An investigation was launched after more than 50 decomposing bodies were found improperly stored in a Chicago funeral home, authorities said on Thursday. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said it notified of bodies that were being improperly stored at South Chicago Chapel funeral home, located at 2939 E. 95th St. on the city's Southeast Side, by Chicago and state officials. Watch NBC6 free wherever you are WATCH HERE WATCH HEREMEO investigators and forensic pathologists went to the funeral home on Thursday afternoon and found more than 50 bodies "in various states of decomposition," authorities said. "The MEO will work with authorities to identify these decedents as quickly as possible and notify their families," officials said. Neighbors of the building that has operated as a funeral home for at least 86 years said they’ve been smelling something nasty for a while.