A lawsuit filed against the Lake County Coroner’s Office alleges that a former employee was retaliated against after he refused to return his retired canine to the coroner’s office. The federal lawsuit was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Gurnee resident Jason Patt was the chief deputy coroner […]
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Jennifer Banek sworn in as the new Lake County coroner
Jennifer Banek, who defeated Howard Cooper, was sworn in as the new Lake County coroner on Tuesday and says she is eager to get to work. Lake County Chief Judge Diane Winter swore Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek into office. Banek, who was elected to her first term, was one of four countywide officials sworn […]