Coroner: jurisdictional limits mean some Will County resident deaths outside county aren’t captured; suicides rising, opioid deaths down
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.
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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.
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