Nearly two dozen decomposing bodies ID'ed from Chicago funeral home
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The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office says it has successfully identified 22 sets of human remains that were found at a Chicago funeral home earlier this month. Those remains were among dozens that were found in “various states of decomposition” by authorities after they received a complaint fro…
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More than 50 bodies found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home
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Nearly two dozen decomposing bodies ID'ed from Chicago funeral home
An investigation was launched after more than 50 decomposing bodies were found improperly stored in a Chicago funeral home, authorities said on Thursday. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said it notified of bodies that were being improperly stored at South Chicago Chapel funeral home, locat…
A Chicago funeral director's license has been temporarily suspended after state officials alleged multiple bodies were kept unrefrigerated in deplorable conditions at a Southeast Side funeral home. Chicago funeral director loses license amid allegations Police activity was reported Thursday evening …
An investigation is underway after dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside a funeral home on the Southeast Side Thursday, according to multiple law enforcement sources.
An active investigation could be seen at a funeral home Thursday evening on the city's Southeast Side after officials said at least 50 decomposing bodies were found there.
Dozens of decomposing bodies were found Thursday at a Far South Side funeral home, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. A funeral was in progress when police, acting on a tip, showed up at South Chicago Chapel, 2939 E. 95th St., police said.
A funeral home on Chicago’s far southeast side is being investigated after dozens of bodies were found to be improperly stored on the property, with the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office working to identify the remains. About 2 p.m.
New details are unfolding after more than 50 bodies were found in “ various stages of decomposition ” at a funeral home in Chicago Thursday, with the funeral operators’ “egregious past practices” leading to their licenses being suspended and an investigation underway.
An investigation is underway after dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside a funeral home on the Southeast Side Thursday, according to multiple law enforcement sources.
An investigation is underway after dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside a funeral home on the Southeast Side Thursday, according to multiple law enforcement sources.
Chicago police and state investigators are continuing to examine disturbing conditions discovered inside a South Side funeral home after more than 50 human remains were found in states of decomposition during a licensing investigation.
By Diego Mendoza, CNN (CNN) — An investigation is underway after dozens of decomposing human remains were found at a Chicago funeral home, authorities said. More than 50 bodies in “various states of decomposition” were located at the address associated with the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, Coo…
Illinois state officials have suspended the license of one of the funeral home’s directors, alleging bodies were kept in an unrefrigerated area in deplorable conditions.
CHICAGO - More than 50 decomposing bodies were found Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, at South Chicago Chapel on the South Side of Chicago, prompting a hazardous materials response as officials worked to identify the remains and notify relatives, authorities said.
More than 50 decomposing bodies were found inside South Chicago Chapel Thursday evening, and the family who says they were the last funeral before the chapel was shut down is speaking out.
Officials describe ‘deplorable conditions’ at home run by pair linked to crematory closed due to mishandled remains The remains of 56 people were found improperly stored and decomposing on Thursday at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple who previously operated a crematory that was similarly shut …
A stretch of roadway near the South Chicago Chapel on East 95th Street was shut down as investigators continued to process the dozens of bodies found improperly stored at the funeral home. Multiple law enforcement sources told WGN-TV that at least 50 decomposing bodies were found on Thursday stuffed…
The bodies of more than 50 people were found decomposing in an unrefrigerated area of a Chicago funeral home run by a couple who previously operated a crematory that was shut down over similar allegations, authorities said.
You expect to find dead bodies in a funeral home — but not more than 50 of them, unrefrigerated and producing a stench that wafted into the neighborhood and prompted investigators to pay a visit.
More than 50 cremated remains were also found at a Chicago funeral home where 56 decomposing bodies were discovered this week, officials told ABC7 Saturday.
Investigators found the remains of 56 people rotting in an unrefrigerated area of a South Side Chicago funeral home, run by a couple whose previous crematory was shut down for the same kind of misconduct.
Besides the 56 bodies found at the South Chicago Chapel last week, authorities also found 56 boxes of cremated remains, officials confirmed Monday. A spokesperson for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said they are storing the cremated remains that were found at the funeral home, a…
The medical examiner's office said they would handle the cremation of people found at the funeral home at no cost for all families who choose that option.
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