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78 years old · died June 28, 2026 · McLean County Jail, McLean County, Illinois

A man, 78, died on June 28, 2026, at McLean County Jail, in the custody of the McLean County Sheriff's Office. The death was reported to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, which does not publish the names of the people who died. The McLean County Sheriff's Office reported the manner of death as natural causes. Its report says: “Subject was sent to the hospital multiple times since January 2026. Subject died while admitted to the hospital and care was provided by the hospital during that time.”

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. McLean County Sheriff's Office recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: McLean County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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