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Tim Davlin, Springfield Mayor Found Dead

Tragic

Appears to have committed suicide.

Tim Davlin, the mayor of Springfield, Illinois, was found dead in his home on Tuesday in what appears to be a suicide. The 53-year-old Democrat was found in his home with what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he missed a court appearance for an estate case involving his cousin. Davlin was elected in 2003 and was not planning to run for a third term.

Read it at State Journal-Register