( CNN ) -- The mayor of Springfield , Illinois , was found dead in his home Tuesday morning , the day he had been ordered to present an accounting of his cousin 's estate to a judge . Illinois State Police say they are looking into the death of Mayor Tim Davlin , and no cause of death was disclosed Tuesday . Frank Kunz , a Springfield alderman who serves as mayor pro tem , said investigators `` did n't say much of anything '' at a news conference held shortly after Davlin was found dead in his home . `` Basically , what they confirmed was , it was the mayor , and he 's dead , '' Kunz said . `` They actually did n't say much of anything . '' The 53-year-old , two-term Democrat was scheduled to appear before a judge Tuesday morning and account for the balance of his cousin 's $ 845,000 estate , for which he served as executor . Margaret Ettelbrick , who died in 2003 , had willed the remainder of her estate to Springfield Catholic Charities after leaving $ 635,000 to other beneficiaries , court documents show . In May , Catholic Charities told the court it had received only a partial payment of $ 25,000 . The same month , the Internal Revenue Service filed a lien against Davlin 's home , seeking nearly $ 90,000 in back taxes from 2003 , 2005 and 2006 , according to property records . In September , Davlin 's lawyer quit , telling the court that the mayor had not provided him with the needed paperwork to account for the balance of the estate . Davlin told the judge last week that he had hired a new attorney , and he was ordered to report back to court Tuesday . In November , Davlin announced that he would not seek a third term in 2011 . Kunz said the city of about 115,000 was `` stunned '' by news of his death . `` Even when they had a press conference , they were n't sure all the relatives had been notified , '' he said . `` But he was the mayor , so they had to do something . '' Kunz said city council members would name a new mayor at some point , but officials were still examining the laws governing mayoral succession . The city 's administrative staff remains intact , and `` If they had to sign anything , I can sign it , '' he said . Davlin was divorced and had four children . Police were called to his home about 8:50 a.m. and found the mayor `` unresponsive , '' Springfield Police Chief Robert Williams said . He was declared dead soon afterward , and the investigation was turned over to state police , he said . `` It 's very early , '' Illinois State Police Capt . James Wolf said . `` And as information develops and we are in a position to provide the media with more information , we will do so . '' CNN 's Kara Devlin contributed to this report .
The mayor was found dead in his home The same month about 8:50 a.m. . Springfield says Alderman was `` stunned '' by the news . Davlin had been ordered into court in an estate lawsuit . The IRS had also placed a Springfield on his home for unpaid taxes .