‘Horrified:' New details after decomposing bodies found at Chicago funeral home; licenses suspended – NBC 5 Chicago

‘Horrified:’ New details after decomposing bodies found at Chicago funeral home; licenses suspended  NBC 5 Chicago

The suspension comes amid the discovery of human remains were found on the South Chicago Chapel funeral home property. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said more than 50 bodies were found on the property, in the city’s South Deering neighborhood, “in various states of decomposition.” New details are unfolding after more than 50 bodies were found in "various stages of decomposition" at a funeral home in Chicago Thursday, with the funeral operators' "egregious past practices" leading to their licenses being suspended and an investigation underway. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, dozens of decomposing bodies were discovered Thursday at the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, located at 2939 E.

95th St. in South Deering. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation said the license of registered funeral director Johanna Morgan was suspended one day prior. In a statement, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza called the discovery "heartbreaking and an abomination." "Horrified, again," the statement said in part. "These are people – someone’s mother, father, sister, brother, child or friend, and they deserve better." In a news release sent Friday, the IDFPR said it took "swift action" after learning of the situation at the South Side funeral home, and was working with investigators "to ensure all appropriate regularly and public-safety steps are taken." Dozens of bodies, in various stages