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Coroner: jurisdictional limits mean some Will County resident deaths outside county aren’t captured; suicides rising, opioid deaths down
Summary
Coroner Laurie Summers explained how death certificates are issued by the county where death is pronounced and said Will County’s records do not automatically include deaths declared in other counties; the office reported opioid-related overdose deaths are down while suicides are rising and noted new drug threats being monitored.
Laurie Summers, coroner for Will County, told the committee that deaths are recorded by the county where the time of death is pronounced, and that Will County’s coroner does not automatically receive death certificates for Will County residents pronounced deceased elsewhere.
"If they die in our county, it's my job to take care of that death certificate," Summers said. "Once they leave the county, we're not going to get notified of that." She explained the workflow: the coroner’s office signs cause and manner, the…
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