Cook County Medical Examiner’s office
Medical Examiner’s List Of Unidentified Bodies Begins Yielding Results
Just a few weeks after the Cook County Medical Examiner put its list of unidentified and unclaimed remains online, a family has now stepped forward to make identification.
Body Of Lottery Winner Reinterred At Cemetery
The remains of Urooj Khan were reinterred Monday following an autopsy of the North Side man who died from cyanide poisoning after winning a $1 million lottery jackpot.
18 Human Heads Found At O’Hare
Investigators believe a shipment of 18 human heads intercepted by customs officials at O’Hare International Airport are, in fact, legitimate medical specimens, authorities said Tuesday.
Authorities Seek To Exhume Body Of Poisoned Lottery Winner
It’s a fascinating mystery, with more questions than answers. Authorities have been trying to determine who poisoned a man who died days after winning a $1 million jackpot in a lottery instant game.
Workers At Clerk’s Office, Morgue Charged With Corruption
A Cook County Circuit Court employee has been charged with stealing $3,500 in traffic ticket payments, the fourth clerk’s office employee to face criminal charges this year, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Lawsuit: Medical Examiner Had Man’s Body, Never Told Family
The family of a John Doe who went unidentified for several months is now suing the Cook county Medical Examiner’s office.
Report: Conditions At Cook County Morgue Left Preckwinkle ‘Jarred’
A published report says the findings of an audit of the Cook County morgue left Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle “jarred.”
Medical Examiner’s Office Suspends Autopsies For Some Deceased People
Due to staffing shortages, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office has announced that full autopsies will no longer be performed in certain cases in which drugs or alcohol might have led to a person’s death.
Cardinal George Oversees Indigent Burials At Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Rain softly began to fall on Wednesday as Francis Cardinal George completed prayers at Mt. Olivet Cemetery for dozens of people whose bodies had been stored at the county morgue since November or December.
County Board Imposes New Restrictions On Medical Examiner
The Cook County Board on Monday imposed new rules and regulations on the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office to address the recent scandal in which bodies were found stacked in an overflowing cooler and otherwise mishandled.
2 County Morgue Workers Fired, 1 Threatens To Come Back With Gun
The overcrowding scandal at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office has cost two workers their jobs and led to disciplinary action against a third.
Family Sues After Woman’s Body Left At Morgue For 14 Months
A woman’s body sat unidentified in the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office for 14 months, despite the best efforts of the family to identify her. Now, the family has filed suit against the county, alleging that morgue personnel stymied their attempts to find and identify her.
Officials Don’t Know Why 15 Bodies Are Still At County Morgue
A Cook County spokeswoman says officials can’t figure out the reason the Medical Examiner’s office is still holding 15 of the bodies that have been in the morgue for 10 months or longer.
County Board Delays Vote On Making It Easier To Fire Medical Examiner
The Cook County Board has decided to slow down on taking away Cook County Medical Examiner Nancy Jones’ job-for-life status over the scandal involving bodies stacked on top of one another at the morgue.
Pastors Decry Conditions At Medical Examiner’s Office
Chicago pastors and other religious leaders are all heading to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office Friday morning, demanding that officials clean up deplorable conditions inside.
Preckwinkle Outlines Reforms At County Morgue
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today will outline proposals for big changes at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
44 Bodies Have Lain In Morgue For At Least 10 Months
The Cook County Board President’s office says a staggering 44 bodies have been in the morgue cooler for 10 months or longer, awaiting burial.
Preckwinkle Sends Staff To Fix Morgue Problems
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says there’s no question: If the county morgue had better management there wouldn’t be what sources say is a pileup of bodies there.
Funeral Director: Conditions At Cook County Morgue Are ‘Horrendous’
“Horrendous” is how one funeral director describes conditions inside the Cook County Medical Examiner’s cooler.
Bodies Doubled Up Again At Cook County Morgue
The Cook County Morgue is once again double-stacking bodies on trays in its cooler.
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