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Legislation Details
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File #:
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26-1547
Version:
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Name:
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Proposed Reappointment of Dr. Ponni Arunkumar
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Type:
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Reappointment
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Status:
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Approved
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On agenda:
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6/11/2026
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Final action:
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6/11/2026
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Title:
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PROPOSED REAPPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Dr. Ponni Arunkumar
Position: Chief Medical Examiner
Department/Board/Commission: Office of the Medical Examiner of Cook County
Effective date: Immediately Upon Approval
Expiration date: Five (5) years from date of approval
Summary: Dr. Ponni Arunkumar is a board-certified anatomic and clinical pathologist with specialized expertise in forensic pathology. She serves as the Chief Medical Examiner for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, where she provides strategic leadership and oversees the nation’s second-largest medical examiner operation. With 22 years of comprehensive forensic pathology experience, Dr. Arunkumar has directed and conducted thousands of postmortem examinations and has offered expert testimony in more than 200 judicial proceedings, including both trial and deposition settings.
Dr. Arunkumar holds faculty appointments at RUSH University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Northwestern University, whe...
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