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Decomposing bodies found at Chicago funeral home
['Kevin Beese']
Chronicle Media
More than 50 decomposing bodies have been found in a Chicago funeral home.
Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office investigators and forensic pathologists went to South Chicago Chapel, 2939 E. 95th St., on Thursday afternoon.
“The team has found more than 50 decedents in various states of decomposition at this time,” the Medical Examiner’s Office said in a statement.
State and city officials notified the Medical Examiner’s Office personnel about the bodies being improperly stored at the funeral home.
“The MEO will work with authorities to identify these decedents as quickly as possible and notify their families.