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From YouTube: Criminal Justice Committee Meeting 2/15/2023
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Criminal Justice Committee Meeting 2/15/2023 7:30am
A
Good
morning
we'll
call
the
Wednesday
morning,
February
15th,
meeting
the
criminal
justice
committee
to
order
start
with
roll
call.
Please
Mr
Hess
president
Mr
long
Mr,
Fairfield
Mr,
tholand,
Mr,
carrico,
Mr,
eckoff,
Mr,
Hunter,
Miss,
Turner,
Mr,
President,
Miss
Monday
president
miss
Andretti
Mr
merps,
Miss,
ritmanik,
Emmy,
Mr,
Scanlon,
Mr,
Wheeler,
Mr,
Alexander
Hildebrand
leave
a
quorum
okay.
First
of
all,
I'm
going
to
need
a
motion
to
let
Mr
Cavender
come
in
on
Zoom.
A
A
Okay
good
morning,
just
three
things
to
report
on
this
morning:
I
tend
to
report
in
threes.
I,
don't
know
why,
but
that's
just
kind
of
what's
going
on
basement
project
is
coming
along
very
well
we're
over
50
percent
complete.
Now
we
have
one
one
hiccup,
that's
going
to
delay
the
final
completion.
We
anticipate
that
98
of
it
will
be
done
by
April
1st,
but
they're
there's
a
back
order
on
the
doors
that
are
ordered
for
the
basement
and
they're
not
going
to
be
in
until
May.
A
So
it
looks
in
the
end
of
May,
so
it
looks
like
final
completion
as
far
as
TurnKey
turnover
is
going
to
be
right
around
June
1st,
but
everything
is
progressing
very
smoothly
there.
Let's
see.
The
second
thing
is
the
case.
Management
system
is,
is
humming
along.
They
are
rolling
out
the
probation
module
first,
and
maybe
Tom
can
speak
to
that.
A
What
that
means
is
that
we
have
not
lost
our
associate
position
that
was
vacated
when
judge
slawinski,
as
an
associate
judge,
was
elected
last
November
as
a
full
Circuit
Judge,
so
that
opened
up
his
seat
and
so
that
we're
now
able
to
fill
that
seat
and
it's
effective
immediately.
So
I
sent
a
letter
yesterday
to
Marsha
Meese,
the
director
of
the
administrative
office
of
Illinois
Courts
for
permission
to
fill
that
seat.
So
as
soon
as
we
get
that
confirmation
we'll
post
that
that
opening
any
questions,
Mr
Hunter.
Thank
you
very
much
judge
cunning.
A
What's
the
selection
process,
the
the
process
is
that
we
we
post
it
first
of
all
and
then
we
accept
applications
they're
sent
to
Springfield
to
the
aoic
and
they're
set
electronically.
Unless
you
can't
do
it,
then
there's
a
provision
to
handwrite
it,
but
those
applications
then
are
sent
to
me
and
then
I
send
them
out
to
the
Circuit
judges.
The
five
circuit
judges
in
our
circuit
and
then
we
meet
interview
the
candidates
and
then
we
vote
by
secret
ballot.
Then
that's
all
sent
to
Springfield.
A
B
B
A
typo
that
just
needs
to
be
clarified
under
the
corrections
division,
a
under
2B
I,
think
that
says
Jan
through
January
2022
that
should
be
January,
2023
and
based
on
our
numbers.
We
are
averaging
abroad
about
30
local
inmates
less
than
we
were
at
this
time
last
year.
A
lot
of
that
has
to
do
with
the
Illinois
Department
of
Corrections
actually
taking
their
sentenced
inmates
in
a
more
timely
fashion.
C
So
that's
a
positive
and
the
good
news
is.
We
are
averaging
approximately
90
more
out
of
County
inmates
from
both
the
feds
and
Champaign
County.
So
what
that's
given
us
is.
If
you
look
at
the
far
right
on
item
2B,
we
are:
we've
actually
received
404
000
more
dollars,
the
first
two
months
of
this
fiscal
year
than
we
did
last
year.
C
So
we
can't
take
more
than
than
the
number
of
beds
we
have,
so
our
transports
for
our
federal
inmates
will
start
to
increase,
as
they
are
slowly
getting
away
from
doing.
A
lot
of
Court
hearings
via
Zoom
is
the
easiest
Tech.
