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City of Columbia Columbia City Clerk Wesley Hoeffkin, left, is shown swearing in Ward 3 Alderman Gene Ebersohl as acting mayor on Wednesday night at a special meeting streamed live on Facebook. Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio. It was a quiet and somber meeting that lasted only about four minutes. On Wednesday night, Columbia City Council members elected former Ward 3 Alderman Gene Ebersohl as acting mayor. Ebersohl replaces longtime Mayor Kevin Hutchinson, who resigned Monday after being indicted la...

The longtime mayor of the southern Illinois city of Columbia has resigned in the wake a federal indictment accusing him of public corruption, a city

Longtime Columbia Mayor Kevin Hutchinson has resigned, less than a week after a federal grand jury indicted him for allegedly lying to investigators about referral commissions he received on city insurance contracts. City Administrator Doug Brimm announced the resignation in a news release emailed on Monday. It referenced a letter Hutchinson wrote to the Columbia City Council. "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," the letter stated. Last week, Hutchinson didn't re...

Columbia, IL mayor quits in wake of corruption charges