Bohemian National Cemetery concerts will take place despite investigation
<p>A series of music concerts scheduled at Bohemian National Cemetery in August and September will go on as planned, in spite of a new investigation into the North Park property over the alleged mishandling of human remains.</p><p>As <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/08/09/bohemian-national-cemetery-under-investigation-for-improperly-stored-remains-equipment-failures" target="_blank" ><u>reported</u></a> by the Sun-Times on Sunday, Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza announced that her office is inspecting procedures at the cemetery after a tip uncovered “multiple equipment failures and some human remains waiting to be cremated,” according to a statement.
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<p>A series of music concerts scheduled at Bohemian National Cemetery in August and September will go on as planned, in spite of a new investigation into the North Park property over the alleged mishandling of human remains.</p><p>As <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/08/09/bohemian-national-cemetery-under-investigation-for-improperly-stored-remains-equipment-failures" target="_blank" ><u>reported</u></a> by the Sun-Times on Sunday, Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza announced that her office is inspecting procedures at the cemetery after a tip uncovered “multiple equipment failures and some human remains waiting to be cremated,” according to a statement. The remains have since been cremated and delivered to families.</p><p>The Bohemian National report comes on the heels of a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/08/06/decomposing-bodies-found-funeral-home-south-chicago-chapel-95th-street" target="_blank" ><u>separate investigation</u></a> into the South Chicago Chapel funeral home in South Deering after the mishandled remains of more than 50 deceased individuals were uncovered on Aug. 6.</p><p>Bohemian National Cemetery, a sprawling property with historic ties, has been an occasional, if eclectic, site for music for more than a decade.
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- <p>A series of music concerts scheduled at Bohemian National Cemetery in August and September will go on as planned, in spite of a new investigation into the North Park property over the alleged mishandling of human remains.</p><p>As <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/08/09/bohemian-national-cemetery-under-investigation-for-improperly-stored-remains-equipment-failures" target="_blank" ><u>reported</u></a> by the Sun-Times on Sunday, Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza announced that her office is inspecting procedures at the cemetery after a tip uncovered “multiple equipment failures and some human remains waiting to be cremated,” according to a statement.
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