Country Club Hills mayor says he plans to retire

Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch said Monday he will not seek re-election in April, a backhanded acknowledgment that a term limits referendum passed by voters last month effectively ended his political career.

Welch, 65, who has been mayor since 1987, said “I have no intention of dying in office as many others have done…” Please click here to read Phil Kadner’s column in the Southtown Star.