Now
they
call
it
something
different,
but
it's
basically
the
inmates
sit
in
our
jail
are
in
our
jail
and
they
are
by
video
to
both
Chicago
and
Springfield.
C
We
do
still
transport
on
those
cases
where
they
are
required
to
be
in
court,
but
they
are
getting
away
from
the
video
access
as
covid.
Apparently,
the
magic
date
is
now
May
11th
for
kova
to
be
gone.
So
once
once
that
well,
once
Cove
is
officially
done
on
May,
11th
and
we'll
probably
start
moving
and
transporting
inmates
on
a
more
regular
basis.
C
Are
at
full
staff
on
the
patrol
side
and
we
are
probably
about
10
officers
short
on
the
correction
side,
which
we
continue
to
Advocate
with
the
local
colleges,
social
media
and
the
such.
But
some
counties
are
down
30
50.
The
numbers
are
just
astronomical,
so
we
are
fortunate
to
have
the
Staffing
that
we
do
and
we
actually
have
I
believe
at
last
count.
There
was
about
three
more
that
we
are
doing
backgrounds
on
and
bringing.
B
For
keeping
us
our
staffing
levels
up
on
the
sworn
side,
if
you
look
at
under
Item
B
after
the
first
month
of
January,
there
were,
and
I
I
probably
should
just
leave
this
alone,
but
you
can
look
at
the
numbers
for
yourself:
the
zero
and
the
zero
under
fatals
and
homicides,
and
those
are
the
numbers
we
certainly
want
to
keep
the
same
monthly.
So
those
are
good
numbers
to
look
at
our
overdose
cases,
which
are
just
in
counties
jurisdiction.
They
are
not
county-wide.
E
E
Of
course,
the
problem
with
that
is
our
governor
and
our
legislature
just
spent
the
last
two
years
after
House
Bill
3653,
trying
to
let
violent
offenders
out
of
jail
by
circumventing
the
courts,
the
governor
legislature
now
keeping
people
in
jail
who
should
be
in
a
mental
health
facility,
not
in
jail.
So
our
staff
deals
with
these
individuals.
The
courts
deal
with
these
individuals
and
the
bottom
line
is
they
need
treatment.
They
need
medication,
and
I
can
tell
you
right
now
that
jails
are
not
the
place
for
those
who
are
in
need
of
mental
health
treatment.
E
We
are
lucky
because
we
have
room
to
at
least
try
to
help
I
guess
if
that's
the
correct
word,
these
individuals
are
going
through
a
mental
health
crisis,
a
lot
of
jails
don't
and
their
answer,
and
the
smaller
Jail's
answer
to
a
mental
health
crisis
is
putting
that
person
in
solitary
confinement,
and
that
is
certainly
not
the
answer,
but
it's
the
only
solution
they
have.
So
this
isn't
a
this,
isn't
a
Kankakee
County
issue.
This
is
102
County
issue
and
again
sheriffs
across
the
state
continue
to
work
with
DHS.
E
We
will
continue
to
work
with
them
to
come
up
with
the
best
solution
to
getting
these
individuals
the
help
that
they
need.
So
just
that's
just
kind
of
an
FYI
on
the
mental
health
issues
going
on
and
you
know
how
they
circumvent
the
lawsuit
through
legislation
which
doesn't
do
anybody
any
good.
Quite
frankly,
so
that's
all
I
have
on
the
report.
Questions
on
the
report.
E
E
E
E
So
one
additional
thing
with
animal
control:
we
did
acquire
and
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
body
worn
cameras
later,
but
we
did
acquire
body,
worn
cameras
for
our
Animal
Control
Officers
as
well,
and
so
those
have
been
implemented
and
are
doing
what
they're
supposed
to
do.
So
we're
happy
about
that.
E
E
If
we
because
the
existing
cameras
we
have
now,
we
we
have
to
replace
one
way
or
the
other
and
I
guess
I'd
ask
the
chairman:
do
we
want
to
just
put
all
those
together
and
come
back
with
a
price
as
opposed
to
piecemeal
in
it?
Mr,
Wheeler
and-
and
this
is
inside
and
out
well
inside,
for
the
basement
outside
would
be
the
replacement
of
the
old
cameras.
Yes,
the
the
thought
was
and,
and
it
really
it
hit
home.
