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Cook County Chief Medical Examiner Appointed President of National Association of Medical Examiners

Cook County’s Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Ponni Arunkumar was appointed president of the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) this week at the organization’s annual conference. 

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Cook County Medical Debt Relief Initiative Surpasses $1 Billion in Debt Abolished

In partnership with Undue Medical Debt, this milestone represents the most medical debt abolished by a county in the United States

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Budget and Financial, Community, Health

Cook County Celebrates Completion of Healthy Homes for Healthy Families Program

Healthy Homes for Healthy Families supports suburban Cook County families by providing free safety, energy efficiency, water conservation and whole-home upgrades.

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Environmental, Health

Cook County Medical Examiner to Handle Disposition of Decedents from Chicago Funeral Home

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO) is working to reunite family members and loved ones of decedents whose remains were stored at South Chicago Chapel.  

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Cook County Medical Examiner Investigating Dozens of Remains Found at Funeral Home

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office was notified by Illinois and Chicago officials of decedents improperly stored at a funeral home in Chicago. MEO investigators and forensic pathologists went to the funeral home, located at 2939 E.

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