A south suburban Chicago cremation facility is under state investigation after it was found to be haphazardly storing human remains in a trailer outside, and it turns out it is not the first time the ...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced Monday that her office is seeking to close down a Chicago Heights, Illinois crematory accused of mishandling the remains of deceased people. Mendoza's ...

A Chicago Heights crematory has been shut down while the Illinois Comptroller’s Office investigates alleged improper storage of around 100 bodies at the facility. The Illinois Funeral Directors ...

Illinois officials permanently shut down a Chicago-based crematory on Thursday after whistleblowers flagged the disturbing way the bodies were handled, including human remains that were stuffed in ...

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- A south suburban crematory was shut down after over 100 bodies were found improperly stored in trailers. Officials say bodies were found in sheets and bags in trailers ...

In the wake of the Illinois comptroller’s office’s decision to shut down a Chicago Heights crematory, at least 30 lawsuits have been filed by people who believe their loved ones remains were ...

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A Chicago Heights crematory has been shut down after the Illinois comptroller’s office received a complaint last month of the facility mishandling human remains, according to the state agency. Heights ...

Former crematory operator Ray Brent Marsh was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday after relatives of some of the 334 people whose bodies he left to decay on his property confronted him on the stand ...

Kessler Fahrenkrug Funeral Home plans to operate a crematory at 314 S. Commercial St. in downtown Neenah. Owner Pat Fahrenkrug said the funeral business is changing, with 75% to 80% of the families ...