E
When
you
looked
at
the
video
quality
from
that
awful
day
with
the
shooting,
we
just
put
a
camera
in
probation,
it
was
crystal
clear
and
it
caught
everything
and
everything
else
that
we
had
outside
was
Fuzzy
yeah,
you
caught
it,
but
it
wasn't
what
we
needed
to
be
so
I.
That's
why
I
thought
it
was
a
good
idea
to
replace
them
all
at
the
same
time
yeah.
E
So
we
can
either
wait
on
it
or
I
mean
we
actually
met
with
the
the
contractor
who's
doing
the
cameras
and
we
basically
identified
where
we're
putting
cameras
down
in
the
basement.
So
if
we
want
to
combine
that
and
come
back
with
a
with
a
much
bigger
number,
the
the
arpa
availability
is
what
we're
talking
about.
It
is
key
critical
infrastructure
and
I
suggested.
He
brought
it
to
this
committee.
E
If
you
like,
the
idea,
then
we'll
throw
it
to
finance,
for
the
total
number
I
was
going
to
say:
can
you
have
the
numbers
by
the
finance
I
believe
so
yeah
I
believe
so?
Could
we
take
a
motion,
then
all
right
wait.
Will
it
be
all
right
to
take
a
motion
to
approve
it
here
and
move
it
to
finance
with
the
prices
yeah
motion,
Miss
Andrade,
so
Mr
Mr
Coggin
microphone?
Please.
E
E
E
E
The
server
upgrade
is
something
that
Tyler
basically
requires
at
some
point.
As
as
their
systems
change,
we
are
upgrading
I
think
the
final
upgrade
takes
place
in
October,
so
we
have
to
upgrade
our
servers
because
the
servers
we
have
will
not
be
compatible
with
the
upgrade
and
I
believe
I.
Don't
know
if
that
is
that
in
there
yeah
yeah
yeah
that
that's
the
one
that's
in
there.
E
B
E
E
E
You
might
as
well
just
stay
up
there.
Do
I
need
a
roll
call
vote.
Well,
you
would
but
it's
65
000.
If
there
are
many
bids,
do
we
is
there
a
government
price?
Do
you
have
anything
as
far
as
as
far
as
that
goes
it's
it's
the
system
that
we
have
it's
through
the
system
that
we
have
already
it's
the
same
one
yeah,
okay,.
F
E
I
F
I
H
B
E
Them
it
would
allow
us
to
maybe
do
a
little,
an
additional
background
of
where
these
and
where
these
DCFS
officers
or
agents
are
going
and
what
they
could
possibly
be
walking
into.
We
would
obviously
be
of
assistance
as
well,
and
it
is
strictly
it's
strictly
listed
deputy
sheriff,
so
they
can't
contact
Bourbonnais
and
have
Bourbonnais
do
it
or
Bradley
or
whoever.
So
the
sheriffs
I
talked
to
who
are
utilizing.
This
right
now
said
that
it's
working
pretty
well,
there
was
no
additional
cost
to
them.
I
guess.
E
Couple
weeks
to
bring
to
finance
to
see
if
it's
something
that
we
would
want
to
do,
because
it
would
require
us
to
hire
another
deputy,
because
we
couldn't
take
one
off
the
street
to
do
it.
Would
there
be
a
contract
with
that
that,
like
a
four-year
contract?
Well,
my
question,
of
course,
was
what's
to
say:
in
two
years
the
state
of
Illinois
stops
IT
great.
F
G
B
I
A
E
I
I,
don't
really
know
if
it's
applicable,
but
it
just
makes
me
wonder
on
our
our
liability
going
with
DCFS.
Are
we
covered
as
an
additional
insured
under
their
liability,
or
do
we
have
to
I
guess
it's
a
question.
I
think
we
should
ask
our
insurance
company
sure
yeah,
because
it's
where's
that
extended
to
because
we're
those
are
situations
you're,
usually
not
in
correct
right.
D
E
It's
after
the
fact,
it'd
be
after
the
fact,
yeah,
okay,
Mr,
Fairfield,
Sheriff
I,
know
you
probably
thought
of
this
already,
but
with
the
all
the
new
body
cams,
do
you
have
enough
storage
for
those
we
do
data
okay,
we
do
it'll
be
so.
The
storage
issue
is,
which
is
the
biggest
issue
of
the
of
the
cost,
will
be
something
that
we
will
go
through
every
year.
