Current Tazewell County Coroner Carl Powell will face a challenge in the March primary election. Retired Morton dentist Jeff Baldi has announced his bid for the Republican nomination. Baldi will challenge fellow Republican Powell, who has been coroner since Dennis Conover retired in September. Baldi's experience in forensic dentistry was used to help identify bodies after the 9-11 attacks in New York City. Baldi is also a retired colonel of the Illinois Air National Guard's 182nd Medical Group.