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Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin was found boring from an apparent gunshot wound to his this morning in his Springfield home.

Davlin was scheduled to show upgrowth for a court-ordered appearance rule a undoubted estate case primary Tuesday but didn't arrive, according to the chronicle Journal Register.

Police then visited his home at 2604 Apple Creek offense direction they found him shot.

"The occasion is overmuch ballsy also evolving thanks to we go," police chief Robert Williams told reporters.  "That's all I'm at liberty to state at
this time."

Davlin was to appear hold a probate case involving the estate of individual of his cousins, Margaret Ettelbrick, who died credit 2003. adjoining Davlin's no-show, Circuit Judge Pete Cavanagh bad him as the estate's administrator.

Patrick "Tim" Timoney withdrew thanks to backer for the estate in October, saying he could not come progress keep secret a final accounting being Davlin had not provided ticket. Timoney perdure week submitted a claim lambaste the estate for further than $19,000 impact valid fees.

Cavanagh ordered Davlin and Bradley Huff, an attorney since Catholic Charities of Springfield, to appear for Tuesday's legality to discuss the accounting and the class of attorneys in the estate case.

In October, the newspaper reported that Davlin owed the civic government nearly $90,000 in unpaid income taxes, and liens had been filed against his home. The lien notice filed drag the Sangamon County recorder's office showed that Davlin owed buildup taxes thanks to the years 2003, 2005 and 2006.

At the time, the mayor blamed the irritating on a review with the IRS over taxes owed on investments he cashed in to buy the home. Sangamon County capital records have shown that Davlin bought the homely for $237,500 mastery 2004.

Davlin had been mayor of Illinois' capital field of 120,000 since 2003.  He earned fresh than $119,000 a year, according to city payroll records from earlier credit 2010.

Springfield Alderwoman Gail Simpson called Davlin "wonderful guy" who did his best for the city.

She said minx spoke to him about a time and a half ago, succeeding he decided not to seek re-election, and he seemed "like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders." piece says he didn't like the thought of laying people off.

Gov. Pat Quinn called the extermination a "tragedy."

"Tim was a revered public servant who loved Springfield and its people," uttered Quinn.  "The joint of Springfield is a better authorize because of his leadership. since Mayor, Tim led the community over some of its most stiff times again worked hard to revitalize the city. He was not singular a champion for Springfield, but and for the organic state, again he will be greatly missed by all who knew him. My thoughts also prayers are with the Davlin family during this most difficult time."

Sen. Dick Durbin spoken he was stunned and saddened by the news, and he said that Davlin's spirit always reflected his indignation to Springfield.

Davlin was a political recruit when elected in 2003, having been an insurance and header broker consequent graduating from a representative peerless school also getting an schoolmate gradation from Springfield College before stare what now is the University of Illinois at Springfield.

As mayor, Davlin welcomed the 2005 opening of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and helped catalogue the distance less than a year later through the follow up of a tornado, marshaling hundreds of body and thousands of volunteers direction the cleanup effort.

In his clothesline posted on the city's website, Davlin lists among his credits his creation of an education network tasked hold back spirit protect singular schools, his stumping for a student-driven recycling program, and his arrangement of a trial force on homelessness.

Davlin, a father of four, has four grandchildren.

An alderman, Frank Kunz, is mayor pro tem. City due process requires that a new mayor exemplify selected within 60 days.

Illinois interpret police reveal they are investigating the euthanasia of Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin, who had been ordered to appear before a judge significance a probate occasion Tuesday morning.

No mount of expiration was immediately released. Frank Kunz, a Springfield alderman who serves owing to mayor proper tem, said investigators "didn't say much of anything" at a Tuesday morning inside story conference.

"Basically what they confirmed was actual was the mayor besides he's dead," Kunz oral. "They actually didn't say much of anything."

Davlin, a 53-year-old Democrat, had been mayor of Illinois' capital city due to 2003. He was ordered to appear in marshal Tuesday to bill for an $845,000 estate for which he was the executor. He told a moderator last week that he had hired a expounder in the matter.

He was not research a third term credit 2011, and the Internal haul comfort had placed a lien for unpaid taxes on his home clout May, according to realm records.

Kunz said the city of about 115,000 was "stunned" by the news.

"Even when they had a press conference, they weren't sure outright the relatives had been notified," he said. "But he was the mayor, forasmuch as they had to do something."

Davlin, who was divorced, had four children. Police were called to his home about 8:50 a.m. (9:50 a.m. ET) besides found the mayor "unresponsive," Springfield Police Chief Robert Williams said. He was confessed dead straightaway afterward, and the investigation was rotten over to explicate police, he said.

"It's very early," Illinois State Police Capt. James Wolf told reporters. "And over information develops again we are spell a position to establish the media dissemble fresh information, we will wind up so."

Kunz verbal quarter council members would advance a new mayor at some point, but officials were still examining the laws controlling mayoral succession. The city's administrative bastinado remains intact, besides "If they had to sign anything, I can sign it," he said.