Okay,
thank
you.
E
Next
Deputy
asking
that
question
right,
yeah,
any
other
questions
for
the
sheriff
who
didn't
have
body
cameras
when
he
was
there.
Okay.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
up.
Next,
the
circuit
clerk,
my
ciancie
in
your
package.
You
have
a
copy
of
Sandy's
monthly
report.
Take
a
motion
to
approve
Mr
Wrong
second,
by
Miss
Monday
morning
Sandy
good
morning
good
morning,.
E
That's
the
big
report,
three
pages,
where
it
shows
all
the
funds
that
we
collect
so
up
at
the
top
that
we
collect
and
disperse
233
336.43,
and
then
all
that
money
is
accounted
for
in
all
of
these
funds
and
then
on
the
last
column.
It
shows
you
how
many
cases
were
part
of
where
that
money.
So
like
the
first
case
for
the
clerk's
fees,
757
cases
Sandy,
you
must
have
a
different
report
than
what
we've
got.
E
E
Thank
you,
then.
The
next
report
is
the
Harrison
Harris
report,
so
that
is
our
third
party
collection
agency.
So
when
we
have
tried
collecting
the
cases
and
I'll
show
you
the
state's
attorney
report
too,
but
when
we
go
past
a
certain
point,
then
we
upload
the
cases
into
a
file
and
it's
electronically
sent
to
Harrison
Harris,
and
then
they
work
the
cases
and
so
over
the
years
we've
been
with
them
since
2011.,
so
so
at
the
very
bottom
for
2023.
E
So
far
we
turned
over
110
cases
in
January
to
them
and
we
are
owed
53,
500
and
four
dollars
for
that
and
then
seven
DUIs,
which
are
thirteen
thousand
one
hundred
and
thirty,
so
they're
working
those
cases
right
now,
as
we
speak
so
then
on
the
recovery
report
this
chart,
it
shows
that
in
January
they
were
they
collected.
Twenty
two
thousand
five
hundred
and
eighty.
E
E
E
Then,
if
they
didn't
follow
through
with
that
agreement,
then
it
would
go
back
into
collection,
so
it's
kind
of
like
they're
kind
of
an
extra
grace
period
And.
So
you
can
see
that
since
they
started
the
program
in
2017,
they've
collected
640,
000
dollars,
basically,
and
so
in
January
it
went
down
to
23
or
they
collected
23.71.
E
F
G
E
B
K
Just
I
guess
my
question
is:
is
there
an
extra
fee
on
top
if
they
go
through
Harrison
Harris?
Yes,
okay,
so
it
it
behooves
a
person
to
pay
it
off
early
right?
Yes,
yes,
that's
what
I
was
checking
yeah
and
then,
if
they
do
go
through
the
State's
Attorney's
collection
process
that
saves
them
also,
but
then
we
have
that
hook.
Then
they
can.
You
know
yeah
I
got
you.
Thank
you
any
other
questions.
Mr
Hunter,
chairman
Sandy,
any
comments
on
the
Tyler
transition.
K
K
They're
going
to
start
meeting
with
us
I
hope
soon
and
then
what
we'll
do
is
start
building
the
processes
and
the
flow
so
it'll
take
us
the
whole
a
whole
long
time
to
get
going.
But
so,
where
have
you
visited
to
get
acclimated
to
the
new
system
we
visited
Peoria
in
Tazewell,
County
Peoria
is
the
first
one
that
went
with
Tyler
and
then
Tazewell
County
is
newly
within
the
last
couple
years
they've
converted
over
and
what
did
you
find
out?
K
We
found
out
that
the
efficiencies
there
are
going
to
be
so
tremendous
that
it's
almost
like
magic,
so
we're
we're
anxiously.
You
know
we're
anxious
to
get
going.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
We
have
a
motion
and
a
second
on
the
floor.
All
in
favor,
say,
aye
oppose
same
sign.
Motion
carries
think
anything
else,
nope,
that's
it!
Okay!
Thank
you.
Thank
you
up.
Next
State's
Attorney's
Office
Mr
Rowe
in
your
package.
You
have
a
copy
of
the
grand
jury
report
and
the
grand
jury
statistics
report.
Take
a
motion
combine
and
approve
them.
