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Tazewell County Coroner
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James Jeff Baldi
Coroner
County of Tazewell
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11 S 4th St. Ste. 228
McKenzie Building
Pekin, Illinois 61554
Phone: 309/346-1222
Fax: 309/346-4415
E-Mail:
jbaldi@tazewell.com
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Rod Wamsley, Chief Deputy
Coroner
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Glenda S. Grashoff, Office
Manager
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| The Tazewell County Coroner
is mandated by Statue to investigate the cause and
manner of death of any dead body within the borders of the
county when the circumstances of the death indicate any of the
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A sudden or violent death,
whether apparently suicidal, homicidal, or accidental |
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Any death due to a sex crime or a
crime against nature including criminal or self-induced
abortions and stillborn infants where there is a
suspicion of illegal interference |
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A death where the circumstances
are suspicious, obscure, mysterious or otherwise
unexplained. |
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A death where addiction to
alcohol or to any drug may have been a contributory
cause. |
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A death where the decedent was
not attended by a licensed physician within the past
72-hours or death occurs within 24 hours of admission to
a hospital (unless the patient has been under continuous
care of a physician for a natural disease which is
responsible for death) |
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A death on the operating table or
prior to recovery from anesthesia |
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All deaths in any State
institution |
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All deaths of wards of the State
in a private care facility or in programs funded by the
Department of Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities, the Illinois Department of Alcoholism and
Substance Abuse, or the Department of Children and
Family Services. |
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All deaths occurring while being
pursued, apprehended, or taken into custody of any law
enforcement agency. |
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Any death of a fireman who dies
within 30 days of working a fire. |
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All deaths arising from
employment including industrial poisonings from
absorption and/or inhalation |
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All hospice deaths. |
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All human skeletal remains
including bones and decomposed fleshy parts of a
deceased human body including grave artifacts. |
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During a death investigation, it may be the
duty and responsibility of the Coroner to cause an autopsy to be
performed, including the taking of X-rays and the performance of
other medical tests, toxicology tests, and positive body
identification a the Coroner deems appropriate. (In
Tazewell County, between 8% and 10% of the total yearly caseload
involve the authorizing of an autopsy. Death
investigations totaled 971 for Dec. 2008 thru Nov. 2009). |
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Special attention is given by the Coroner's
office to the family of the deceased in keeping them informed
during their grieving process. This care, concern, and
compassion is also exhibited by the Coroner in providing the
option of tissue, organ, and body donation (in those deaths
meeting the donation criteria) and in providing special reports
in all Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) cases. |
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The Coroner takes charge of any valuable
personal property, money, or papers found upon or near the body
which is the subject of a Coroner's investigation and delivers
the same to these entitled to its care or possession.
After the inquisition, the Coroner released the body to family
or friends for burial. If no next of kin or friends exist,
the Coroner shall cause the body to be decently buried, the
expenses paid by the County. |
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Prior to the filing of a permanent death
certificate by the Coroner for a death coming under
jurisdiction of the Coroner, the Coroner may conduct an inquest.
Evidence developed during the Coroner's death investigation is
presented to a panel of 6 jurors provided by the Jury
Commission. After hearing the evidence presented at the
inquest, the jury panel deliberates and returns the cause and
manner of death that is then recorded by the Coroner on the
permanent death certificate. As part of its verdict, the
jury may make recommendations involving matters of public safety
or spotlight a public hazard. |
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In any death where the
remains are to be cremated, it shall be the duty of the funeral
director to obtain from the Coroner a permit to cremate a body.
The Coroner, prior to the issuing of the permit, shall complete
his investigation of the cause and circumstance of the death.
No crematory shall cremate a dead human body unless a Coroner's
permit to cremate has been furnished to authorize the
cremation. (In 2009, 387 permits were issues). |
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Tazewell
County News |
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Pursuant to
the Illinois Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS
120/7.3), information related to all
employee total compensation packages
exceeding $75,000 can be accessed at the
Tazewell County Clerk's Office in the Payroll Division
located at:
11 S. 4th Street
Room 203
Pekin IL 61554
2013 Final
Budget
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