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Cook advisory council to look at morgue problems

Feb. 1 at 6:33 p.m.

Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle leaves the Cook County Morgue following a press conference where she stated that there would now be daily inspections at the morgue's cooler. ( Antonio Perez, Chicago Tribune )

Cook County leaders will revive a long-dormant advisory council for the medical examiner’s office, and a proposal to make it easier to fire the besieged doctor in charge of the morgue will simmer a bit longer.

The developments came Wednesday as a group of pastors sat down with County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to air their concerns about reports of bodies piling up in coolers at the county morgue.