K
Mr
eckhoff,
second,
by
Mr
long
good
morning,
Jim
good
morning,
we're
up
to
about
89
indictments
through
the
last
grand
jury.
We
do
grand
jury
every
other
week.
That
number
is
I'm
happy
to
say
it's
down
a
little
bit
from
where
we
were
pre-covered
numbers,
the
2017-2018
grand
juries,
it's
hard
to
compare
them
to
the
years
when
we
were
in
covid
shutdowns,
because
we
weren't
really,
we
weren't
able
to
bring
those
through
a
grand
jury.
K
K
Anyone
have
any
questions
about
anything
in
the
report.
You
can
see
that
in
the
you
have
the
summary
sheet
and
then
in
the
Excel
document
we
break
it
down
by
offense
and
then
by
agency
as
well
any
questions
we
have
a
motion,
a
second
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
opposed
same
sign.
Motion
carries
I,
just
want
to
thank
the
committee
and
and
really
all
the
board
members
for
their
support
about
a
year
ago
of
our
office.
K
Implementing
a
tech
share
program
that
is
up
and
running
now,
every
Police
Department
in
the
county
is
connected
to
it,
they're
able
to
submit
all
of
their
reports
any
digital
media
evidence
and
you're
talking
about
photos,
videos,
body,
camera
links
to
the
body,
cam
footage
everything
through
that.
It's
the
same
program
that
the
DuPage
County
State's
Attorney's
office
has
it
was
built
by
prosecutors,
for
prosecutors,
will
still
interface
with
clerksiance's
system,
and
but
this
this
allows
us
to
work
more
closely
with
law
enforcement.
K
K
K
You
know
we
I'm
I'm
excited
about
that,
because
you
would
be
amazed
at
how
files
go
missing
in
my
office.
It's
it's
like
the
sock
in
the
dryer
that
you
never
find
again.
So
it's
just
going
to
be
nice
to
have
them
in
a
digital
format.
You
can
access
them
from
anywhere
when
we
do
Saturday
morning
bond
court.
For
instance,
we
have
someone
in
custody,
but
we're
not
really
able
to
access
any
information
about
pending
cases.
They
have.
What.
K
The
next
step
is
to
get
it
out
to
defense
attorneys.
So,
with
a
click
of
a
button,
you
can
push
all
of
your
Discovery
materials
to
opposing
Council
and
they'll
have
access
to
it
as
well
anywhere
that
they
want
to,
because
it's
cloud-based
they're
able
to
they'll
be
able
to
access
it
in
court.
They
can
download
it
print
it
copy
it
whatever
they
want
to
do,
but
I
think
it'll
cut
down
on
a
lot
of
expenses
for
our
office
for
offices.
K
K
Would
be
the
equivalent
of
handing
them
a
packet
of
Discovery
they're,
only
seeing
what
what
they're
being
tendered
they're
not
seeing
like,
for
instance,
our
internal
notes
on
the
case
but
they're
getting
all
the
discovery
and
just
like
they
could
share
this
packet
with
anyone
I
suppose
they
could
provide
access
to
someone.
But
those
accounts
are
only
only
able
to
be
accessed
with
a
username
and
a
password.
They
register
for
it.
And
then
our
office
approves
that.
K
K
K
L
Any
upgrade
on
the
building
which
building
next
door,
no,
not
yet,
okay,
no,
we
we
just
got
in
there
and
we're
looking
at.
Thank
you
also
for
being
supportive
of
that.
We've
got
a
lot
of
ideas
for
the
space
and
we're
open
to
ideas
as
well.
So
if
you've
got
anything,
you
think
our
community
could
benefit
from
that.
We
could
do
through
our
community
division.
We'd
love
to
hear
the
idea.
L
L
L
In
favor,
say,
aye
oppose
same
sign.
Motion
carries
what
do
you
have
for
us,
sir
I've
got
nothing
of
any
question
again
any
questions
on
any
issues
regarding
my
office
you
may
see
or
hear
about
by
all
means
either
bring
it
up
here
at
this
forum
or
give
me
a
call
or
give
me
an
email,
be
happy
to
respond.
My
office
is
an
open
book,
pretty
much
so
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Anybody
has
any
questions,
apparently
not
today,
all
right.
Thank
you,
sir.
Thank
you
up.
Next
probation,
Mr,
Latham
and
the
package.
