Families shocked by decomposing bodies at funeral home

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<h3>Good morning, Chicago. ✶</h3><p>🔎 <b>Below</b>: After dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside a local funeral home, we hear from shocked and grieving families and look into the troubled history of the owners.&nbsp;</p><p>🗞️ <b>Plus</b>: A downtown skyscraper rises, the&nbsp;Bud Billiken Parade marches on and more news you need to know.</p><p>📝&nbsp;<b>Keeping score</b>:&nbsp;<a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-ydllhriy-l-j/" target="_blank" >The Cubs beat the Royals</a>, 10-2;&nbsp;<a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-ydllhriy-l-t/" target="_blank" >the White Sox bested the Guardians</a>, 5-3; the&nbsp;<a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-ydllhriy-l-i/" target="_blank" >Fire defeated Santos Laguna</a>, 3-1;&nbsp;<a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-ydllhriy-l-d/" target="_blank" >the Stars drew with Bay FC</a>, 0-0.</p><p>📧 <b>Subscribe</b>: <a class="Link" 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data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b288852/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6478x3636+0+342/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F87%2F56%2Fe9d534c1490f96a8fe8d0b20f37e%2Fchapelfolo-260808-23.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Latasha Johnson holds an obituary for her mom, which she said the funeral home used AI photos of, outside South Chicago Chapel in South Deering on the Far South Side, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, after 57 decomposing bodies were found in South Chicago Chapel, a funeral home, the night before. She provided the image of her mom on the cover, she said, but the images inside the obituary were AI-generated." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b288852/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6478x3636+0+342/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F87%2F56%2Fe9d534c1490f96a8fe8d0b20f37e%2Fchapelfolo-260808-23.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ae15cdb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6478x3636+0+342/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F87%2F56%2Fe9d534c1490f96a8fe8d0b20f37e%2Fchapelfolo-260808-23.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b288852/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6478x3636+0+342/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F87%2F56%2Fe9d534c1490f96a8fe8d0b20f37e%2Fchapelfolo-260808-23.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Latasha Johnson holds an AI memorial program from South Chicago Chapel for her mother, whose remains she said were mishandled by the funeral home.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Pat Nabong/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><h3><a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-ydllhriy-l-b/" target="_blank" >Families, neighbors shocked by discovery of decomposing bodies at funeral home</a></h3><p></p><h5>By <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-ydllhriy-l-n/" target="_blank" >Mohammad Samra</a>, <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-ydllhriy-l-p/" target="_blank" >Cindy Hernandez</a>, <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-ydllhriy-l-x/" target="_blank" >Kyra Senese</a>, <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-ydllhriy-l-m/" target="_blank" >Sophie Sherry</a> and <a class="Link" href="https://newsletters.suntimes.com/t/t-l-ydllhriy-l-c/" target="_blank" >Amy Yee</a></h5><p><b>Harrowing scene</b>:&nbsp;Latasha Johnson had given the eulogy and ended her mother's funeral service at the South Chicago Chapel, 2939 E.

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