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Families of dead found improperly stored never got chance to grieve, honor loved ones

First publishedAug 17, 11:00 UTC
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<p>Fifty-six bodies were found at <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/08/06/decomposing-bodies-found-funeral-home-south-chicago-chapel-95th-street" >South Chicago Chapel</a>, and a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2026/08/07/owners-of-far-south-side-funeral-home-have-history-of-mishandling-human-remains" >Chicago Heights crematory operated by the same owners</a> shut down last year for the same offense.</p><p>Mayor Brandon Johnson called the reports about what took place at South Chicago Chapel as a violation of trust. But there is an older word for what was taken.</p><p>A funeral is not a service loved ones purchase.

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<p>Fifty-six bodies were found at <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/08/06/decomposing-bodies-found-funeral-home-south-chicago-chapel-95th-street" >South Chicago Chapel</a>, and a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2026/08/07/owners-of-far-south-side-funeral-home-have-history-of-mishandling-human-remains" >Chicago Heights crematory operated by the same owners</a> shut down last year for the same offense.</p><p>Mayor Brandon Johnson called the reports about what took place at South Chicago Chapel as a violation of trust. But there is an older word for what was taken.</p><p>A funeral is not a service loved ones purchase. It is a rite — one of the oldest things our species still does. It is a ceremony during which the living formally hand over their dead to the earth or spirit world.

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<p>Fifty-six bodies were found at <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/08/06/decomposing-bodies-found-funeral-home-south-chicago-chapel-95th-street" >South Chicago Chapel</a>, and a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2026/08/07/owners-of-far-south-side-funeral-home-have-history-of-mishandling-human-remains" >Chicago Heights crematory operated by the same owners</a> shut down last year for the same offense.</p><p>Mayor Brandon Johnson called the reports about what took place at South Chicago Chapel as a violation of trust. But there is an older word for what was taken.</p><p>A funeral is not a service loved ones purchase.
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