L
L
Foreign
good
morning,
good
morning,
just
on
the
report,
just
a
couple
changes
here:
I
can
get
to
it
at
the
bottom.
There's
two
different
numbers
there
for
total
contacts.
29.58
is
the
correct
number,
just
a
typo,
so
just
under
3
000
contacts
for
the
month
and
the
other
changes
in
the
juvenile
side.
It
says
nine
juveniles
in
custody
at
River,
Valley,
there's
just
eight
eight
yeah,
eight
right
now
so.
L
And
that's
all
in
the
report.
Unless
there's
any
questions,
any
questions
on
Mr
latham's
report
and
motion,
a
second
all
in
favor,
say
aye
opposed
same
sign
motion
carries
the
only
other
thing
is
we're
in
the
process
right
now
of
applying
for
another
two
million
dollar
Grant
or
a
drug
court
program.
That's
over
five
years
well
to
go
back.
We
first
were
awarded
this
in
2018..
L
L
L
L
Coroner's
office,
Mr
Cavender
in
the
package
I
have
a
copy
of
the
monthly
report
and
a
copy
of
the
monthly
receipts
of
money.
Take
a
motion
to
combine
that
and
approve
it.
Mr
long
second,
by
Mr,
Fairfield
Eric
good
morning
is
the
volume?
Okay?
Yes,
okay,
we'll
start
this
morning
with
the
summer
report.
Thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
zoom
in
this
morning,
Corner
gessner's
away
and
I'm
at
home
on
the
mend.
L
L
B
B
B
M
B
N
Further
help
our
team,
as
we
continue
to
grow,
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
department
going
forward.
In
addition,
as
we
talk
about
every
month
with
you,
our
community
outreach
opportunities
continued
vastly
last
year
to
include
churches,
Community
organizations,
obviously,
government
officials,
high
schools,
middle
schools
and
I
even
had
the
opportunity
to
go
and
talk
to
some
middle
school
or
I'm.
Sorry,
Elementary,
School,
students
down
as
low
as
second
grade
and
I'll.
N
B
N
Which
was
a
massive
increase
from
our
our
reach
in
2021,
and
our
website
also
continued
to
be
a
really
popular
tool
for
people
to
use.
We
had
just
under
10
000
visits
to
our
website.
It's
been
proven,
really
effective,
especially
during
and
now
post,
hopefully
covet
ERA,
with
putting
all
the
data
on
there.
Media
uses
it
quite
frequently
to
see
where
things
are
at
not
only
overdose
wise,
but
homicide
suicide
or
anything
else.
That's
going
on
in
our
our
County.
N
N
N
That
is
a
huge
piece
of
infrastructure
that
will
benefit
the
coroner's
office
for
decades
to
come,
has
already
proven
effective
in
the
past
year
that
we've
had
it
for
fiscal
year
2022
we
had
a
total
of
1
392
calls,
which
was
a
decrease
of
65
from
fiscal
year
21,
but
an
increase
from
fiscal
year
20
by
three
and
still
roughly
about
110
calls
higher
than
previous
years
before
the
pandemic.
So
looking
at
that
corner.
B
N
New
normal
for
our
County,
based
on
trends
that
we've
observed
over
the
last
couple
years,
December
2021
was
our
busiest
month
of
the
year.
There
were
a
significant
number
of
covet
deaths
that
month,
so
that
that
is
likely
the
cause
of
that
most
deaths
in
our
County
occurred
again
between
the
hours
of
9,
A.M
and
10
a.m,
and
57
percent
of
all
the
deaths
in
the
county
were
male.
43
were
female.
B
We've
talked
previously
in
this
committee
about
cremation
permits
and
how
that
number
continues
to
increase.
Every
year
last
year
we
issued
844
cremation
permits.
If
you
look
at
the
income
summary
report
that
you
see
every
month,
you'll
see
the
totals
for
the
revenue
that's
generated
by
those
cremation
permits,
so
that
is
a
significant
source
of
income
for
the
coroner's
office
as
well
each
month.
O
So
organs
such
as
heart,
kidney,
liver,
spleen
and
so
on,
and
then
24
tissue
donors
that
occurred
at
our
either
one
of
our
two
hospitals.
Here
in
Kankakee,
there
were
108
autopsies
done
during
the
fiscal
year,
which
was
down
two
from
fiscal
year
2021,
and
this
year
we
broke
down
again
the
cost
of
the
autopsies
based
on
the
manner
or
the
cause
of
death.
