Horrific discovery at South Chicago Chapel raises questions about Illinois funeral home oversight

A macabre discovery in a Far South Side funeral home is once again revealing gaps in government oversight of facilities like the one in South Deering where authorities found dozens of decomposing bodies last week, according to lawmakers who called for state-level reform on Monday. But before Springfield takes another swing at the issue, officials were still trying to pin down who could have prevented the nightmare scene uncovered Aug. 6 — other than the Evergreen Park couple accused of…