More than 50 bodies found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home0

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• August 7, 2026

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. Illinois state officials, meanwhile, suspended the license of one of the funeral home’s directors — alleging bodies were being kept in an