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LaSalle County coroner reports year-end caseload and flags new Illinois law on decedent handling
Summary
LaSalle County coroner presented preliminary 2024 case totals and said a newly enacted Illinois law will require unique tags and a chain-of-custody form for every decedent; the committee placed the report on file and noted minimal expected budget impact.
The LaSalle County Public Safety Committee on Jan. 2 heard preliminary year-end statistics from the coroner and was told a new Illinois law will require stricter tagging and chain-of-custody procedures for decedents.
"So we have 16 accidental deaths," the coroner, Rich, reported, and then listed other category counts including "19 traffic accidents," "1 undetermined," "1 homicide," "18 suicides," "13…
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