The McHenry County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a man killed in a car crash running from Woodstock police early Friday morning. An autopsy for Fabian Velazquez, 25, of Woodstock, is due to take place May 28, coroner officials said. Velazquez died at Northwestern Hospital Huntley shortly after the violent one-vehicle crash on […]
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Coroner, police working to exhume child buried in McHenry whose identity remains unknown over 60 years later
The coroner’s office and police are working to locate and exhume the body of a young boy who was found in the Fox River near McHenry over 60 years ago but has never been identified. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein said his office and several supporting agencies conducted an exhumation on Tuesday. The agencies […]
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McHenry County Coroner’s Office becomes 1 of only 37 counties nationwide to earn top accreditation
The McHenry County Coroner’s Office announced they have become one of only 37 counties in the United States to earn a top accreditation from an international association of coroners. The coroner’s office said Friday they have earned accreditation from the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (IACME). Officials say it is a “high honor” […]
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Coroner disputes health department’s stats on number of COVID-related deaths in McHenry County
The McHenry County coroner is disputing the number of COVID-19 deaths in McHenry County, saying that the number is 53% less than what the health department reported. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein on Tuesday released his office’s statistics on COVID deaths. His data shows 150 deaths in 2020, 112 in 2021 and 65 in […]
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‘John Doe’ found dead over 1 year ago in rural Harvard identified as Ingleside man
A body that was found in a rural area of Harvard a year and a half ago has been identified through genealogy testing as a 50-year-old Ingleside man. The McHenry County Conservation Police and McHenry County Coroner’s Office responded on May 4, 2019, to a remote area of the Rush Creek Conservation Area in Harvard […]
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Coroner asks public for help in identifying man found dead near Harvard
Nearly a year after authorities found a man deceased in a conservation area in Harvard, the coroner’s office has been unable to identify him and is asking for the public’s help. The McHenry County Conservation Police and McHenry County Coroner’s Office responded on May 4, 2019 to a remote area of Rush Creek Conservation Area […]
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Funeral home director and coroner primary winner Mark Justen dies
Mark Justen, who was a funeral home director and winner of the McHenry County Coroner’s Office primary race, died Sunday morning. Justen, 66, of McHenry, died unexpectedly in his sleep but his death is believed to be natural, sources told Lake and McHenry County Scanner. Police and paramedics responded to Justen’s residence in the 300 […]
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Endorsement: Angela Byrnes for McHenry County coroner
Angela Byrnes is among two other candidates vying for the position of McHenry County coroner in the upcoming republican primary. However, Byrnes, along with Michael Rein and Mark Justen, are all running for an office that could move to an appointed position — not an elected one. There are currently no democratic challengers to the […]