Kane County Coroner Charles H. “Chuck” West has died. West died at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago of complications of a successful liver transplant, according to his wife, Lisa. West, 69, became Kane County’s 25th coroner with his election in 2000, following stints as a paramedic, teacher and a deputy coroner. He would later use the slogan, “It’s About ...
