Dozens of decomposing bodies discovered at Chicago funeral home on Southeast Side: What we know – NBC 5 Chicago

Dozens of decomposing bodies discovered at Chicago funeral home on Southeast Side: What we know  NBC 5 Chicago

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said more than 50 bodies were found on the property "in various states of decomposition." 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.” A funeral home on Chicago's far southeast side is being investigated after dozens of bodies were found to be improperly stored on the property, with the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office saying it could take days to identify remains. About 2 p.m. Thursday, Chicago Police Department officers assigned to the fourth district responded to the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, at 2939 E.

95th St. in the South Deering neighborhood, to help the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation with a license investigation. When officers arrived, they discovered human remains on the property, police said. Early Friday morning, roads near the funeral home were blocked off with police tape, with CPD and the Cook County Medical Examiners office still on scene. Dozens of bodies, in various stages of decomposition, found improperly stored inside #Chicago #funeral home. In a news release Thursday, the MEO said more than 50 bodies were found on the property "in various states of decomposition." As of Friday morning, MEO investigators and forensic pathologists were still assessing the