-in campaign after Donald Trump pardoned him in a gambling investigation.
Casey Urlacher, the brother of former Chicago Bears star Brian Urlacher, defeated Jess Ray in Mettawa.
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 in January.
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Mayor Casey Urlacher, pardoned by Trump, wins another term in Illinois town
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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.