Chicago crematory shut down after whistleblowers bring disturbing practices to light, including bodies stuffed in coolers By Ronny Reyes Published June 19, 2025, 5:46 p.m. ET ...

The warehouse was linked to an unlicensed crematory named Oceanview Cremations. Oceanview Cremations' license was suspended in 2018 but continued to operate for years after.

Heights Crematory, 230 E. 11th St. in Chicago Heights, is under state investigation after the Illinois comptroller's office received reports of mishandled human remains.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced Monday that her office is seeking to close down a Chicago Heights, Illinois crematory accused of mishandling the remains of deceased people. Mendoza's ...

Columbia Funeral Home and Crematory said no loved ones were burned or harmed in the fire, and that scheduled services will be ...

The crematory’s abrupt shutdown forced D.C. and Maryland, along with funeral homes, to reclaim hundreds of cremated remains, commonly referred to as cremains, and at least two dozen bodies.

The Heaven Bound Crematory and its owners Rosa and Brandon Williams were shut down by Charles County and the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors after years of violations that ...

Despite the concerns of State Assemblyman Bill Conrad, Tony Basile, president of the Erie-Niagara Funeral Directors Association (ENFDA) doesn’t feel there’s completely a shortage of ...

As The Baltimore Sun summarized (“Oral arguments slated for March in appeal over proposed crematory on York Road in North Baltimore,” Dec. 14), citizens along the York Road corridor have been ...