56 boxes of ashes also taken from funeral home where decomposing bodies were found

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, and that the Chicago Police Department is locating next of kin for these remains. The cremated remains were brought to the medical examiner's office about 1 a.m. Saturday following the execution of a search…