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.

In a statement about Heights Crematory, state Comptroller Susana Mendoza said: “I am appalled, disgusted and deeply saddened by the disrespect Heights Crematory showed to the remains of the ...

Illinois suspended and is moving to revoke the license of a Chicago Heights crematory that stored more than 100 bodies in trailers, hiding bodies from communities including Crown Point from state ...

For the first time, the whistleblower behind the closing of a south suburban Chicago crematory speaks out after Illinois state investigators obtained how the remains of deceased people were being ...

Past the estate’s iron gates, officials found cremation ovens, bone fragments, hundreds of pairs of shoes, clothing, and even children’s toys, raising fears that the cartel group might have ...

Inside its iron gates were an increasing number of horrors, including cremation ovens, bone fragments, hundreds of pairs of shoes, clothing and even children’s toys. "They'd see the shoes and ...

Following the discovery of mishandled remains and decomposing bodies at a Maryland crematory in January, state lawmakers are proposing stiffer penalties and heavier oversight for the death industry.