​Lake County sees increases in suicides and overdoses, especially involving fentanyl; ‘There is still much work to be done’
Lake County News-Sun, May 8, 2024

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State health department reinstates trauma center designation for Vista Medical Center in Waukegan
Lake and McHenry County Scanner, March 11, 2024

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"We hope they get things back in order very quickly": Concerns raised with revocation of Vista East’s Level II Trauma Center designation
The Daily Herald, Feb. 5, 2024

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Civic, religious leaders bury unclaimed remains of 79 Lake County residents
The Daily Herald, Oct. 17, 2023

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Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek announces re-election campaign
The Daily Herald, Sept. 5, 2023

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Highland Park’s Darkest Day
Chicago Magazine, June 20, 2023​
Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek:

“Part of this job is being the voice for Jacki, for Eduardo, for Irina, for Kevin, for Stephen, for Katie, for Nicolas. That’s where I find meaning in the work we do. And there has to be an opportunity in the data we deliver. In these people’s deaths, there has to be an opportunity for positive change.”

 

Photo by Kevin Serna, reprinted with permission​​​