O
So
the
cost
to
investigate
motor
vehicle
accidents,
for
example,
was
Nineteen
thousand
and
nine
dollars.
These
costs
include
things
such
as
the
autopsies,
toxicology
transportation
and
some
other
miscellaneous
costs
that
go
into.
Some
of
these
cases
does
not
include
things
like
utilities,
so
water
lights
or
anything
like
that
that
it
takes
to
operate.
The
morgue
homicides
had
a
total
of
seventeen
thousand
fifteen
dollars,
suicides,
thirty
thousand
nine
hundred
and
thirty
three
dollars
and,
of
course,
the.
B
O
To
25.5
of
our
entire
Year's
budget,
just
on
that
small
chunk
of
cases
that
we
investigate,
keep
in
mind
that
again,
that
does
not
include
salaries
or
any
of
the
other
natural
or
different
causes
or
manners
of
debt
that
we
investigate
every
single
year
in
terms
of
motor
vehicle
accidents.
As
a
sheriff
alluded
to.
B
O
also
positive
was
the
homicide
rate,
went
down
again
a
decrease
of
eights
in
2021,
the
average
age
of
the
homicide
victims
last
year
was
32
years.
32
years
of
age,
an
unfortunate
Trend
was
suicides.
It's
the
first
time
our
county
has
ever
recorded
in
in
excess
of
20
suicides.
In
one
year
we
had
22,
which
represented
a
hundred
and
twenty
percent
increase
from
fiscal
year
21.
The
average
age
of
those
suicides
was
48
years
old.
O
Yeah,
what
do
you
attribute
to
to,
or
can
you
make
a
determination
on
that
in
terms
of
the
suicide
reasons?
Yeah
it's
hard
to
tell
you
know
it
could
be
economic
factors.
Potentially
you
know,
as
the
economy
has
changed
in
the
last
year,
a
little
bit
so
maybe
that
that
might
have
a
little
bit
to
do
with
that.
Not
sure
if
it's
something
post-pandemic
related
as
well.
O
O
I'm,
not
sure
if
we
can
drill
down
and
get
like
an
actual
specific
reason
as
to
why
thank
you
in
terms
of
overdoses,
there
were
51
total
last
year
as
as
I'm
sure
you're
well
aware,
which
is
an
increase
of
eight
from
fiscal
year
21
the
average
age
of
those
overdose
victims
was
43
years
old.
There
were
37
males,
18
females,
37,
Caucasian,
11.
O
Six
Hispanic,
looking
at
the
specific
drug
types,
eight
percent
were
attributed
to
heroin.
Sixteen
percent
due
to
methamphetamines,
47,
cocaine
and
again
no
surprise
here.
78
of
all
the
overdose
deaths
were
attributed
to
fentanyl.
So
when
you
see
online
or
you
hear
on
the
news,
so
you
know
there's
a
fentanyl
crisis.
It's
right
here
at
our
own
back
door.
It
is
not
a
not
a
lie
or
a
fallacy
at
all.
It's
it's
going
on
every
single
day
here
in
our
County
and
certainly
a
big
problem
and
finally
covet
update.
O
There
were
107
deaths
that
were
signed
by
doctors
in
fiscal
year,
2022
that
were
listed
out
as
a
covered
death.
86
86
of
those
107
deaths
occurred
in
the
months
of
December
and
January.
So,
fortunately,
the
total
of
deaths
significantly
decreased
as
the
year
progressed
and
as
you
can
see
by
looking
at
our
report
this
year,
there
was
only
one
in
December
and
one
in
January.
So
that's
a
significant
change
from
a
year
ago,
hopefully
a
positive
trend
that
continues
to
move
forward.
O
So
that's
all
that
we
had
highlighted
on
that
report.
If
you
have
any
additional
questions
on
that,
please
let
either
Corner
Gessner
I
know,
and
we
will
certainly
do
our
best
to
get
you
an
answer.
If
you
have
somebody
in
the
community
who
wants
to
see
it,
it
is
pinned
on
our
website
at
the
top
of
the
page.
Again,
the
website
is
www.kankakeecountycorner.org
where
they
can
go
on
and
look
at
all
the
data
and
see
it
on
there
again
our
website's
updated
daily
as
well.