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 De

More than 50 bodies were found decomposing in a Chicago funeral home Thursday night. The grim discovery came after neighbors reported a horrible smell coming from the South Chicago Chapel funeral home for months. Officials found 56 bodies that were stored unrefrigerated at or above 40 degrees Fahrenheit, according to A

Dozens of bodies were found in "various states of decomposition".

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.

Over 50 bodies were found decomposing at a South Side funeral home after months of complaints about a foul stench from nearby Chicago residents.

"These are people – someone’s mother, father, sister, brother, child or friend, and they deserve better," State Comptroller Susana Mendoza said.

Officials said the conditions at the funeral home were so deplorable that there were maggots on the bodies

Illinois state officials suspended the license alleging bodies were kept in “deplorable conditions.”

More Than 50 Bodies Found Improperly Stored And Decomposing At Chicago Funeral Home  HuffPost

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a statement on Thursday it was notified of bodies being improperly stored at a mortuary on the south side of Chicago.

Police in Chicago discovered 57 bodies at a funeral home after nearby residents reported offensive odors, authorities said.

More than 50 bodies were found improperly stored and decomposing at a Chicago funeral home on Thursday, prompting a hazardous materials response and efforts to identify the remains and notify relatives, authorities said.

Authorities have found over 50 bodies improperly stored at a Chicago funeral home

More than 50 bodies found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home  AP News

Dozens of decomposing bodies found at Chicago funeral home, authorities say  CNN

An investigation was underway at a Chicago funeral home after more than 50 decomposing bodies were found in the facility.

Police are investigating after more than 50 decedents in various states of decomposition were found at the South Chicago Chapel funeral home on Thursday August 6

An investigation was underway at a Far South Side funeral home after more than 50 decomposing bodies were found in the facility.

More than 50 decomposing bodies found in Southeast Side funeral home, officials say  chicagotribune.com