Judge orders new inspection of Chicago funeral home where decomposing bodies were found
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A Chicago building inspector found dangerous conditions inside the South Chicago Chapel where dozens of decomposing corpses were found last month, so the city sued the owners of the south side funeral home. On Thursday, the attorneys appeared in court for the first time.
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A Chicago building inspector found dangerous conditions inside the South Chicago Chapel where dozens of decomposing corpses were found last month, so the city sued the owners of the south side funeral home. On Thursday, the attorneys appeared in court for the first time.
The gruesome discovery of 56 decomposing bodies at South Chicago Chapel in South Deering has raised concerns about the regulation of Illinois funeral homes. How did such neglect happen? And what’s being done about it? What happened at South Chicago Chapel funeral home? In August, Illinois authoritie…
A judge Thursday ordered another inspection of the South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found last month in the South Deering neighborhood. The funeral home operators, Clark and Johanna Morgan, were also barred by court order from using, renting or leasing the funeral home at 2939 …
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