Kane County coroner elected to lead state group

Kane County Coroner Rob Russell was elected president of the Illinois Coroners and Medical Examiners Association, his office recently announced in a news release.

The unanimous vote occurred Nov. 19 at the annual fall training conference. The president serves a one-year term.

“I am very humbled and honored to be trusted with this opportunity and look forward to working with the members by continuing the great work these members have done,” Russell said in the release.

“We all realize the tremendous moral responsibility we have in serving our public, typically under dire circumstances. We do not take that lightly, and we have no other agenda other than that.”

The ICMEA is composed of all 101 county coroners and the Cook County medical examiner.